WWE left Gunther vs. Demon Finn Balor hanging after plans for the match fell apart ahead of Crown Jewel. Now there’s finally some word from inside the company about what happens next.
According to Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE still plans to hold the Gunther vs. Demon Finn Balor match sometime in the future. Meltzer noted that all of the angles leading to the planned Crown Jewel match had already been filmed even though WWE never officially announced the bout.
“The originally planned fifth match for Crown Jewel between Gunther and Demon Finn Balor was never announced even though all the angles were shot for it.”
More importantly, WWE apparently hasn’t abandoned the match just because it didn’t happen in Saudi Arabia. People within the company told Meltzer that Gunther and Demon Balor will eventually face each other.
“The match will take place in the future. According to those in the company.”
Meltzer previously reported on November 9 that Gunther’s decision not to travel to Saudi Arabia was the reason the match didn’t happen at Crown Jewel. The situation went back and forth behind the scenes, which explains why WWE continued moving forward with the storyline on television.
“One source said that the situation went back-and-forth and thus everything on television was going in that direction.”
Balor had some concerns about making the Saudi Arabia trip as well, although the belief within WWE was that he would have gone if Gunther had agreed to travel. Ultimately, neither man wrestled at Crown Jewel and the fifth match WWE originally had in mind disappeared from the show.
We don’t know when or where Gunther and Demon Balor will finally settle things, so there’s still one major piece of the puzzle missing. At least the match itself appears to have survived the Crown Jewel mess, and now it’s just a matter of where WWE decides to pull the trigger.
Where do you think WWE should finally book Gunther vs. Demon Finn Balor? Let us know what you think in the comments.
