WWE cameras caught up with Finn Balor and the Hardy Boyz after their match against Elias Samson, Cesaro & Sheamus last night.
While it hasn’t been announced yet, it seems likely Balor faces Samson, and the Hardyz challenge Cesaro & Sheamus at the GBOF PPV.
Balor and the Hardyz vs. Samson and Sheamus & Cesaro
Balor pinned Cesaro after delivering the Coup De Grace to close out the match. Although he got the win, Balor was unable to deliver much of a beating to the Drifter, who spent much of the match avoiding him. Raw GM Kurt Angle could potentially pit Samson vs. Balor at the GBOF PPV.
The Hardyz lost the Raw tag team titles just once month after winning them at WrestleMania. Last month at Extreme Rules, Cesaro & Sheamus defeated them in a steel cage match. GBOF is in 2 weeks, yet a title match between the two teams has still yet to be announced.
Finn Balor recently spoke with the Australian media, and indicated he was available to wrestle at this year’s WrestleMania.
Additionally, Balor spoke of why he hasn’t wrestled as the demon in quite a while, and his pursuit to recapture the Universal championship.
Finn Balor Interview Highlights
On why he deserves a shot at the Universal title:
“Perhaps considering the fact I never actually lost the Universal Title, maybe at some point I’ll be granted a rematch — maybe against Samoa Joe or Brock Lesnar,”
On his decision to finish the match at SummerSlam:
“Obviously I hit the deck, my shoulder was out of place and it was kind of a make or break moment. Do you call for the doctor, abandon the match, be the guy who is forever remembered as the guy who blew an opportunity at Summerslam? Or with your left hand reach down, grab your right arm, pull it back into place and go and finish the match?
I wasn’t about to sacrifice many years of hard work for a little bit of a scratch on the shoulder.
Obviously it turned out a lot worse than first expected, but the show must go on and I’m glad I did what I did.”
On missing this year’s WrestleMania:
“It was quite an interesting scenario, because the reality was I actually was fit and I was ready and I was back wrestling, there was just no space on the card at WrestleMania,” Balor revealed.
“Obviously I had done my part in the rehabilitation, but it was kind of too late situating anything to do with the card. There was literally no space left, no opponents left, that was the reality of it.”
On the Demon character:
“The Demon character is something I draw on occasion. It’s something that requires a lot of focus to tap into and really requires the right situation for me to sort of draw on that darker side of my personality.
Since I’ve been back on Raw, the opportunity hasn’t really presented itself to tap into that side and I’ve had such a good time being back I haven’t wanted to change.
I quite like walking out in my sweet new Balor club jacket. popping my collar and being Mr Cool.”
On Reforming the (Bullet) Club in WWE:
“To me it was a moment in time. That moment for me was four years ago. A lot has changed in those four years.
Myself, Luke, Karl have a lot of history together and AJ (Styles) is on Smackdown, the possibility of perhaps reuniting in the future, sure it’s tasty to a lot of people. I think individually right now we’re all stronger on our own paths.
Maybe that will change in the future. We may need to reassemble the troops, but for now I think we’re all doing fine.”
On how to get great abs:
“It’s a very simple answer, how to get my abs so defined. I have a very healthy diet of a lot of laughter. If you laugh all the time, you’re consistently flexing your abdominals all the time.
You can be doing abs all day long. Watch a lot of comedy, listen to funny TV shows and podcasts and have a general positive outlook on life and Bob’s your uncle.”
Kevin Owens was recently interviewed by NOLA.com to promote Tuesday’s episode of SmackDown that is being held at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. Owens discussed WrestleMania 34 taking place in New Orleans and his WrestleMania dream match. Here are some highlights from the interview:
Owens on attending WrestleMania 30 in New Orleans:
“It was a show I’ll remember for a very long time because I was watching it and thinking, ‘Next year I need to be backstage, and in a couple of years, I need to be performing,'” Owens said. “And sure enough, that’s exactly what happened. Those three years have been pretty incredible.”
His favorite WrestleMania match:
“Undertaker-Shawn Michaels from WrestleMania 25 is untouchable. I think it’s the greatest wrestling match of all-time. I haven’t seen anything better since, and I watch a lot of wrestling. It’s absolutely perfect. I was in awe, it was so good”
His dream WrestleMania opponent:
“If you say past, it’s Shawn Michaels hands down. If you say present, Sami Zayn and I have had such a rich history, I feel like a one-on-one match at WrestleMania would be so perfect. But there’s also Finn Balor. He’s my best friend. He’s probably the one guy if I could sit across from in the ring at WrestleMania, that would make my career. Finn and I got to WWE at the same time, and we dived into an unknown territory. We gravitated toward each other very quickly. He’s like a brother to me now.”
You can check out the entire interview by clicking here.
There will be a Fatal 5-Way match this Sunday at Extreme Rules to determine the #1 contender for Brock Lesnar’s Universal Championship. This match was made after Braun Strowman suffered an elbow injury that required surgery. Strowman was most likely going to face Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship at Great Balls of Fire. Thus, Seth Rollins, Samoa Joe, Finn Balor, Bray Wyatt and Roman Reigns will compete this Sunday to determine the Superstar that is next in line for a shot at Brock Lesnar.
Here is the list of the potential opponents for Brock Lesnar that are the most intriguing:
5. Bray Wyatt
If this was a month ago, Bray Wyatt may be at the top of this list. Wyatt won the WWE Championship at Elimination Chamber and was on top of the world. For a brief period of time, Wyatt actually did have the whole world in his hands. His promos actually carried weight because he was winning matches and held the most important title in WWE. Wyatt then went on to have two terrible matches with Randy Orton. He lost the WWE Championship to Orton at Wrestlemania 33, in a match where bugs were projected onto the ring. All of this was done to make Wyatt seem scary and present him as a monster. The problem with that is that Wyatt still lost via an RKO, even though he apparently possesses powers that can turn off lights in the arena and project scary images onto the ring.
Wyatt and Orton followed up their disastrous Wrestlemania match with a “House of Horrors” match at WWE Payback. This was originally supposed to be Wyatt’s rematch for the WWE Championship, but instead turned into a non-title match. Wyatt defeated Orton in a train-wreck of a match, but won with the assistance of Jinder Mahal and the Singh Brothers. Wyatt then switched from SmackDown to RAW and is still cutting promos as if he is some monster who should be feared. His character is a model of inconsistency. How can anyone view Bray Wyatt as a monster when all of his theatrics usually result in him losing a match? It is already highly unlikely that Brock Lesnar will lose his first Universal Championship defense. If Wyatt wins at Extreme Rules, it becomes impossible to convince yourself that Lesnar may drop the title. It is also difficult to believe that WWE would place the Universal Championship on Bray Wyatt after his underwhelming run with the WWE Championship.
4. Seth Rollins
Rollins picked up a huge victory over Triple H at Wrestlemania 33. After that, he has been battling Samoa Joe for weeks on RAW and had a match against him at Payback. Samoa Joe dominated most of the match, but Rollins was able to counter the Coquina Clutch into a pin and defeated Joe. Rollins and Lesnar could certainly put on a great match, we have seen it before. Rollins defended his WWE Championship against Brock Lesnar at Battleground 2015. Lesnar essentially had the match won, but was attacked by The Undertaker and Rollins was subsequently disqualified. Rollins lost the match but kept his WWE Championship at the time.
Rollins is one of the most popular Superstars in WWE right now. It wouldn’t be a negative if Rolling emerged victorious at Extreme Rules. Lesnar and Rollins have a history, as Rollins cashed in his MITB briefcase during the Lesnar and Reigns match at Wrestlemania 31. It would be entertaining to revisit that feud now simply because Rollins is no longer aligned with The Authority. If Stephanie McMahon and Triple H return to RAW, the possibility of Lesnar aligning with them would be intriguing. It would cast Rollins as the major underdog and the WWE Universe would certainly get behind him heading into his Universal Championship match against Brock Lesnar.
3. Samoa Joe
The idea of a match between Samoa Joe and Brock Lesnar is exciting enough without a storyline in place. Samoa Joe is a freak athlete for a man of his size and can put on one hell of show with Lesnar in the ring. It would be an extremely physical match and would be a bout most wrestling fans would want to see. Samoa Joe was an excellent heel in NXT and arrived to the main roster as Triple H’s assassin. Joe targeted Seth Rollins and seemed primed to become the biggest badass in WWE. However, Rollins sustained an injury during Joe’s attack and Samoa Joe hasn’t become that monster everyone thought he would be when he arrived on the main roster.
If Samoa Joe wins at Extreme Rules, it would set up an awesome match with Lesnar at Great Balls of Fire. If The Authority returns and has Joe’s back, Brock Lesnar would then be in the unique position of having to overcome the odds. Timing is everything and it simply doesn’t seem like now is the time to have a feud between Lesnar and Samoa Joe. Unfortunately, Joe hasn’t been built up as an unstoppable force on the main roster. All of that could be changed if he wins at Extreme Rules and The Authority returns to RAW. I don’t think that it will happen, but if it does I certainly won’t be complaining.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsTeLFUaZRI
2. Finn Balor
All signs are pointing towards Finn Balor winning the Fatal 5-Way at Extreme Rules. Paul Heyman made a random appearance on RAW a couple of weeks back and interrupted Finn Balor’s promo. Heyman praised Balor and even said that his client Brock Lesnar wanted to wish Balor good luck heading into Extreme Rules. Balor told Heyman to inform Lesnar that he will win at Extreme Rules and will then reclaim the Univeral Championship that he never lost. Balor became the first-ever Universal Champion by defeating Seth Rollins at SummerSlam 2016. Unfortunately for Balor, he had to relinquish the title the following night on RAW due to an injury he sustained after being Powerbombed by Rollins into the barricade outside the ring.
Some argue that a match between Lesnar and Balor is ridiculous, simply because Balor is much smaller than Lesnar. I beg to differ, as WWE has already shown that they believe in Balor in the past. Balor defeated Roman Reigns in his main roster debut to earn a shot at the Universal Championship. Balor and Reigns put on a great match and I don’t see why a match against Lesnar would be any different. The days of Superstars being required to look like Arnold Schwarzenegger in Conan the Barbarian are gone. Lesnar and Finn Balor can put on an interesting match and it seems like WWE is heading in that direction.
1. Roman Reigns
Roman Reigns versus Brock Lesnar is the match that would attract the most viewers, which is why it probably will not happen at Great Balls of Fire. It has been rumored that WWE has already made the decision that Lesnar and Reigns will main-event Wrestlemania 34. However, plans may have changed after Braun Strowman went down with an injury. The ratings for RAW have dipped and WWE could decide to bump that match up to Great Balls of Fire on July 9th.
Reigns and Lesnar would be the most intriguing match for several reasons. Many WWE fans still cannot stand Roman Reigns and Reigns retiring The Undertaker at Wrestlemania 33 didn’t help that at all. There are also a lot of people that dislike Brock Lesnar as Universal Champion because he doesn’t appear on WWE television every week. Whenever this match does take place, the energy in the arena will be amazing. There will be hatred for both Superstars and their fans will be battling to drown out those chants. Wrestlemania seems like the perfect place to have this match and it wouldn’t feel as special if it were to take place this July. Having said that, it is still the most intriguing out of them all and will be awesome to watch whenever it goes down.
Discussion: Which potential feud for Brock Lesnar intrigues you the most? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
UK promotion Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW) has revealed Kevin Nash as the special guest Commissioner for their upcoming Fear & Loathing X event in Scotland.
ICW is arguably the biggest promotion in the UK, last year’s Fear & Loathing event took place at the SSE Hydro Glasgow in front of over 6,000 fans and featured Finn Balor as the guest Commissioner.
Check out the free match that ICW has released between Kurt Angle and homegrown star Joe Coffey for a taste of the ICW style.
2 of the original 4 members of Bullet Club will square off tonight when Finn Balor goes one-on-one with Karl Anderson. The match was announced by WWE less than an hour before the star of tonight’s Raw.
BREAKING: @FinnBalor will be in action TONIGHT on #RAW when he goes one-on-one with former #TagTeamChampion @KarlAndersonWWE!
Anderson and Balor played a larger role in forming the Bullet Club than any other 2 superstars. The name, Bullet Club, comes from a combination of their nicknames at the time: Balor, as Prince Devitt, was “the Shooter”, and Anderson was “Machine Gun” Karl Anderson.
Prince Devitt grew frustrated when he was unable to defeat Hiroshi Tanahashi, as did Karl Anderson for the same reasons. The two “good guys” both turned heel and began bringing the tactics of the nWo into NJPW.
The other 2 original 4 members were Bad Luck Fale, who served as Balor’s “Personal Bouncer” at the time, and Tama Tonga, who is the son of Haku, aka Meng.
We've traveled a lot of roads, cowboy. But this is business, and beating you up is best for business.#BeatUpFinnBalor@WWE#WWERaw tonight
-Dolph Ziggler was interviewed on Talking Smack about his match against Shinsuke Nakamura at WWE Backlash. Ziggler said that Nakamura has never had a match on SmackDown. Ziggler claimed that he will figure out Nakamura at Backlash.
-The Rock will be on the cover of GQ’s annual Comedy issue. The Rock’s new film “Baywatch” is set to release later this month on May 25th.
NXT Superstar Bianca Blair faced off against Ruby Riot and used her incredibly long pony tail to her advantage. During the match, Blair whipped her hair at Ruby Riot’s face and struck her hard. The crowd in attendance popped for the move and started chanting “holy sh**!”. You can check out the hair whip in the video below.
Finn Balor has been taking Enzo Amore on a tour of Ireland during WWE’s overseas tour. Balor brought Enzo to a local pub and Enzo even stayed at Balor’s home in Bray. Enzo uploaded a bunch of photos and videos on Instagram and Snapchat of the two hanging out in Ireland.
Finn Balor has made another cryptic statement regarding a possible Club reunion on Raw. Balor and Karl Anderson were 2 of the 4 original members of the Bullet Club stable in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
He posted the following to Instagram last night:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTFg8oUBF66/
Bullet Club in WWE
With Finn Balor health, and Anderson & Gallows still on Raw, many are speculating a Club reunion could take place soon on Monday nights. Originally it was believed that Styles would move to Raw, or that Anderson and Gallows would move to Tuesday nights. Neither of those two scenarios came to pass during the Superstar Shakeup however.
Bullet Club was created during Finn Balor and Karl Anderson’s heel turns in 2013. Balor was the faction’s most visible member until he left NJPW for NXT in 2014. AJ Styles then replaced Balor in the faction until he too left NJPW for WWE in early 2016. Anderson and Gallows followed Styles later in the year.
– Shelton Benjamin noted on Twitter that he is not currently under contract and was not under contract last year when WWE advertised he was coming to SmackDown. Promos began airing for Benjamin’s WWE return last fall, but his routine medical examinations prior to being offered a contract revealed a torn rotator cuff that has kept him out ever since. Shelton Benjamin is now a free agent, an indication that he might not be returning to WWE as expected.
Let me clear this up now. I am not signed to @WWE. I never signed due to injury. While that could change, as of 4-16-2017 I am a free agent
– Finn Balor returned to action last night on RAW, answering an open challenge from Curt Hawkins. Balor made Hawkins ‘face the facts’ just one week after suffering a concussion.
Balor was medically cleared to compete on Monday, so luckily the concussion was a mild one. So mild in fact that Balor tweeted this just prior to RAW:
Finn Balor took to Twitter during Over The Top (OTT) Wrestling’s Scrappermania Event to show support for the Irish based promotion that he called home for many years.
One of the main draws of the Scrappermania show was The Young Bucks who touted their huge successes over the weekend as part of their UK tour with Kenny Omega. This included the latest show of their ‘Being The Elite’ series featuring WWE UK Competitors Tyler Bate, Trent Seven and Pete Dunne
– Finn Balor is in Columbus, Ohio and will be attending tonight’s WWE RAW. According to PWInsider, Balor will undergo another round of medical tests, including an Impact concussion test to see if he can get cleared to wrestle.
Balor suffered a concussion last week on RAW during his match with Jinder Mahal and was pulled from WWE live events over the weekend.
– Former SmackDown Live announcer Mauro Ranallo returned to the commentary booth over the weekend, calling the action for the RIZIN Fighting Federation’s event from Yokohama, Japan. Ranallo thanked fans on Twitter for their ongoing support and vowed to call pro wrestling again.
– WWE posted this video of former ECW Champion Jerry Lynn talking about his recent experience working as a guest trainer at the Performance Center in Orlando:
WWE Superstar Finn Balor suffered a concussion during his match with Jinder Mahal this week on WWE Raw. Balor took to Twitter and sent the following tweet to Mahal:
WWE Superstar Big E was interviewed on WWE.com about becoming an ordained minister. Here are a some highlights from the interview:
WWE.COM: So, what led to you offering yourself up as a wedding officiant?
“I recently learned that I would have a lot of time off. I really don’t do well with a lot of idle time. A couple of weeks ago, we just had WrestleMania, which kept me really busy. Then, we had about six days off, which was fitting, and then TV.
I’m ready to work. I don’t do well with idle time. My head was spinning, thinking “What am I going to do with all these days off?” I don’t really want to take a vacation. I’m bored just being in the house. I think I was talking about it in the locker room, [and] I actually have to give all credit to Enzo Amore. He came up with this idea. As soon as I heard it, I thought “This is kind of ridiculous, but kind of phenomenal, as well.” So, I gave it some thought, ran it by a couple of my friends, got their feedback. I couldn’t really think of a reason not to do it and got even more excited about the prospect.”
WWE.COM: What do you think makes you a good fit for this?
“I guess I’m hoping that people are excited to have me. I don’t want to walk into an awkward situation where just the husband or just the wife wants me there. I want it to be something where everyone involved is pleased with the outcome.
But anything specific? I could give you something sappy about people who are madly in love and want to be together forever, but it’s cool to be part of someone’s day. I had no idea how much interest there would actually be; I just threw it out there. I told Emilio that I wouldn’t be surprised if there were no serious requests, but there are a few. Now, we have to sit down and reply to people. I’ll probably find a way to call, Skype or FaceTime them so people know it’s real.”
If you wish to have Big E officiate your wedding, Big E sent out a tweet letting you know how to book him.
I may be officiating weddings in LA April 20-22. Hit me if you're weird. MarriedbyBigE@gmail.com. I'm actually not joking. For once.
– WWE grossed $3.7 million dollars in merchandise sales at Wrestlemania 33, according to the Wrestling Observer. This was the second-highest merchandise grossing event in company history behind last year’s WrestleMania 32. This year’s WrestleMania sales figure is even more impressive when you consider WM32 was attended by nearly 30,000 more fans.
– Stephanie McMahon has been vacationing in the Caribbean, which is why WWE wrote her off television for a few weeks with the table bump at WrestleMania.
– Mojo Rawley spoke with TMZ Sports this week and indicated WWE is interested in signing NFL star Rob Gronkowski when his football career is over. Gronk physical in the ring at WrestleMania, which garnered WWE a lot of mainstream media coverage. In talking about a WWE career for Gronk, Mojo says, “of course we’ve explored opportunity” but acknowledged Gronk’s top priority right now is his role with the New England Patriots.
Back in October, Mojo told the hosts of Good Morning San Diego,“Trust me we’ve had that conversation many times and [Gronk is] dying to get in the ring.”
Also last year, Gronkowski appeared on Access Hollywood and discussed joining WWE after his days in the NFL are over.
Two performers on opposite ends of the spectrum, Lance Storm and Disco Inferno, debated the safety of worked forearms in pro-wrestling. The conversation stemmed from the brutal forearm delivered by Jinder Mahal to Finn Balor on Raw, putting the popular Irish star out of action with a concussion.
Forearms Too Risky? Lance Storm and Disco Inferno Debate
A popular technique in Japan is for wrestlers to forearm each other in the face as hard as possible. Disco Inferno believes the moves are too dangerous to be used, while Lance Storm simply feels wrestlers are not “working” their shots enough.
And here I am the only pro wrestler on the planet pointing out how unsafe forearms to the head are. Bring back working punches please
How do you know?? There were /are no concussion protocols. When you got your bell rung it WAS no big deal. THESE days we know it's trauma. https://t.co/SCHV4zYDxR
Finn Balor suffered a concussion on Monday’s WWE RAW at the hands (technically, the forearm) of Jinder Mahal. The news was first reported by PWInsider, which cited numerous sources close to the situation.
This was Finn Balor’s first singles match on WWE television since last year’s SummerSlam, when he suffered a shoulder injury that put him out of action for approximately 8 months.
No word yet on how long Balor will be out of action. WWE has yet to acknowledge the injury. Here’s footage of Jinder Mahal injuring Finn Balor on RAW:
Tonight’s edition of WWE Monday Night RAW takes place live tonight from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, site of this weekend’s Hall of Fame ceremony and NXT Takeover events.
As seen below, returning Superstar Finn Balor has been spotted near the arena and was seen entering the Amway Center.
Balor has been out with an injury since SummerSlam 2016. The injury forced him to relinquish the Universal Championship the following night on Raw.
Balor recently returned to action after a long layoff, but not in time to participate in a WrestleMania program.
When Finn Balor was forced to vacate the WWE Universal Championship the night after SummerSlam, he had just defeated Seth Rollins in the finals of a tournament to crown the inaugural champion. Balor suffered a shoulder injury in the match, but it would later be revealed he had significant wear and tear damage as well. Ultimately Balor’s shoulder would require surgery that has kept him out of action since August.
At the time Rollins was a “bad guy”, and would only turn “good guy” later after Triple H screwed him out of the Universal championship. If Balor and Rollins are to feud, one of them is most likely turning.
Balor drew a heart around a sign reading “Balor Not Far” and a squiggly line around Rollins, indicating he’s coming for Rollins, and soon. Could Balor make his return at WrestleMania? Is it possible Balor interferes in the Rollins vs. Triple H match?
There are a lot of unanswered questions regarding how and when Balor returns to WWE.
It was an eventful evening, with Finn Balor (and Triple H) returning to action in the main event. Triple H tweeted this photo of his (and Finn Balor’s) return in the main event. The star-studded match featured Triple H, Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe teaming up against Finn Balor, Chris Jericho and Sami Zayn.
– WWE legends Edge and Christian are joining the podcast game. Following up on the success of their successful but short-lived WWE Network series, the former tag team champions and longtime friends will host “E&C’s Pod of Awesomeness” starting March 24th.
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Finn Balor returned from his shoulder injury at tonight’s WWE house show in Buffalo, NY. He teamed with Sami Zayn and Chris Jericho to get the main event win over Samoa Joe, Kevin Owens and Triple H, who was also making his return to the ring.
Balor has been out of the ring since SummerSlam 2016 where he was forced to drop the WWE Universal Championship the next night. Balor could be on this Monday’s RAW and is expected to be at WrestleMania.
Finn Balor returned to the ring at Wednesday night’s NXT TV tapings from Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL. Balor, a former NXT Champion, hit the ring and had roughed up reigning NXT champ Bobby Roode.
Shinsuke Nakamura was still in the ring from a match involving Roode and joined Balor in the attack as the two babyfaces celebrated.
This was the first time we’ve seen Balor in a WWE/NXT ring since surrendering the Universal Championship back in August. He’s been recovering from major shoulder surgery ever since and looks to be in tremendous shape.
WWE noted that Balor is still not medically cleared to wrestle, but the physicality he showed here is a sign that he’ll be back in the ring soon.
Discussion: Who do you think Finn Balor will / should wrestle at WrestleMania 33?
The timetable for Balor’s return had always been February or March. While this does give him time to appear at WrestleMania, it appears there just wasn’t enough time to build a match for him. So long as there has not been setbacks in his rehab, Balor could likely return at WrestleMania or Raw the night after, as both shows typically feature superstar returns or debuts.
Balor tweeted out an “injury update” earlier today:
Former WWE Universal Champion Finn Balor is being advertised for an upcoming WWE live event.
Balor has been out of action since suffering a labrum tear at SummerSlam last year. WWE has yet to announce an official return date, but The KeyBank Center is hyping an appearance from the Demon King at the March 10th WWE live event from Buffalo, New York.
A return to action over the next month means WWE will have ample time to factor Finn Balor into a top WrestleMania program.
Discussion: Who do you want to see Finn Balor face at WrestleMania?
BREAKING NEWS! See Finn Balor live on March 10th as WWE LIVE ROAD TO WRESTLEMANIA rolls through KeyBank Center!!#WWEBUFFALOpic.twitter.com/EGJkSYxd9M
– Tickets go on sale Friday, February 10 for the post-WrestleMania NXT TV tapings on Wednesday, April 5 from Full Sail University. Fans in Orlando for WrestleMania might want to stick around for NXT later in the week.
– Finn Balor continues to train and rehab his shoulder after undergoing surgery last year. Below is a new video of Balor working out at Champion Sports Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. Balor is still hopeful for WrestleMania 33 but his return has not been confirmed.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQMGEyGDccf/
– The Bella Twins discuss their new Birdiebee brand for women in this video from their Youtube channel:
After being evaluated by doctors this past week, Finn Balor was not cleared to return to the ring. While his WrestleMania 33 status is still up in the air, The Wrestling Observer reports that he’s still expected to be at WrestleMania 33 in some form.
Balor underwent shoulder surgery after winning the WWE Universal Championship at SummerSlam last August and has been out since then. Balor has said in December interviews that his target return date was WrestleMania 33 but apparently the internal target return date has been late February or early March, according to the Wrestling Observer.
Balor recently revealed on Twitter that his full list of injuries from the SummerSlam match were a torn pec, torn labrum, torn biceps, shoulder cartilage damage and a fractured glenoid neck socket.