Why Finn Balor Rarely Dons Fans' Favorite Version Of Himself

Why Finn Balor Rarely Dons Fans' Favorite Version Of Himself #wwe #wrestler #finnbalor

[@b.e.r.nnetwork8251]

Life is so crazy. His momentum was slowed because of his injury and now when he's kind of like in the background he's healthy as hell.

[@donniejefferson9554]

Not shocking. When he is at the top and has to go all out on a regular basis, he gets hurt. When he's in less matches and can take it a little easier, he gets hurt less

[@hypnoticimage9687]

It’s Seth freaking Rollins fault, watch the match again and he literally is trying to hurt Balor and cause that injury.

[@skrilla-702]

@@hypnoticimage9687Finn literally didn’t sell the move right

[@BA22378]

He seems very happy with where he's at

[@theYPa1]

​@@skrilla-702uh...selling comes after the impact. He was on Seth's shoulders and Seth had full control. If this was a female wrestler you would call your own comment "victim blaming". Do you even understand the words you threw here?

[@yourinfinitepotential6989]

His demon character is what really separated him from the other wrestlers and made him stood out!

[@slamdangles]

and now he doesnt want to do it lol

[@mattt115]

Takes too much time and hasno real change lol like it's great to see but doesn't do anything

[@MelancoliaI]

that and a great entrance theme. makes a big difference

[@paulruano1903]

And still he looked/performed like a jobber... So the whole persona became redundant. The point of the alterego was at least to give some sort of "superblost"-character. But when that alterego performs as badly or even worse... just looses. Then that whole "boost" fizzles out very quickly.

[@mattt115]

@@paulruano1903 talking about Finn?

[@mattkaraffa6573]

It's not a crutch at all, it's an alter ego

[@KalebB.46]

But because of the demon persona WWE made it seem like he cant win without it. So maybe he got rid of it all together bc he wants to win on his own

[@eltoro_ttv]

​@@KalebB.46this was also the case with the fiend

[@OscarASevilla]

It is a crutch. It's like Super saiyan in dragon ball z. If you have it, and it makes you better or more powerful and would lead to doing better in the ring against someone and winning the match, then why not have it all the time? And then, what, are you always supposed to win when he has that persona on? Cos that just adds predictability. And if he loses with Demon status on, then must mean he is shit, since even when doing it, he can't win or guarantee a win.

[@Fencellisk]

​@OscarASevilla i agree with you except not like DragonBall Z. This is real life. Lol! You have to see it from the performers' perspective. It's just makeup. He can do all the same things with our without it. It's even worse when in New Japan, Kota Ibushi had a bit of a demon mode he switched to during a match with no paint. Lol!

[@alexanderromeo5367]

​@@FencelliskLOL!¡!!!!¡!!!!

[@mattkaraffa6573]

Bring back the character

[@stevenl4950]

It’s a joke why bother

[@SoulKhaosGaming]

⁠@@stevenl4950wat have u done in ur life to be calling something a joke or someone 😂😂😂

[@stevenl4950]

@@SoulKhaosGaming who are you ? And why do u care what I think 🤔

[@SoulKhaosGaming]

@@stevenl4950 just like my name says, and obviously you did you replied🤦🤡😂

[@stevenl4950]

@@SoulKhaosGaming like I said who are you and why do u care 🤡 go get laid instead of worrying about what I think

[@bgfarm857]

To be fair they did kinda bury the demon. They took his extremely special persona who only needed to show up once or twice a year and was supposed to basically be unstoppable and made him lose, I think twice in a row. It should have only popped up at Mania or one of the other big 4 PPVs with him winning if it pops up and Vince just saw it as a toy making machine

[@obsoletemule7428]

He fought Roman who I could understand why he lost but roman didnt rack up the long streak as yet so he could have realistically taken a loss at that point. As for Edge. He should have won that but I understand the concussion thing might have screwed that up

[@brokenluis1851]

Yeah exactly. The way he lost to Roman was so dumb. And then losing against Edge made no sense and was a big stupid decision imo, specially knowing that he was going to leave the company a few months after that

[@jb7363]

Maybe he can revive it someday when Judgment Day feuds with Uncle Howdy 👀

[@MileyNguyen]

Hi Finn Baller, I love your muscles and Khanh I be in the judgment day and I will support a subscribe

[@markrussell3414]

Finn balor a legend in the wrestling 🦾🦾

[@r3tr0_r3dux_2]

Dumbass can't even spell his name correctly...smh

[@KHLthe2nd]

Balor*

[@HueyBravo115]

Legend my ass

[@goreyboyz8564]

@@HueyBravo115you clearly have no clue what he did in Japan. You sound extremely ignorant

[@HueyBravo115]

@@goreyboyz8564 outside of forming bullet club and 3 iwgp Jr title runs when the division was paper thin doesn't make him a legend. I'm not ignorant at all. I just disagree. You assuming based on a single sentence is the true ignorance

[@armandomorelos2500]

Demon Balor should have been undefeated in wwe. Would have held some merit

[@daleduckling9441]

No

[@Kanders190]

So then every time he uses it, we know he'll win and when he doesn't use it for a big match, we know he'll lose. Brilliant.

[@NY_7]

​@@Kanders190.....So that means watching Undertaker at Wrestlemania sucked because you knew he was guaranteed a win all the time too? Or was it great because he put on amazing matches? But they finally pulled the trigger at the end of his last couple of years and made him lose twice. Balor could do they same with the fans not knowing when it could end.

[@Kanders190]

@@NY_7 Taker losing twice at WM would show that he actually wasn't "guaranteed" to win and that your point is kind of moot.

[@NY_7]

@@Kanders190 ....Not really, you're obviously not reading what I wrote. The Demon could go on a winning streak making the fans wonder when, who and how he could and might lose, just like the fans wondered if the streak with the Undertaker would go unbroken. No one knew he was going to lose, they thought it would continue until he retired.

[@OiledUpBabies]

He probably retired it because wwe treated him the same when he wore the makeup. It used to be an instant win, now it's an instant lose. Plus all the reasons listed in the video

[@njnbrlre2679]

One more time Against the judgement day

[@andyking8776]

We need the Demon

[@eduardoalvarezcoronado9115]

That would be a great way to both dissolve the stable as well to give him a huge and deserved push to the main events

[@auzfox1789]

Priest is going to fight the demon soon

[@BizarreWrld]

Sounds like a great match to me.

[@DarkOneCFH]

Bring the Demon back! CHAOS!

[@austinperry1671]

Anyone seeing the undertaker knows that something meant to terrorize the fans will make them love you more

[@miguelorengojr.3654]

As someone who did this in college for a costume contest. Can confirm it took me 8 hours to get all the paint on. Taking it off wasnt fun either

[@brianbasham3517]

He should have protected the Demon character like Scott Hall protected the Razor's Edge move. If he wasn't winning, then he should have just refused to use the Demon character. It's a persona he should have brought out only when the odds were stacked against him in a PPV.

[@GinkgoPete]

Didnt he only lose to Roman in that really stupid Looney Tunes finish?

[@AyoKarrr]

@@GinkgoPetehe lost to Samoa Joe and Edge as well

[@soulsurvivor32]

He doesn't make the rules sadly

[@NOname-bv2jy]

Face paint doesn't give you superpowers

[@brianbasham3517]

@@NOname-bv2jy no shit. It's just about protecting the character and the mythos of it. This is how you build up a character for the main event. Once you lose, that mythos is gone.

[@user-qo2wg2hr1w]

Handsome 😍

[@hellishrain1835]

It may be time consuming but goddamnit was “The Demon” over. Wish Vince did more with it; but you all know how he is

[@Gekkco]

Finn Baller literally didn’t want to do it anymore and here you are bringing up Vince. This is all you knew WWE fans do.

[@mattt115]

​@@Gekkcoright????? Fans are so weird

[@xSKY23]

@@Gekkcodoesn’t excuse making him get beat with the demon persona

[@Drushy_G]

Devitt sees it as Frustration We see it as liberation

[@huge_legend9944]

Goldust painted himself every time

[@tyricewhitaker]

Goldust just painted his face, and finn paints his face back and his chest.

[@paulruano1903]

And golddust is just one same color basicly. No artwork etc. And still golddust looks like clown tbf. But golddust has the rest of his gimmick to set him apart from others.

[@sarveshrajpoot1790]

Finn balor is a wrestling icon he is the founder of bullet club, trained so many wrestlers like Becky etc., second leader of judgement day and many more achievements he truly deserves more respect

[@Pablo-uq6tr]

We never got the demon vs the frend

[@KHLthe2nd]

Fiend*

[@bassemmotaz7042]

I like the idea of that his demon can return in the very high personal stakes , like what happend in his last match versus Edge Makes it pretty special and gives it a different story level elevation

[@twade8631]

He should do “bad guy” things when he is the demon then if he wants us to hate it.

[@dylanbryant3547]

Bring back the demon king

[@verbalengine95]

It should be treated like something special, and only brought out when the story demands something so intense that Finn MUST become the demon. But they also need to protect the character anytime they use it or it loses it's meaning. Like Foley did with Cactus Jack. The fueds with Triple H and Randy Orton wouldn't have been the same if it was the same Mankind or Mick Foley we'd seen, but the carnage those matches had and the respect given to the character Cactus Jack meant any match with Cactus Jack was gonna be a life or death struggle

[@davidtownsend1035]

I don’t think he will ever be main event again without it the whole point is needing the demon to come out to beat the odds

[@shredmasta-or7js]

finn being the demon is and will be better than the finn right now. the demon was only their for the demon. now finn with judgement, it wouldnt surprise me if he brought the demon back to go against priest

[@GuchianoDesigns]

I love the demon character but I don't like the personality that Balor had now.

[@rendellbright6019]

I just want to see Finn Balor be Prince Dewitt again and lead the Bullet Club instead of being in The Judgement Day taking a back seat.

[@bigchees3850]

So you want him to leave?The group that has in his own words made him the happiest in his entire career.You're wild for that

[@bighammer172]

I liked the response not disrespectful or anything respect earned ​@@bigchees3850

[@kinglegault]

Jim Carey is going "this mother is spitting"

[@user-sr7xl1sw7l]

I love the demon.

[@RedhoodBeyond]

I miss the Demon character but I respect Finn's decision to not use it anymore

[@spangdeez498]

Coulda swore I heard it was bc the paint + the sweat made him slick and it was unsafe to work that way… maybe that was something totally different then

[@dayanabass6006]

I still remember that video that aired on Raw when Balor came on the main roster....the video in which he introduced the fans to his demon....to the meaning of Balor...it was awesome.

[@vongola11thboss67]

Finn looks damn good in red.

[@jcgreens]

Demon balor vs the fiend would have been a match we will all love...

[@Metasota]

just read the entitlement in the comments. he gave a clear and logical explanation as to why he doesn’t do it just for people to shrug it off and tell him to do it anyway because that’s what YOU want. we’re regressing rapidly daily.

[@The808Ohana]

Who would've thought the best way to defeat Demon Finn Balor was a broken turnbuckle 😮‍💨

[@anthonytippett5997]

That’s weird how the demon has that effect on him but the fiend had the opposite effect on Bray

[@user-ph3dx2et3r]

It freaking cool.

[@tubbymontana7090]

Demon should’ve won at mania edge ain’t a real one for not putting over fin . He could’ve said no I want fin to have his mania moment but no edge beat him in hell in a cell and jumped ship now we know all those years of criticizing cena for not putting barret over at summer slam was bs it’s easy for him to say since he was never in that position but given the opportunity we saw he did not change plans to put over a younger talent 😂

[@joshuaottley7902]

The loss still could have done a lot for his character, if they didn't cool him off. Taking a ladder to the head that busted him open was accidental, but there was so much they could have done with it that they didn't do. I agree that he should have won, but since they went the other way, they didn't even capitalise on it.

[@heateddragon7912]

That was a Vince call I believe

[@saimcheeda93]

Edge totally buried The Demon. I'm still mad at the match result

[@heateddragon7912]

@@saimcheeda93 Especially since not even a year later he would leave the company

[@joshuaottley7902]

@@heateddragon7912 couldn't be anyone else but Vince.

[@adrianalvarez4876]

He really brings it out in manger rivalry.

[@Psychogames_YT]

It’s understandable he got tired of doing it but I do love it when he did it broski is a legend for doing it for so many years

[@goodtim3s394]

That Punisher look was sick

[@Mathias6x]

I don't see why it takes that long seriously

[@zayytesla]

Loved finn still do 🤞🏾

[@Muker29]

I prefer Finn Balor the demon they making him look like a follower in judgement day and still believe they did him dirty after he came back from injury and he had to vacate the title!!

[@liontamer8961]

Man who different things would have been if he wasn’t injured the night he got the title. Fucking gutted for him

[@222daley]

She shifts the goal post so much it’s fucking crazy

[@kastle1972]

Punisher skull was solid💀🤙🏻

[@WizardoftheGhost]

The demon is the reason most ppl still love ya finn! And u got a pretty neat name!

[@LoloKuki]

finn balor has this “main character” vibe to him, with a good story line he could become the next john cena

[@chaoticpmx]

Bigger than Roman Reigns

[@user-nx2sy3qq8y]

An abslute Gorgeous woman ❤️

[@KingJay426]

Crazy

[@TylerBermudez]

The Judgment Day Prince Finn Balor

[@rishitgrover6883]

Good time to bring back the demon king would be to turn against damian and judgement day for absolute domination

[@tequilapapii5936]

*With his current booking I honestly forgot ‘Demon Finn Balor’ was a thing* 😭

[@frankrappa4765]

He doesn't use 1916 anymore either 😢

[@HighWoody]

Went from beating Roman and Seth and now he’s stuck in the middle of card. Let Finn win the money in the bank and cash in on Damien at one of the big shows and start a rivalry

[@classicjlive5149]

Since Vince McMahon has been gone we no longer see the demon

[@franmase2857]

Bring it back bro … breaks my heart seeing you ride Damian’s success

[@billystyran]

The punisher based one is so cold

[@elidaguy1403]

I mean the fans love it cuz he won most of his matches with it even becoming the first universal champ hasn’t been the same since

[@SteveEwhe]

I love the demon...i think the demon has only lost once...can seem to remember

[@ChristopherLoyd-wq8vl]

Hasn't been seen since the one loss to Roman reigns

[@jeffallen4393]

And him not doing the demon anymore is why he wont ever be champion again

[@brainthebrian3690]

Quite the opposite actually, the faster he drops that kind of crap and finds a real character the better things will be. Him simply being on judgement day has given him his most consistently good run yet. Even he realise this.

[@jeffallen4393]

@brainthebrian3690 no you dont know what your talking about finn had way more fans and was way more popular as the demon then he ever will without it thats why right now with judgment day he is stuck only doing tag team matches and mid card singles and he loses alot of matches with the demon is how he became the 1st universal champion his best run has and always will be with using the demon part of his character masks and facepaint have always and will always make wrestlers more popular

[@GinkgoPete]

Yeah no... He got cooled off by Vince for the cardinal Sin of getting injured and even when he got white hot again, while still having the demon mind you, Vince booked him to dress as a pumpkin and shit. His shoddy booking had 0 to do with the demon lol

[@jeffallen4393]

@GinkgoPete he got big again because of bray wyatt attacking him and everyone wanting the fiend vs the demon this is probably why we didn't get that match and if he would have done it even after a loss it would have boosted him up just like everytime he becomes the demon thats what people want from him is the demon to not do it only hurts his career which is why he is a mid card jobber right now

[@brainthebrian3690]

@@jeffallen4393 See that right there, you're proving mine and his point about it being a crutch, everyone's like "he won't make it without demon", cause everyone thinks normal Finn is bland. No one so far on the main roster has really been impressed with the demon anyway, at first it's shiny and "cool" but no one cares about it after they see it, and only finds it lacking and gimmicky. He needs to be more, again, even Finn realizes this.

[@Msh42069]

I think he could do some more individual character work with the Demon. Just bring it for PLEs. The thing is…I think he’s just happier doing Judgement Day since he loves doing the group thing to get people over. I mean they have arguably the heel with the most heat in Dom, who was pretty stale as Rey’s son, and they are probably going to ride that heel wave to give Priest a strong face turn, or have their new heel faction on raw. Either way, he’s guaranteed to be on tv. Frankly it makes a lot of sense for the man. Doesn’t stop me from always playing as Demon Finn every time I have time for a video game or two.

[@blakestout5276]

We need main event Finn back. Hopefully when the judgment day breaks up. I need the demon back asap!

[@neilwatson9709]

The ring name Finn Balor is an interesting choice. The hero and the fire breathing giant all tied up in one person. A juxtaposition of fates bound together in a heroic Celtic myth...nice

[@Mr._Maniac]

I really hope that he changes his mind at some point and brings the demon back. I get the reasons to stop doing it, but it’s what I love most about Finn. Even if it’s only like a once per year, major PLE thing.

[@ahranlee1266]

Finn with less facial hair looked great. I miss him

[@AWtoney2.0pogs]

It one of my fav characters 😭😭

[@MissTia777]

He lookin FIIIINNNNEEEEE!!!!!!

[@alexmorpheus6762]

Finn Balor should play Venom one day.

[@andrewhernandez9370]

Balor always reminds me of a buff Ian Curtis

[@jb7363]

Revive it someday in a storyline with Uncle Howdy. Need to pull off Uncle Howdy perfectly first though .

[@diamond_bubble]

That’s a fine man🔥

[@vaishnavnair6468]

They buried the character that powerbombed Bobby Lashley like it was expected like man Demon Balor was so cool to watch

[@Workrategetschingy]

I’d die to see him come out as demon fin one last time

[@sevenswordsin]

Bring it back 😢

[@LeoTheWizard]

the thumbnail looks like a picture of MatPat being taken over by a venom symbiote lol

[@ammonition1206]

26:45 damn she got a face full of hair 😂😂😂

[@cleonRIP]

Dude could walk onto a Mudvayne concert 😂

[@leerunion519]

I still think the Demon king should appear once again to Remind people who he is and why you don't push to that extreme..

[@YoungShiner02]

In the recent episode of Raw June 17th 2024 during the Judgement day promo in the background you could see a mini red suitcase with the demon logo maybe hinting a surprise return

[@objectionheresay9668]

I'm glad Slingblade McDropkick is doing away with crutches.

[@sunnys2205]

I am big fan of him

[@leartistique2221]

Oh the be able to paint that physique

[@richardstanley7661]

Nobody is afraid of a 100 lb man

[@D4RKSicK]

He literally just needs to do the hahaha part and he looks cool then 🤣

[@rexeno]

I can now understand why the demon was so powerful, 6 hours of frustration unleashed

[@roderickspencerjr.2482]

Mannnnn ima miss Demon Finn Balor😭

[@Hadouken4545]

It’s not about what is on the outside but what is within……

[@sam-ry5pu]

Now you can know ... Art is not easy ...

[@OckWock]

just sayin demon king vs black heart “aka lio rush” would be a banger

[@jasonrashid1027]

The entire Judgement Day should do the paint

[@KayamaKoomori]

That’s like saying the Undertaker gimmick was a crutch for Mark Calaway. If a Gimmick works, then it Works! Balor had amazing matches against world champions as the demon persona, and without it, he’s a grunt in the judgement day

[@WillYouPandaMe]

The Demon Finn Balor vs Damian Priest, with Finn finally winning. Come on, WWE make it happen!

[@christiansollner440]

Would have been my fav. way to end Takers streak to end it with the beginning of a new streak by the demon at mania like a proper way to hand over the torch

[@GeekExtremist]

My main problem with "The Demon" was it was mostly still just Balor. He sometimes would fight a little more aggressive, but overall he used his same exact moveset. I would have liked to have seen him use moves and a finisher only The Demon, and make it where The Demon can kick out of finishers easier than Balor himself. I also absolutely hated the head pieces. His body pant personas in NJPW were so much better.

[@daviddrake4715]

It's a shame we never got a Demon Vs. Deadman match or a Demon Vs. The Undertaker Vs. The Fiend . Taker could have passed the supernatural torch to Finn after Bray's unfortunate passing.

[@darkhallwayz1980UndertakerKane]

He needs to bring the demon back for judgement day

[@Tatakae143]

Athu thaan bro one tail beast and antha ooru kage payan thaan gaara, Hokage - leaf village Kazekage - sand village