Finn Balor
Fergal Devitt (born 25 March 1981) is an Irish professional wrestler. He is best known for his work in the WWE. He wrestles on RAW under the ring name Finn Balor. He is also well known by his former ring name Prince Devitt.
Devitt is previously known for his work in New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). During his time there, he was a three-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and six-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, holding the title with Minoru twice and with Ryusuke Taguchi four times. Devitt was also the winner of the Best of the Super Juniors tournament twice in 2010 and 2013. With New Japan' s working promotion with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), he made appearances for them and won the NWA World Historic Middleweight Champion once. Devitt was the leader of the Bullet Club stable.
Devitt signed with WWE' s NXT. He started using his current name. Balor won the NXT Championship. He held the title for 292 days. This was the longest time anyone had been champion until Adam Cole broke the record on 19 March 2020. During his time in NXT, Balor became the first co-winner of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. His partner was Samoa Joe. Shortly after going to the main roster, Balor became the first wrestler in WWE history to win a world title at their first pay-per-view. He was the second Irish world champion in WWE (after Sheamus). Balor is the quickest wrestler in WWE history to win a world title at 27 days after joining the main roster. He became the first WWE Universal Champion at SummerSlam 2016. Balor is also a two-time Intercontinental Champion and a one-time United States Champion.
WWE (2014-present)
NXT
On 28 July 2014, WWE said that they had signed Devitt to a contract and that he would report to NXT that same day.
On September 24,2014, it was announced that his new ring name would be Finn Balor. This name comes from the Irish mythological figures Fionn mac Cumhaill and Balor. Balor is Gaelic for" Demon King" .
In wrestling
Finishing moves
As Finn Balor
Coup de grace (Diving double leg foot stomp) As Prince Devitt
Bloody Sunday (Lifting single underhook DDT, he sometimes does it from the top rope) Brainbuster
Devitt' s End (High-angle Fujiwara armbar) Prince' s Throne (Fireman' s carry double knee gutbuster) Reverse Bloody Sunday (Lifting inverted DDT) Shingata Prince' s Throne (Overhead gutwrench backbreaker rack dropped into a double knee gutbuster) Signature moves
Airplane spin
Diving double foot stomp, sometimes to a tree of woe hung opponent
Dreamcast (Jumping corkscrew roundhouse kick) Overhead kick
Somersault suicide senton
With Ryusuke Taguchi
Double team finishing moves
Black Hole Vacation (Elevated double chickenwing by Taguchi dropped into a double knee gutbuster by Devitt) Black Sunday (Chickenwing facebuster (Taguchi) / Single underhook DDT (Devitt) combination) Moon Landing (Powerbomb (Taguchi) / Double knee backbreaker (Devitt) combination) Nicknames" Irish Young Gun" " Irish Captor" " Real Rock' n' Rolla" " Real Shooter" Entrance themes" Jump (DJ Power Mix)" by Eskimo (NJPW; 2006)" When the Sun Goes Down" by Arctic Monkeys (NJPW; 2007)" You' re the Best" by Joe Esposito (NJPW; 2008-2013)" Real Rock n Rolla" by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW; 2013-2014)" Last Chance Saloon" by Deviant and Naive Ted (NJPW; 2013-2014; used while a part of Bullet Club)" Real Rock' n Rolla (Breaking Point) (Tokyo Dome ver.)" by Yonosuke Kitamura (NJPW; 2014)" Catch Your Breath" by CFO$
Championships and accomplishments
American Wrestling Roadshow
Wrestling. Ie Championship (1 time) Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship (1 time) Insane Championship Wrestling
ICW Zero-G Championship (1 time) Kaientai Dojo
Best Tag Team Match (2010) with Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Makoto Oishi and Shiori Asahi on 17 April
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (3 times) IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (6 times) - with Minoru (2) and Ryusuke Taguchi (4) Best of the Super Juniors (2010,2013) J Sports Crown Openweight 6 Man Tag Tournament (2010,2011) - with Ryusuke Taguchi and Hirooki Goto
NWA UK Hammerlock
NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship (2 times) Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Ranked No. 3 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2016
Revolution Pro Wrestling
British Cruiserweight Championship (1 time) Rolling Stone
NXT Star of the Year (2015) Tokyo Sports
Best Bout Award (2010) with Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi on 11 October
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Most Underrated (2018) WWE
WWE Universal Championship (1 time, inaugural) WWE Intercontinental Championship (2 times) WWE United States Championship (1 time) NXT Championship (2 times) Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic (2015) - with Samoa Joe
NXT Championship #1 Contender' s Tournament (2015) NXT Year-End Award (3 times) Male Competitor of the Year (2015) Overall Competitor of the Year (2015) Match of the Year (2020)
References
Other websites
WWE profile
New Japan Pro Wrestling profile
1981 births
Living people
Irish professional wrestlers
WWE wrestlers
People from County Wicklow