That Universal Championship is just starting out as a joke for a number of reasons. First, you had the stupid name. A lot of people have mocked it. Then, they debuted the ugly-looking title belt at Summerslam, which got buried by the live audience. To top it all off, the inaugural Universal Champion gets injured and has to surrender it less than a day after winning it. It is all pretty pathetic and sad. I wouldn't be surprised if the WWE changes things sooner or later. If nothing else, someone will probably toss the current title in the trash and debut a title belt that looks better.
Balor got injured when Seth Rollins powerbombed him into the barricade. Less than a year ago, Sting suffered a serious injury in a match with Rollins with a similar spot. Fans are debating whether Rollins should be blamed for the injuries and be labeled as unsafe to work with. Just looking at this spot, you can't put the blame on him too much. The other person just bumped the move wrong. Nevertheless, if this is a move that becomes too dangerous for guys to take, maybe Rollins should take it out of his arsenal. He has two strikes so far. If this kind of spot, whether into the turnbuckle, barricade, announce table, or whatever, leads to another serious injury, the WWE should take it away from him.
I don't think it should have even came to that spot at Summerslam. The WWE told the wrong story. Finn used the "Demon King" gimmick. Why is he having a competitive match with Seth Rollins with that gimmick? Some fans have said that Vince McMahon would want to push Finn well because he can sell all that merchandise. Okay, so why would you not want to sell his most marketable gimmick as something amazing? Treat it as something unstoppable. Don't just treat this gimmick as Finn Balor with a different look and different entrance. Save the competitive matches for when he is his regular self. He already beat Roman Reigns clean without having to go all "Demon" on him. What's the point of going into this other zone if he is the same performer?
I have felt that the WWE could build this guy to be a true attraction, like The Undertaker. Of course, he wouldn't last decades like The Undertaker did. And he gets injured just a few weeks after coming to the main roster. This will take at least a few months off his career. I don't think the injury will completely screw over his spot in the WWE, but it will take a little off his potential. The WWE hasn't handled his alter ego in the best way. He suffers a serious injury just when he's getting the biggest moment of his career. It's not a great start to his career on the main roster.
Onto the match to crown a new Universal Champion. Let's cross out Cass and Owens. I don't think the feud between Jericho & Owens and Enzo & Cass is really over yet. Both Cass and Owens being in this match can help prolong the feud between the two teams. That leaves Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns. Roman Reigns never had his match against Rusev at Summerslam. Will the WWE just waive off that feud? Or will Rusev cost Reigns the match to prolong that feud? That leaves just Seth Rollins as the clear option. If the WWE wanted to put the title on him, they would have done it at Summerslam. But because of circumstances, they might have to put the title on him now. Problem is, who does he feud with? Sami Zayn? There are a lot of guys that just do not have the credibility to deserve the push. It might be more likely that they put the title on either Rollins or Reigns and have them feud against each other, again. Leave Rusev to feud against Sami Zayn. That is more of a midcard feud. I will say Seth Rollins wins.
This is one of the reasons I did not think the WWE should do a long-term brand split. Having one that only lasted a few months to a year to sell a feud between Shane and Stephanie McMahon would have been fine. Beyond that, however, injury issues, suspensions, and other problems can ruin the depth on either show. I'll talk about the issues in the women's division soon. The WWE just lost someone they wanted to push as a top star. There aren't too many credible guys around. Even if they really did want to keep Roman Reigns down a little, whether to punish him or do more work on him to help him win over his haters, he's back chasing after the top title. Is flooding Raw with cruiserweights going to help fill out three hours? Hope so.
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