After coming up only a bit short in Belfast, Northern Ireland just a few weeks ago, Finn Balor has talked himself into one other shot at WWE World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk, this time in Punk’s hometown of Chicago, Illinois at Elimination Chamber. Alas, many see Punk beating Balor in that match as a foregone conclusion, as a match between Punk and Roman Reigns for the World Heavyweight Title was all but set in stone every week earlier, after Reigns declared he’d use his Royal Rumble victory to challenge Punk.
On Tuesday’s edition of “Busted Open Radio,” Bully Ray conceded that Punk beating Balor was the more likely final result for Elimination Chamber given the already announced Punk vs. Reigns match. But that did not stop the 2 time Hall of Famer from suggesting that Balor should beat Punk at Elimination Chamber to be able to shock fans and get people guessing.
“Swiftly, the WrestleMania foremost event that everyone is talking about is not any more, boom, after the 1-2-3,” Bully said. “Swiftly, the match becomes Finn Balor vs. Roman Reigns, until CM Punk gets a rematch before WrestleMania and gets his championship back. You ought to speak about keeping people on their toes? You ought to speak about doing a little different s**t? It goes completely against the 101 and playing it secure theory. But man oh man am I bored with playing it secure.
“Now, it is not my gazillion dollars. I get it. But there’s calculated risk on this business. I believe you’ll…I believe people could be so interested, so intrigued by CM Punk losing in Chicago to Finn Balor, and now, abruptly, it’s Balor vs. Roman. And now, Punk talks his way back into the rematch, similar to Finn talked his way into the match? And right before WrestleMania, the unique foremost event of Punk vs. Roman is back on? I do not know man, but that sounds interesting to me.”
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