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Finn Balor

Irish professional wrestler

Fergal Devitt (born 25 March 1981) is an Irish professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Finn Bálor. He is a member of The Judgment Day and one half of the World Tag Team Champions with JD McDonagh in their first reign as a team and Bálor's third reign individually. He is also well known by his former ring name Prince Devitt.

Finn Bálor
Bálor in 2024
Born (1981-03-25) 25 March 1981 (age 43)
Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)C.T.U Ranger Red (II)
Fergal Devitt
Finn Bálor
Pegasus Kid (II)
Prince Devitt
The Demon
Billed height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Billed weight86 kg (190 lb)
Billed fromBray, County Wicklow, Ireland
Trained byNWA UK Hammerlock
Andre Baker
Johnny Moss
Jon Ryan
New Japan Inoki Dojo
Debut2000

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 Be st 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 in 2014. He started using his current name. Bálor won the NXT Championship twice. He held the title the first time 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, Bálor became the first co-winner of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. His partner was Samoa Joe. Shortly after going to the main roster, Bálor 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. Bálor is also a two-time Intercontinental Champion, a one-time United States Champion, and a two-time Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champion with Damian Priest with both the Raw Tag Team Championship and SmackDown Tag Team Championship.

WWE (2014–present)

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NXT

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On 28 July 2014, WWE said that they had signed Devitt to a contract and that he would join NXT that same day.[1]

On September 24, 2014, it was announced that his new ring name would be Finn Bálor. This name comes from the Irish mythological figures Fionn mac Cumhaill and Balor. Balor is Gaelic for "Demon King".[2][3]

In wrestling

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Championships and accomplishments

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Devitt is a three-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship|IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion.
 
Bálor is a two-time NXT Champion, and also holds the record for longest combined reign at 504 days.
 
Bálor is a two-time [WWE Intercontinental Champion.

Footnotes

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  1. ↑ During his first two reigns, the title was called "WWE Raw Tag Team Championship" and was defended together with the SmackDown Tag Team Championship as the Undisputed Tag Team Championship.
  2. ↑ Defended together with the Raw Tag Team Championship as the Undisputed Tag Team Championship.

References

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  1. ↑ "WWE signs Fergal Devitt to NXT". WWE. Archived from the original on 2015-06-16. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
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  8. ↑ "Resolution '09". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  9. ↑ "『Super Jr.』参戦選手決定! 全日本から "レンタル移籍"のBushi、ロウ・キー、そしてドラゲーの"超・鳥人"Pacが初参戦!!". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  10. ↑ "『Super Jr.』出場メンバー決定!! DDTからケニー・オメガ! ドラゲーからリコシェ! CMLLのティタンも再来日!!". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-09-03.
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  12. ↑ "プリンス・デヴィット". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
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  14. ↑ "Last Chance Saloon (Bullet Club Theme)". DeviantandNaiveTed.Bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  15. ↑ "待望の第3弾! 12月10日（水）発売「NJPWグレイテストミュージックIII」の収録内容が遂に決定!!". New Japn Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-12-13.
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  25. ↑ "Best of the Super Jr. XX". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  26. ↑ "「このチームでメキシコに行こう！」6人タッグ王者・後藤＆田口＆デヴィットの"Apollo555"誕生!!". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
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  28. ↑ "「J Sports Crown」 ～無差別級6人タッグトーナメント～". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 June 2011.
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  32. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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  41. ↑ "NXT Championship". World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
  42. ↑ "WWE Intercontinental Championship". World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
  43. ↑ "WWE United States Championship". World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
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  45. ↑ "WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship". World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
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  50. ↑ WWE.com Staff (30 December 2020). "2020 NXT Year-End Award Winners". World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Retrieved 1 March 2021.

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