Tomorrow night at WWE “Payback”, AJ Styles will challenge Roman Reigns for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in the most anticipated match of the evening.
There is a lot of speculation for a title change, a potential heel turn on either side or the debut of former NXT Champion Finn Balor. At the very least, there will be some kind of interference by Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows.
In my opinion, this should lead to a feud between Anderson and Gallows versus Styles going through the rest of the spring and into the summer.
Of course, there is the possibility of turning Styles heel tomorrow night, but I personally can’t see AJ leaving the WWE Champion. I’m thinking the match will be booked as a battle of wills until Anderson and Gallows try to steal the victory for Styles, which eventually causes him to lose the match to Reigns.
From my perspective, Anderson and Gallows aren’t fully over yet with the WWE Universe, but targeting their old friend and making his life hell is a great way to put them over when we already know that Styles has their sympathy.
To me, I think there is a lot more potential in keeping things the way they are then forcing a character change after Wrestlemania.
I don’t think Finn Balor is ready for the main roster either. Not because of ability or talent, but because there isn’t a place for him. If Styles feuds with Anderson and Gallows, but always finds himself on the losing side, he could look for help from Balor in a month or two and then Balor can make his debut.
After some kind of tag team match at “Money in the Bank” between Balor & Styles vs. Anderson and Gallows, then Styles or Balor could turn heel to form “The Bullet Club” like stable that we all know is coming eventually.
That would perfectly set up Balor vs. Styles at Summerslam in a huge match situation, which would be a career maker for Finn Balor on the main roster and make AJ Styles one of the biggest faces on the roster. It’s a win-win.
Do you want to see Finn Balor vs. AJ Styles?