How Finn Balor ALMOST Became The Face of WWE
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How Finn Balor ALMOST Became The Face of WWE
Finn Balor was one of the most interesting and promising superstars that the WWE has seen in the last decade. He has proven time and time again from his Prince, Demon, and Judgement Day gimmicks that he cannot be boxed in and has it all to become a top star in WWE. In this Finn Balor documentary, we take a look at what happened in his career that derailed some of his momentum but also kept him at the top.
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@jamesearlcash1758
11 ай бұрын
I wonder who that person is who always craps on what HHH brings to the table with regards to the talent he pushes for? Who? Who? Who? lol What I don't get is why his recent story line with Seth didn't happen in 2017 which would have been more appropriate as opposed to WWE waiting 7 years to build up a story line around an old injury that see's him losing at the end. I think if his shoulder wasn't injured he wouldn't have been universal champion for long and I don't think he would have had a second run with it. If Vince wanted him to be the face of the company he would have been a champ sometime after he came back from his shoulder injury in 2017. His intercontinental title reigns weren't all that memorable other than his NXT run in which he seemed to be more over on that show than he is on the main roster. The only face he is, is the one his mom and fans love. lol
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@jamesearlcash1758YES
Balor deserves to be a world champion again 😢
@Wrestleology
11 ай бұрын
Facts
@lukepacis3963
11 ай бұрын
Balor and Drew both deserve to be world champion again, as well as Edge on his way out.
@positiveproductions6699
11 ай бұрын
Seriously though he never even got a proper chance with the universal title belt I understand that injuries happen but it really just stinks that it happened right then and there right when he got his big chance and unfortunately never got the opportunity again
@hqpack9526
11 ай бұрын
For sure
@hqpack9526
11 ай бұрын
@@lukepacis3963 edge doesn’t
Finn is one of the most underrated wrestlers of all time
@Wrestleology
11 ай бұрын
Completely agree
@hqpack9526
11 ай бұрын
Agree
@AlexTheDominator1453
11 ай бұрын
Not really, only on WWE because it's the most garbage wrestling company
@smoothrealism8259
11 ай бұрын
Nothing about him stands out
@katlehojohanne6099
11 ай бұрын
Are u crazy bro judgment day is ruling and fin is mainaventing money in the bank wit Seth
Still the saddest story in the industry for me… he’s one of my favorites of all time! I know what he’s capable of in terms of character work in Japan and NXT and I do desperately wish that they’d just let him run with it on the main roster! Finn has all the upsides and history in the world. And that promo on raw this week felt like an attempt to step in the right direction. The promo Finn cut there was genuinely really good! Problem is you couldn’t hear anything because even when Finn is given a serious script and is showing what a commodity he can be… the fans in the arena don’t take him serious because the main roster has never displayed him as such! 😓
@MarceloB1234
11 ай бұрын
If this is the saddest story in the industry go look up Chris Benoit lol
@k-dawgHI
11 ай бұрын
@@MarceloB1234 He is the saddest story to me *from a creative standpoint*. The way his career on the main roster played out just felt more disappointing than all the ones before and after. I know Benoit’s case is ‘sadder’ but A) I wasn’t really thinking about him and B) When I wrote the word ‘story’ I meant how their career played out on the main roster. And before Benoit committed his crimes he had a pretty damn good career and reputation for delivering good matches!
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@k-dawgHIFINN Balor
One could only imagine what peaks Balor could’ve reached if he wasn’t injured
@Wrestleology
11 ай бұрын
One of the biggest What Ifs in recent WWE history imo
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@WrestleologyFINN balor
@Sire_once
8 ай бұрын
Would have main evented a wrestlemania, won multiple world titles and established himself as the one of the greatest modern wwe superstars
@KadenHartley
Ай бұрын
Should of, would of, could of. Too bad, so sad, hehehehehe 🤣😛😅😅😅
@Psychadelicio
12 күн бұрын
He would be someone like amnbrose or kofi , you all should give your dealers contact number because you're too high
Finn Balor is the creator of the BULLET CLUB, the mentor of Becky lynch and JD McDonagh and has the longest combined reigns of all time as nxt champion 😮💨 What I'm trying to say is this man has done a lot for this business and deserves to be pushed more than one day as a universal champion.
@Wrestleology
11 ай бұрын
100%
@Tim0chiii
11 ай бұрын
I need Finn Balor to become Universal Champion soon fr. It just makes sense if you ask me.
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@Tim0chiiiYES
Finn is my favourite wrestler. I just love the guy and he is actually one of the few wrestlers who you can actually see is well talented in the ring . A veteran in the business and truly one of the best to do it . Hope he one day regains a world championship and go on an extraordinary run
@Wrestleology
11 ай бұрын
100% fam
@hqpack9526
11 ай бұрын
Same him and Cody and USOs
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@hqpack9526FINN balor
I always felt that finn has been underrated on the main roster, he was utilised so well by triple h in nxt but vince wouldn't let that happen in raw/smackdown because of reigns being the top guy at the moment
@jatinpathak8861
11 ай бұрын
Vince never liked slim fit guys
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@jatinpathak8861FINN Balor
@Firedoge6969
Ай бұрын
@@jatinpathak8861nah what abt the Austin Theory impress me vid lol
@Unregistered.HyperCam.2
27 күн бұрын
@@Firedoge6969 When Finn Balor came to NXT, I thought to myself, "He's great here, but his height and accent will have Vince immediately want to shut him down." When Austin Theory came to NXT, I thought to myself, "This guy is basically Finn Balor but 3" taller, no Irish accent, and 15 years younger. I see him being the next of Vince's storyline 'Chosen Ones'." I wasn't _too_ far off, I'd say.
@Firedoge6969
27 күн бұрын
@@Unregistered.HyperCam.2 yeah I hear ya, But Austin is more annoying and has the same build as Balor so I guess Vince wanted to bust on someone without consent
How hasn't HHH put the damn world title on this dude. Wasn’t Finn Hunter's guy.
@Wrestleology
11 ай бұрын
I think if HHH has been in charge from 2016 till now, Finn’s career would be way different tbh
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@WrestleologyFINN balor
@aroyewunolabode3896
Ай бұрын
He is doing good for him self now , it’s just they are sooo many top guys in wwe now soo many
Since i first saw finn in nxt he became one of my favorites. He deserves a good world title run
@Wrestleology
11 ай бұрын
Agreed
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@WrestleologyFINN balor
Met him when I was 17 he’s the loveliest bloke I’ve met. He could carry the company with his abilities. Deserves to beat Seth for an upset and shocking moment
My favourite wrestler. In my opinion he should be more acknowledged for what he has done for wrestling.
Finn Balor Would've been the best face in wwe!
@Wrestleology
11 ай бұрын
I agree, he was and honestly still is one of my absolute favorites of the modern era
@ulisesreyes6023
11 ай бұрын
Definitely could’ve been a multi world champion
@Vic_Chaos_
11 ай бұрын
@@ulisesreyes6023 he still can. It mostly depends on dumb fans like the ones that kept verbally spamming Seth Rollin's theme song as Bàlor was delivering some of the best character work of his WWE career... and then those same dumb fans wonder why Vunce shits in their mouths and treats them like, well, dumb fans...
@Bsfnelz20
11 ай бұрын
Definitely that injury fucked up his momentum. He should of came back to feud with Rollins and win the title 🙄
@zimamahmed3466
11 ай бұрын
I 100% percent agree with you
Seth ruined his main event push
@Sirius1914
Ай бұрын
Vince did. Rollins has no beef with Balor that much is clear, the injury was accidental. Balor is a phenomenal performer as highlighted by Triple H in NXT and in Balor's time in Japan, and he's consistency produced good matches for us; its Vince who up until the past few months, has been in charge of booking. Hopefully Hunter can bring my boy back to the top, we've been robbed of a prime Finn Balor.
I still to this day believe finn was the domino effect of vince being absolutely done with the indy nxt guys HHH brought in. Yes kevin owens got a title but after that. Nobody else was a top guy in the main roster.
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
Yes
@baileyryan96
9 ай бұрын
@@timschlewitz3468 it was almost like vince was afraid they would get injured too. I don't think he trusted them
My favourite wrestler of all time
@Wrestleology
11 ай бұрын
Hes one of my favorites too
@hqpack9526
11 ай бұрын
Top tier
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@hqpack9526FINN Balor
mr mcmahon It’s too stupid to understand Finn It’s supposed to be the next upcoming of the undertaker but mr mcmahon Decided to bury him
@Wrestleology
11 ай бұрын
Yep, same with Bray (which may or may not be the next video 👀)
@hqpack9526
11 ай бұрын
@@Wrestleology he could come back any day
@zimamahmed3466
11 ай бұрын
I just want mr mcmahon To leave wwe Forever Only then the happy days will come again Only then Finn Can rise again
@zimamahmed3466
11 ай бұрын
@@Wrestleologyalways wanted to see what will happen if bray wyatt and Finn balor Join force They are going to be unstoppable But it will never happen Because mr mcmahon Has a nut For a brain
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@zimamahmed3466FINN Balor
Sucks how WWE never put the belt on him again. I don't think he will beat Seth at MITB but It would be very cool if he ever got his victory back in the future.
@abhisheknahar7363
11 ай бұрын
I think next year September when Roman's time ends they should balor beat him as demon king.
@alexiecierra
10 ай бұрын
@abhisheknahar7363 Only way I see it is if Vince is gone forever from WWE and Triple H take control of WWE creative
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@alexiecierraFINN Balor
What an excellent video, you got a new sub, really well done I look forward to watching your back catalogue and future videos 😊
@Wrestleology
11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much fam, comment like this mean so much to me
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@WrestleologyYES
I swear i'm the ony one who says how good Finn is. It's so good to see someone share the same views!
6:05 so weird, he didnt get a match vs the champion directly, the first time ever i saw the former champion after an injury not getting a chance to win his title back
I hope finn will be the new world heavyweight champion at MITB
@Wrestleology
11 ай бұрын
I doubt it tbh, but it should for sure happen in the future
@hqpack9526
11 ай бұрын
Logan Paul he will fued with priest
@Nikobellic415
11 ай бұрын
@@WrestleologyHe will win the world heavyweight champion with the help of JD McDonough
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@Nikobellic415FINN Balor
Finn is like the Derrick Rose of WWE. an injury kept us from seeing the heights this man could've achieved
Balor vs Edge at WM was one of the best HIAC matches of all time, that win or lose doesn’t even matter to either one….Yeah!
Great video!! 🤝💯🔥
@Wrestleology
11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much fam
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@WrestleologyYES
I think Finn should bring back the judgement day demon and should be the leader I love the demon character it was so unique
Don't want to point the finger at anybody, but I blame Vince for Balór falling off
@Wrestleology
11 ай бұрын
oh of course, i feel like vince never really liked him
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@WrestleologyFINN balor
perfect video while i have a headache, thank u Wrestleology.
@Wrestleology
11 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed fam 💪🏼💜
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@WrestleologyYES
To me; Balor Lost to Edge but he came out as the bigger star because Finn kept appearing on TV even though he got 14 staples on his head while Edge just disappeared again.
Yoooo there is a lot of meat for Balor vs Damien... They have a long history of feuds back from NXT black and gold... Priest is undeniably going to be a future champion with his MITB cash-in.... I think it would be a perfect time to revisit the feud between them... And finally the long awaited civil war within judgement day...
Now that he is 41 I don't see him becoming a world champion again it's sad actually he is a brilliant package
@Blood-zz2kt
11 ай бұрын
Lol he can still win the world title he moves like a 20 year old
@RedhoodBeyond
10 ай бұрын
*Oldberg enters the chat*
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@Blood-zz2ktFINN Balor
I was at the survivor series match in Boston and I gotta say Balor and Aj put on the best match on the card
He finished the match in his PPV World title winning debut at SummerSlam in 2016 like a warrior not given a chance outside of NXT to prosper.... he's criminally one of the most underrated in history and i hope this current run with the judgment day nets him ALL THE GOLD he deserves.
@MetalMadness_00
7 ай бұрын
Fans are begging for him to be a world champion again
@Blood-zz2kt
7 ай бұрын
@@MetalMadness_00don’t think he will ever reach there again even though he’s my favorite current superstar
@MetalMadness_00
7 ай бұрын
@@Blood-zz2kt I know and pisses me off that he’s the guy who had everything taken from him and never recovered
@Blood-zz2kt
7 ай бұрын
@@MetalMadness_00 yeah I think he would have had successful universal title reigns just how aj did the wwe title
I really enjoy the way you speak. I'd love a Witcher video game lore vid from ya.
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
YES
The day Finn becomes a world champion will be insane
18:41 , He didn’t lose the title back to priest, he lost it to Austin theory.
@Wrestleology
11 ай бұрын
Youre right, my bad :(
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@WrestleologyFINN balor
I Hope Finn Balor becomes the Solo badass babyface we saw in his 2nd NXT run He should definitely win the 2024 Royal Rumble and Become the New World Heavyweight Champion by defeating Gunther(Who'll be the champion heading into the match). Balor vs gunther was robbed from us back in 2020 when gunther(walter) was the unstoppable NXT UK champion
w video ocne again
@Wrestleology
11 ай бұрын
Thank u fam 💪🏼💜
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@WrestleologyYES
It’s not too late
Anyone here after Cody finished his story
@jyce7375
Ай бұрын
Yea! 😂
This is some good ass content dude
@Wrestleology
11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much fam 🙏🏼
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@WrestleologyYES
Do one on how the bloodline started, from the beginning of the usos to Roman then being tribal chief and Paul heyman to what it is now from where it was to it’s forming and to now !! WE NEED THAT
@Wrestleology
11 ай бұрын
in the works :)
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@WrestleologyFINN balor
This video made me shed tears man... My boy deserves so much better 😢
If papa trips was in charge when he hurt his shoulder, he never would have lost his position. Vince hated injury prone wrestlers and gave up on finn.
This may be an unpopular opinion But I think Balor is a more believable babyface than Drew McIntyre
@Wrestleology
11 ай бұрын
Lowkey, I could definitely see how he could’ve been respected phenom character like Taker with the Demon gimmick. Unfortunately, imo they killed the demon for good with this years Mania loss
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@WrestleologyFINN balor
Thought it would go on a deep dive on his Prince Devitt and Venom character before the NXT stuff.
@Wrestleology
11 ай бұрын
Well that could definitely be a future video idea, but this was more focused on his time during WWE
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@WrestleologyYES
Samoa Joe, Roman Reigns, and Edge. The only men in WWE to beat Demon Balor..
@sharkybuddy7
Ай бұрын
Roman and edge should of never won
@mjohn3126
Ай бұрын
@@sharkybuddy7 I agree. Edge said he didn’t want to win that match, and the Roman match was just Vince foolery
He is my favourite too. But sadly they wanna see only roman and seth as a champion 🫥🫥🫥🫥🫥🫥🫥
you missed the fact that FINN BALOR PINNED ROMAN REIGNS (CLEAN) to earn the Universal Championship opportunity, that too in 2016 when Roman was being pushed to the throat as a face, that my friend is a bigggg achievement
He needs to bring the demon. I understand they want it to be an event every time he does, but it's sadly too long each time. I'd love to see him as the beast against damion priest. Priest has really shown he can hold the main event and have memorable matches. The only issue they have now is both titles to me are locked for a while. Seth rollins is by far the most over wrestler atm, and roman is doing roman.
I feel the same way about the WrestleMania match against edge
It was because vince hated him that he did bad on the main roster but on nxt it was different because of triple h liked him
@Wrestleology
11 ай бұрын
Well tbh it wasnt his fault he got injured
@Jadesterification
11 ай бұрын
Bro he was world champion within a month on the main roster
@mrbonesyt1941
11 ай бұрын
@@Jadesterification and he lost it and vince berried him
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@mrbonesyt1941FINN Balor
Balor should at least be a six time world champion in wwe
Finn is sucha goat, he deserves a major title run
Give this guy some gold already, geez
And now Rhea is the leader of JD, crazy.
judgement day will be the perfect reason why he gets that belt again
might be making a comeback with his recent attacks on rollins
Hopefully the Old finn returns
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
YES
He is One of My Favorite WWE Wrestler of All Time... So I also Waiting for a Great Single Run of Him
WWE frustrates the hell out of me when it comes to some/a lot of great talent. They’ve massively fumbled with Finn, Cesaro, and the biggest one to me being Shinsuke Nakamura. Shit is so crazy.
I need more of this Bianca! She absolutely seeeeerrrrved!!
Rollins ruined Balor's career and gets pushed over Balor every time lol
The Fatal 4 Man Iron Man match ended in a "draw" at Super-Tuesday 1 with Cole and Balor both scoring 2 Falls. Then the next week at Super-Tuesday 2 they had a 1-on-1 match
I hope Finn gets to the top of wwe
Balor v Bryan wyatt was awesome
There's few I'm more impressed with than Finn in today's era. One of the greatest in-ring performer I've ever seen and alter ego, Demon is genius.
In WWE regardless of how the wrestler performs in-ring or with their promo skills sometimes it really doesn't matter if the creatives have the most power on the outcome of the matches. I even wonder if wrestlers are graded every match and that gives enough consideration for the creatives to favor the outcome to the performers. I guess in these cases, you really just to have audience appeal and need to suck-up to management to get a win.
Balor should betray judgment day and bring demon balor back
When he came back he should’ve been sent to the top.
Such a huge what if
My favorite wrestler ❤
The Prince > 1st NXT run > Judgment Day > Main Roster Call Up
I pray Balor gets to be a World Chamouon at some point. Once the title is off Roman there will be so many options for both top belts.
Balor losing to edge was worse than Cody losing to Roman.
U forgot to talk about finn last nxt match with nakamura
It would have been better if we have Balor as leader of a faction called The Demon Cult with Alister Black, Murphy and Rhea.
Balor vs kevin ladder match (legendary match)
Finn balor had so much potential man what could have been him being the first ever universal champion is crazy
@Wrestleology
11 ай бұрын
Factual
@Osman-kv1vw
11 ай бұрын
@@Wrestleology nah personally I think Finn is a joke It's good that ge got injured bc we eventually got ko which he's more deservin than finn
@danchiziofficial2159
11 ай бұрын
@@Osman-kv1vw you think Finn joke well then that just you
@Osman-kv1vw
11 ай бұрын
@DanchiZi Official well name one good feud Name one good promo Name one good moment And is he on the level of kevin Owen
@danchiziofficial2159
11 ай бұрын
@@Osman-kv1vw I don't have to tell you why his good is this a joke or did you watch his NXT run?
Balor shoulda won at WM
@Wrestleology
11 ай бұрын
10000000%, that decision pissed me off so much
@stillwaiting6037
11 ай бұрын
@@WrestleologyI was actually quite happy with it
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@stillwaiting6037FINN Balor
I hope balor wins the world heavyweight title against Seth at summerslam.
Finn will always be one of my favourite wrestlers, in Japan and in WWE. It's a shame his position fell after he got injured in the inaugural universal championship match but Finn will always be one of the goats and I hope we see more of the demon and main even Finn in the future, hopefully in judgement day but if not I think another solo run is overdue, maybe the united states champion? or heck even beat Seth at some point down the line if Seth's taking his movie career more seriously now. One can only hope :)
We need a fin movement
Blud for me he is still the best hope he can achieve peak again
Vinnie mack: not impressed
Still don’t understand why Finn lost that WM match to edge they killed that demon career
@VitaTapueluelu
10 ай бұрын
technically Samoa Joe First beated the demon, but i agree they didn't have make him lose twice !
@h2hoee780
10 ай бұрын
@@VitaTapuelueludidn’t he lose to Roman reigns ?
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@h2hoee780FINN Balor
Balor vs Brock at Royal Rumble was dope!
That injury DERAILED him
Finn Is Definitely Underrated.
I miss this Finn Balor
Even though he probably won’t I would love so much for him to bring back the demon at mitb and win the heavyweight title,It’d be the perfect revenge story after the universal title match in 2016
@stillwaiting6037
11 ай бұрын
For it to be a revenge story seth should be the one to win the match since he lost in the first one
@IshakPasha23
11 ай бұрын
@@stillwaiting6037 Yeah but he injured Finn in the match,forcing him to vacate the title a day later and severely slowing his momentum at the time
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@IshakPasha23FINN Balor
His Prince schtick could've easily been a badass antihero if only they capitalized on that..still irks me that it felt like they completely ignored his best incarnation when he came back to the main roster 😕
@Tzgrey77
4 ай бұрын
NXT PriXce was goated
If Finn doesn’t win a world champion I will get violent
my #1 of all time. he will always be.
@AryanNarula
5 ай бұрын
not to forget he's the first wrestler in WWE history to win a world title in their pay-per-view debut and the quickest wrestler in WWE history to win a world title at 27 days!
Dude I love obby lashley
How i wished he won the title again..especially that 7 yrs in making storyline..he so deserved to win...plus it would have created interesting story with Damien
Most people don't know who bullet club are. To pretend they are one of the most influential factions of all time is laughable
@Micheal_Anthony_1996
12 күн бұрын
You don't know what most people know or don't 😂
@allensmith4863
12 күн бұрын
@@Micheal_Anthony_1996 yeah no idea. Don't spend any time within the fandom for the last 40 years. No chance of being anywhere near a conversation where the bullet club is brought up or not brought as is the reality. Go Google "bullet club hot topic merch" to see just how relevant they are to the American public Get out of the basement mark
He needs his momentum again. He works better as a face or he should be become an extremely brutal and dominant heel
@Wrestleology
11 ай бұрын
I actually agree with that
@timschlewitz3468
9 ай бұрын
@@WrestleologyFINN balor
To me, WWE made Damien Priest stand out more than Finn Balor in the Judgement Day.
"He's always struggled in the main roster for some reason". He's too short to be a top guy and his mic skiil is absolutely horrible. That's the reason. I like Finn but that's just the truth