Seth “Freakin” Rollins and Finn Bálor have reignited their legendary rivalry. Rollins has had issues with The Judgment Day in recent weeks. In his first world heavyweight title defence since winning the title at WWE Night of Champions, The Visionary took on “The Archer of Infamy” Damian Priest.
Despite telling Priest that he would stay in the backstage area, Bálor went to ringside anyway, and Rollins defeated Priest to retain his title for the first time. On the June 12 episode of Monday Night Raw, Bálor challenged Rollins to a title match, exploding on The Architect with pent-up aggression from their past.
Back in the summer of 2016, Rollins and Bálor went toe-to-toe at SummerSlam for the newly established Universal Championship. The Prince became the inaugural champion that night but not without a cost. Bálor had his shoulder injured during the match, and as such, he had to relinquish the title the very next night on Raw.
Since then, Bálor has not held a world title, making his animosity for Rollins grow ever deeper. In the ensuing years, Rollins and Bálor have gone back and forth in the win-loss column with each other. Most recently, Rollins defeated Bálor in the world heavyweight title tournament semifinals.
Can Bálor once again become world champion and evict the demons from his past, or will Rollins continue to be the world heavyweight champion?
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