Finn Balor

Mar 10, 2013 - by Jamie Cruickshank

Real name: Fergal Devitt
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 178 lbs.
Date of birth: July 25, 1981
Hometown: Bray, Ireland
Pro debut: June 2000
Trained by: NWA:UK Hammerlock, Andre Baker, Johnny Moss, Jon Ryan, Inoki Dojo
Finishing move: The Coup de Grace

Biography

– On September 27, 2003, Team Ireland (Devitt & Paul Tracey) defeated Team England (Kung Fu Kid & Kurupt)
– On October 27, 2004, Devitt defeated Dru Onyx to win the NWA British Commonwealth Title
– On October 8, 2005, Devitt defeated Dru Onyx to win the NWA British Commonwealth Title
– On October 15, 2005, Devitt defeated Mike Bennett to retain the NWA British Commonwealth Title
– On October 27, 2005, Devitt defeated Bob Evans to retain the NWA British Commonwealth Title. He defeated Michael Sain two days later to retain the title again
– In early 2006, Devitt received a surprise call from New Japan Pro Wrestling and joined their Dojo
– In April 2006, Devitt made his New Japan debut (losing to El Samurai) under the ring name ‘Prince Devitt’, which he uses to this day
– On January 27, 2008, Devitt & Minoru defeated Dick Togo & Taka Michinoku to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On July 21, 2008, Devitt & Minoru defeated Legend (Jushin Liger & Akira) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On August 16, 2008, Devitt & Minoru defeated Legend to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On July 5, 2009, Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi defeated The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On July 20, 2009, Devitt & Taguchi defeated Milano Collection AT & Taichi to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On September 13, 2009, Devitt & Taguchi defeated The Motor City Machine Guns to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On December 4, 2009, Devitt & Taguchi defeated Koji Kanemoto & Nobuo Yoshihashi to retain the IWGP Junior Heavywight Tag Team Titles
– In December 2009, Devitt made his first appearance outside Japan in over 3 years
– On January 4, 2010, Devitt & Taguchi defeated Averno & Ultimo Guerrero to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On February 14, 2010, Devitt & Taguchi defeated Dick Togo & Gedo to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On June 13, 2010, Devitt defeated Kota Ibushi to win the NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Tournament
– On June 19, 2010, Devitt defeated Naomichi Marufuji to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– On June 30, 2010, Devitt, Taguchi & Hirooki Goto defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kushida & Tajiri to win the J-Sports Crown Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Tournament
– On July 11, 2010, Devitt defeated Atsushi Aoki to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– On July 19, 2010, Devitt & Taguchi defeated El Samurai & Koji Kanemoto to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On September 3, 2010, Devitt defeated Kenny Omega to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– On September 26, 2010, Devitt & Taguchi defeated Gedo & Jado to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On December 11, 2010, Devitt defeated Davey Richards to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– On January 4, 2011, Devitt defeated Kota Ibushi to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– On January 23, 2011, Devitt & Taguchi defeated Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On January 30, 2011, Devitt & Taguchi defeated NOSAWA Rongai & Taichi to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On February 20, 2011, Devitt defeated TAKA Michinoku to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– On March 19, 2011, Devitt defeated KUSHIDA to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– On March 20, 2011, Devitt & Taguchi defeated Taichi & TAKA Michinoku to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On April 17, 2011, Devitt & Taguchi defeated Little Galaxy (Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi) to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On May 3, 2011, Devitt & Taguchi defeated Davey Richards & Rocky Romero to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On May 14, 2011, Devitt defeated Low Ki to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– On May 15, 2011, Devitt & Taguchi defeated Homicide & Low Ki to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On June 23, 2011, Devitt, Taguchi & Hirooki Goto defeated Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Jushin Liger to win the J-Sports Crown Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Tournament
– On August 14, 2011, Devitt & Taguchi defeated Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On September 11, 2011, Devitt & Taguchi defeated TAKA Michinoku & Taichi to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On September 19, 2011, Devitt defeated Kushida to win the vacant IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– On November 12, 2011, Devitt defeated TAKA Michinoku to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– On December 4, 2011, Devitt defeated Davey Richards to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– On December 23, 2011, Devitt defeated Rocky Romero to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– On January 4, 2012, Devitt & Taguchi defeated Davey Richards & Rocky Romero to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– In March 2012, Devitt made his first venture to Mexico, touring with CMLL
– On March 30, 2012, Devitt defeated Volador Jr to win the NWA Historic Middleweight Title
– On July 8, 2012, Devitt defeated Taichi to retain the NWA Historic Middleweight Title
– On July 29, 2012, Devitt defeated Volador Jr to retain the NWA Historic Middleweight Title
– On August 24, 2012, Devitt fought FCP Champion MK McKinnan to a time-limit draw
– On November 11, 2012, Devitt defeated Low Ki to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title for a third time
– On November 16, 2012, Devitt defeated Marty Scurll to win the British Cruiserweight Title
– On December 2, 2012, Devitt defeated El Ligero, Mark Haskins & Noam Dar to retain the British Cruiserweight Title
– On January 4, 2013, Devitt defeated Kota Ibushi & Low Ki in a 3-Way Match to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– On February 10, 2013, Devitt defeated Ryusuke Taguchi to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– On March 31, 2013, Devitt defeated Marty Scurll & Zack Sabre Jr in a 3-Way Match to retain the RPW British Cruiserweight Title
– On April 5, 2013, Devitt defeated Alex Shelley to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– At Wrestling Dontaku ’13, Devitt & Bad Luck Fale defeated Captain New Japan & Ryusuke Taguchi
– In May 2013, Devitt became a founder member of the Bullet Club stable, alongside Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Karl Anderson
– On June 15, 2013, Devitt defeated Jushin Thunder Liger to retain the RPW British Cruiserweight Title
– At NJPW Dominion ’13, Devitt defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi
– At NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling ’13, BULLET CLUB (Prince Devitt, Karl Anderson & Bad Luck Fale) defeated Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Kota Ibushi
– On October 19, 2013, Devitt defeated Ricochet to retain the RPW British Cruiserweight Title
– On March 30, 2013, Devitt defeated Mark Coffey to win the ICW Zero-G Title
– On April 7, 2014, Devitt resigned from his position with New Japan amid rumours that he had signed with WWE. The rumours were confirmed a month later
– In September 2014, Devitt reported to NXT to begin his WWE developmental contract. His ringname was changed to Finn Balor
– Balor debuted in NXT at the September 25 tapings, aiding Hideo Itami against The Ascension
– On October 23, Balor made his NXT in-ring debut, teaming with Itami to defeat Justin Gabriel & Tyson Kidd
– At NXT Takeover R:Evolution, Balor & Itami defeated The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor)
– In January 2015, Balor entered the NXT Title Contenders Tournament, defeating Curtis Axel in the first round, then Hideo Itami in the second
– At NXT Takeover: Rival, Balor defeated Adrian Neville to win the NXT Title Contenders Tournament
– At NXT Takeover: Unstoppable, Balor defeated Tyler Breeze to again become number one contender to the NXT Title
– On WWE’s Beast In The East network special, Balor defeated Kevin Owens to win the NXT title
– At Takeover: Brooklyn, Balor defeated Owens in a Ladder Match to retain the NXT Title
– At Takeover: Respect, Balor teamed with Samoa Joe to win the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, defeating Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder and Baron Corbin & Rhyno at the event
– At NXT Takeover: London, Balor defeated Samoa Joe to retain the NXT Title
– At NXT Takeover: Dallas, Balor again defeated Samoa Joe to retain the NXT Title
– On July 19, 2016, Balor was drafted to the Raw roster
– The next week, Balor made his main roster debut, defeating Cesaro, Rusev & Kevin Owens in a 4-Way Match, then defeating Roman Reigns in singles competition
– At Summerslam ’16, Balor defeated Seth Rollins to become the first WWE Universal Champion. Unfortunately, he suffered a severe shoulder injury during the match and had to vacate the title the next night on Raw
– It was later announced that Balor could be out for up to six months
– Balor returned to action in February 2017, saving Shinsuke Nakamura from an attack by Bobby Roode & Andrade Almas
– Balor returned to Raw following WrestleMania 33, appearing as Seth Rollins’ surprise partner in a match against Kevin Owens & Samoa Joe
– At Summerslam ’17, Balor defeated Bray Wyatt
– At No Mercy ’17, Balor defeated Wyatt again
– At TLC ’17, Balor defeated AJ Styles. His planned match against Bray Wyatt was cancelled due to Wyatt’s illness
– At Survivor Series ’17, Team Raw (Kurt Angle, Triple H, Braun Strowman, Finn Balor & Samoa Joe) defeated Team Smackdown (Shane McMahon, Randy Orton, John Cena, Shinsuke Nakamura & Bobby Roode) in an Elimination Match
– At Extreme Rules ’18, Balor defeated Baron Corbin
– At Summerslam ’18, Balor (as The Demon) defeated Baron Corbin
– Balor (as The Demon) defeated Bobby Lashley to capture the IC championship
– On April 16, 2019, Balor was moved to the Smackdown brand
– At Super ShowDown ’19, Balor defeated Andrade to retain the WWE Intercontinental Title
– Following his defeat to The Fiend at Summerslam 2019, Balor returned to NXT after a two month absence
– At Takeover WarGames III, Balor defeated Matt Riddle
– At Worlds Collide 2020, Balor defeated Ilja Dragunov
– At Takeover Portland, Balor defeated Johnny Gargano
– At Takeover: In Your House, Balor defeated Damian Priest
– At Takeover XXX, Balor defeated Timothy Thatcher
– At NXT’s Super Tuesday II event, Balor defeated Adam Cole to win the vacant NXT Title
– At Takeover 31, Balor defeated Kyle O’Reilly to retain the NXT Title
– At NXT’s New Year’s Evil event, Balor again defeated O’Reilly to retain the NXT Title
– At Takeover: Vengeance Day, Balor defeated Pete Dunne to retain the NXT Title
– On March 10, 2021, Balor defeated Adam Cole to retain the NXT Title
– In July 2021, Balor returned to the Smackdown brand
– Balor was moved to Raw in the 2021 Draft
– Balor was a member of the victorious Team Raw at Survivor Series 2021
– On the February 28, 2022 episode of Raw, Balor defeated Damian Priest to win the WWE United States Title
– Following the Hell In A Cell 2022 event, Balor usurped Edge and took over as leader of The Judgment Day stable
– At Extreme Rules 2022, Balor defeated Edge in an I Quit Match
– At Crown Jewel 2022, The Judgment Day (Balor, Damian Priest & Dominik Mysterio) defeated The OC (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson)
– At Payback 2023, Judgment Day (Balor & Damien Priest) defeated Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn to win the Raw & Smackdown Tag Team Titles
– On the September 25 Raw, The Judgment Day defeated Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn to retain the WWE Undisputed Tag Team Titles
– The Judgment Day lost the WWE Undisputed Tag Team Titles to Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso at Fastlane 2023, but regained them a week later on Raw
– On the November 13 Raw, The Judgment Day defeated Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso to retain the WWE Undisputed Tag Team Titles
– On the November 24 Smackdown, The Judgment Day defeated The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) to retain the WWE Undisputed Tag Team Titles
– On the December 18 Raw, The Judgment Day defeated The Creed Brothers (Brutus & Julius) to retain the WWE Undisputed Tag Team Titles
– On the January 29, 2024 Raw, The Judgment Day defeated DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa) to retain the WWE Undisputed Tag Team Titles
– At Elimination Chamber 2024, The Judgment Day defeated New Catch Republic (Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate) to retain the WWE Undisputed Tag Team Titles

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