{"id":150210,"date":"2026-01-07T21:18:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T02:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=150210"},"modified":"2026-01-08T12:17:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:17:31","slug":"finn-balor-details-his-biggest-issue-with-the-demon-in-wwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/01\/07\/finn-balor-details-his-biggest-issue-with-the-demon-in-wwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Finn Balor Details His Biggest Issue with the Demon in WWE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Finn Balor\u2019s Demon persona was one of the coolest things about his gimmick. Although it\u2019s hard to do a supernatural gimmick in today\u2019s wrestling environment, Balor made it work before, especially in NJPW as Prince Devitt.<\/p>\n<p>When Balor debuted in WWE, however, his Demon persona became more of a special-occasion attraction. The wrestler recently talked about this.<\/p>\n<h2>Finn Balor Talks About Issues With His Demon Persona In WWE<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking on Cody Rhodes\u2019 <a  href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/0Evh71Gi6c3O5Wptc4oIoC?si=EQ7DPzp3Tz-dJWGTcF-sLg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What Do You Wanna Talk About<\/a> podcast, Finn Balor said that in WWE, bringing out his Demon persona involved more steps than just painting his face.<\/p>\n<p>There needed to be a storyline reason for Balor to turn into The Demon, which ended up making his regular persona feel inferior to his alter ego.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cOnce I came to WWE, it kind of got muddled up a little bit, and there had to be a reason for why The Demon appeared. It all had to be storyline-based and advertised. In my mind, it was always just a cool entrance. It was something that changed me into like Braveheart puts on the battle paint and he goes to war. That&#8217;s the way it was for me. <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>But in WWE, it had to be, \u2018Well, what made him turn into The Demon? He had to get beat up and beat down and pushed to the limit to then turn into this monster.\u2019 So then it became the point where&#8230; Finn wasn&#8217;t good enough. Only The Demon could win. So then Finn was lesser than The Demon, where they&#8217;re supposed to be the same. <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>So that was one issue I had with it. The other issue I had with it was it was always advertised, which I like it to be a surprise. Like, \u2018Oh, sh*t, The Demon\u2019s here.\u2019 It just comes out and kicks ass.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Finn B\u00e1lor\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/0Evh71Gi6c3O5Wptc4oIoC?si=EQ7DPzp3Tz-dJWGTcF-sLg&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been two years since The Demon last appeared in WWE at WrestleMania 39.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>If you use any quotes from this article, please credit What Do You Wanna Talk About and provide an H\/T to LastWordOnSports.com.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay tuned to the <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for more on Finn Balor<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can check out WWE programming on<\/span><\/i><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81788927\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Netflix<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Raw), <\/span><\/i><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.usanetwork.com\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USA Network<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (SmackDown), <\/span><\/i><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtv.com\/shows\/wwe-nxt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CW<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (NXT), and <\/span><\/i><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peacock<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (archives and premium live event streaming). You can follow WWE on social media and relive top moments on <\/span><\/i><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WWE\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finn Balor\u2019s Demon persona was one of the coolest things about his gimmick. Although it\u2019s hard to do a supernatural gimmick in today\u2019s wrestling environment, Balor made it work before, especially in NJPW as Prince Devitt. When Balor debuted in WWE, however, his Demon persona became more of a special-occasion attraction. 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