Summary

Finn Balor's WrestleMania 42 match against Dominik Mysterio was turned into a Street Fight late in the build, and a new report says the change was made because the card already had a heavy number of singles matches.

The stipulation was officially added during the WrestleMania 42 kickoff show when Adam Pearce announced that Balor and Mysterio would no longer meet under standard singles rules. The final lineup for the show reportedly included eight singles matches, which helps explain why WWE opted to give this one a different identity on the card.

That late change followed the earlier setup for the bout, when Finn Balor vs. Dominik Mysterio at WrestleMania 42 turned into a Street Fight.

How the WrestleMania 42 card shaped the stipulation

According to the report, the Street Fight was added within the last week before WrestleMania 42. That timing suggests WWE was still adjusting the presentation of Balor vs. Mysterio deep into WrestleMania week rather than locking the match format in far earlier.

For Balor and Mysterio, the stipulation gave the match a clearer hook on a card filled with one-on-one bouts. It also gave WWE a way to make a feud built around Balor's Demon persona feel more chaotic and distinct without changing the matchup itself.

What it meant for Finn Balor and Dominik Mysterio

Balor and Mysterio were already working a program that leaned on character presentation, especially with Balor reviving The Demon for the match. Adding Street Fight rules raised the ceiling for how different the bout could feel from the rest of WrestleMania Sunday, and it gave WWE another way to spotlight the feud without needing to add more wrestlers or another stipulation elsewhere on the show.

That also matters for how fans read the booking. When a WrestleMania match gets a late stipulation, it usually signals that WWE wants that bout to stand apart. In this case, Balor vs. Mysterio became one of the card's designated spectacle matches because the rest of the lineup skewed so heavily toward straight singles contests.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.