3 things that only Finn Balor has done in WWE

Finn Balor joined WWE in the year 2014 and he has been an integral part of the company since then. Debuting on the yellow brand, WWE NXT, Finn Balor first joined hands with his friend, Hideo Itami and feuded with tag teams of the developmental territory. The team of Balor and Itami defeated Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd in Finn's WWE debut.

The Extradordinary Man who does Extraordinary things then unleashed his 'Demon King' persona for the first time at NXT TakeOver : R Evolution. Till date, the Demon King Finn Balor has only lost one match in WWE when Samoa Joe defeated him in a Steel Cage match for the NXT Championship.

Balor made his main roster debut in 2016 after RAW Commissioner Stephanie McMahon and General Manager Mick Foley picked him in the brand extension draft. He stayed on the flagship show for 2 and a half years before he made SmackDown Live his home. The Irishman is the reigning Intercontinental Champion of the blue brand.

Though he is not very tall and muscular like Braun Strowman, Bobby Lashley and Brock Lesnar, Balor has done things which none of the other WWE superstars have done. Here are the 3 things that only Finn Balor has done in WWE -

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#3 Held the NXT Championship for 290+ days

Finn Balor is the longest reigning NXT Champion in WWE history

Finn Balor is the only superstar who held the NXT Championship for over 290 days. Balor won the NXT championship from Kevin Owens in Tokyo, Japan at the Beast in the East event. He then retained his title against the Prizefighter in a ladder match at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn to end his feud.

Balor then joined forces with the Destroyer, Samoa Joe, to win the first ever Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. However, Joe turned on Balor soon as the two feuded for the NXT title. The Samoan Submission Machine won the title from Balor at a House Show in Massachusetts to end his 292-day long title reign.

#2 Won a world title on his pay-per-view debut

Finn Balor won the WWE Universal Champion at WWE SummerSlam 2016

As mentioned before, Finn Balor joined the main roster in 2016 as a part of the RAW roster. The Irish superstar was instantly inserted into the Universal Title picture. He became the #1 contender for the title by defeating Roman Reigns on his RAW debut. His victory over Reigns gave him a match with Seth Rollins at WWE SummerSlam 2016 where the winner would be the crowned the first ever Universal Champion.

Finn Balor brought his 'Demon King' persona at the Biggest Party Of The Summer and overcame the Architect to win his first world title in WWE.

This win made Finn the first and only superstar in WWE history to win a world championship on his pay-per-view debut. Balor's Universal Championship victory signified how much WWE Creative team believed in him.

#1 Became the first-ever Universal Champion, for one day

Unfortunately, Balor had to relinquish the WWE Universal Championship inside 24 hours of winning it

Amongst the superstars who have won the Universal Championship in the WWE, Finn Balor has had the shortest reign with that title. The NXT graduate injured his shoulder during his match against Seth Rollins at SummerSlam 2016. The medical team informed WWE that Finn's shoulder will take a considerable amount of time to heal.

Thus, WWE had no other option but to force Finn Balor to relinquish the Universal Championship. Kevin Owens captured the belt soon and had a stellar reign as a champion. Legendary superstars like Goldberg and Brock Lesnar have also won this title but none of them had a reign so short as Finn Balor.

Now that Balor is a part of the SmackDown roster, it is unlikely that we see him in the Universal title picture this year. But, the Intercontinental Champion will be in action this Friday when he defends his title against Andrade.