{"id":30040,"date":"2016-08-22T18:33:23","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T23:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=30040"},"modified":"2016-08-23T00:27:02","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T05:27:02","slug":"breaking-finn-balor-relinquishes-universal-title-raw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/08\/22\/breaking-finn-balor-relinquishes-universal-title-raw\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING &#8211; Finn Balor relinquishes Universal Title, out six months"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-701107489\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE Raw GM Mick Foley announced before Raw that Finn Balor has relinquished the Universal Title due to his shoulder injury.<\/p>\n<p>WWE will be addressing the status of the title at the start of Raw.<\/p>\n<p>Balor went into Summerslam with a banged-up shoulder, which was exacerbated by Seth Rollins slamming Balor into into the barricade with a running bucklebomb.<\/p>\n<p>WWE says Balor will be out for six months, requiring shoulder surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Balor was the first-ever Universal champion, but his reign only lasted one day due to the injury.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealMickFoley\/status\/767861610119569410<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2013086467\"><div id=\"pwtor-268452224\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE Raw GM Mick Foley announced before Raw that Finn Balor has relinquished the Universal Title due to his shoulder injury. 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