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Finn Balor is one of the most gifted and charismatic talents in the current WWE SmackDown Roster. Finn has been an active member of WWE since 2014. After working for wrestling heavyweight giants like NJPW and ROH, He made his presence felt in WWE by debuting For the NXT Brand under the in-ring name of Finn Balor. Finn won the prestigious NXT title by defeating Kevin Owens at The Beast in the East in Tokyo, Japan. Finn Balor held the title for a record 292 days beating the previous best record of Neville (287 days). He eventually lost the title to Samoa Joe. He was then called to the main roster to further his career in the WWE. The current Intercontinental Champion has mostly faced lows in his main roster career so far.
Finn Balor became an overnight sensation in the main roster scenario by successfully defeating the likes of Cesaro, Rusev, and Kevin Owens and Roman Reigns in the same night Finn Balor earned a championship opportunity to face Seth Rollins at the Summer slam pay per view. Finn eventually defied all odds and became the inaugural WWE Universal Champion. His career took a massive dive after he became champion. His run as champion lasted only a day as he suffered labrum tear during his match against Seth Rollins for the title. This injury forced him to relinquish his title and took him away for a period of 6 to 8 months.
Finn Balor has been a part of many storylines since his return in 2017. He has competed with the likes of Elias, Bray Wyatt, Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley. He has been part of mainly 3 noteworthy feuds since his return. Balor has shown his true potential (main roster) by competing with the likes of Brock Lesnar and AJ Styles. Balor is currently feuding with the Mexican wrestler Andrade.
Fergal Devitt to Prince Devitt
Balor stepped into the NJPW scene at the young age of 24. Finn Balor got famous as Fergal Devitt. According to reports Finn thought of rechanging his entire persona before stepping in NJPW.
Finn Balor was persuaded into changing his in-ring name mainly because Japanese people found it difficult to pronounce his name. This helped in the creation of a new name for Fergal Devitt to Prince Devitt. Prince Devitt soon became a household name in NJPW. Prince Devitt reached new heights in NJPW and got tremendous love from wrestling fans around the globe. He also founded the famous Bullet Club with fellow wrestlers Bad Luck Fale, Karl Anderson, and Tama Tonga. The Bullet Club never cared about playing rules by the book and constantly broke every rule which tried to slow them down. The Bullet Club showed their true dominance in both the ring and the locker room.
Pegasus Kid
Finn Balor is one of the few wrestlers who stay away from controversy most of his life but the friendly looking demon also got a fair share of controversy by his gimmick The New Pegasus Kid.
Finn Balor initially did not get the superstardom which he got after becoming Prince Devitt. He got sidelined and was demotivated to NJPW’s sister affiliate Wrestle Land. His gimmick was changed, and he became a masked wrestler The Pegasus Kid. Balor's gimmick was surprisingly made famous by Chirs Benoit. The submission specialist used to be a top wrestler in Japan before finally reaching superstardom in North America. Balor used Benoit’s original gimmick for more than a year.
Finn Balor used Benoit’s character to reach new heights by improving his set skills. Finn Balor truly got in the skin of the character and made his own. He eventually dropped this gimmick after Benoit controversy.
WWE planned to make him "The Chosen One" before injury
Finn Balor set high standards by carrying the NXT brand on his shoulder for a very long time. Finn left a huge mark in the NXT brand. He was pushed to the main roster to become a Top WWE wrestler. WWE planned to make him “The Chosen One” after Roman Reigns violated the Wellness Policy and got sidelined.
Finn Balor's Raw debut was spectacular. He grabbed this opportunity with open arms and became the inaugural WWE Universal Champion by defeating Seth Rollins at Summer slam 2016.
He was scheduled to remain at the top of the mountain (main roster) for the better part of 2016 in order to build him up as the next big thing. Balor was set to prove his dominance in the WWE but his injury pushed him aside. Since his return, he has become an afterthought and Roman Reigns is still being pushed by WWE.
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