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Rivalry or Friendship: Finn Balor Mentions AJ Styles on Twitter After Drafting to WWE Raw

Published 10/05/2021, 2:26 AM EDT

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Finn Balor was last seen in the WWE ring at the Extreme Rules PPV, where he battled Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship. Unfortunately for Balor, he lost as Reigns defended his title.

As fans were wondering what next for Balor, WWE has provided the answer. The Night Two of the WWE Draft 2021 saw some big names getting picked by the red brand of WWE. Finn Balor was one of the names who got drafted to Raw during tonight’s draft.

Soon after Finn Balor’s move to Raw was confirmed, he seemed to have a message for AJ Styles. Balor posted a tweet by asking Styles how he was, addressing him as ‘brother’ in his tweet.

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AJ Styles was also involved in the draft tonight. Styles, along with Omos remained on Raw as the red brand picked them during the fourth round of the draft.

Now, with Balor back on Raw, it seems he is excited to be on the same brand as AJ Styles once again. But will Balor team up with AJ Styles or does the tweet signal the start of a new feud between these two wrestlers?

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Finn Balor to form a new tag team or a new rivalry with AJ Styles?

Balor rolled back to the spotlight recently following his feud with Roman Reigns on Friday Night SmackDown. He even challenged Reigns for the Universal Championship at Extreme Rules. Despite putting up a great fight, Balor lost to Reigns.

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But now that he is back on Raw, this could launch a new feud between Finn Balor and AJ Styles. Styles and Balor are considered two of the best talents in WWE right now.

Balor came up against Styles back in 2017 at the TLC PPV. It was the only time that these two came face to face with each other. Finn Balor defeated AJ Styles then and holds the bragging rights in that particular encounter.

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With Balor’s arrival on Raw, we might witness some more matches between these two superstars if WWE plans to develop a rivalry between them.

If not rivals, then maybe a tag team? Finn Balor and AJ Styles were both associated with The Bullet Club back in their New Japan Pro-Wrestling days. It was Styles who took over the leadership of the group when Balor left NJPW in 2014.

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So, there is some history between these two and we might see them form a tag team in the future as well. Well, these are all speculations at the moment following Balor mentioning AJ Styles in his tweet after his arrival on Raw. We hope to find out soon what WWE has in store for these two outstanding talents.

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Shouvik Nath is a WWE and AEW author at Essentially Sports. Having completed his graduation from St.Xavier’s College, Shouvik wished to follow his passion for pro wrestling.
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