Prince Devitt made his debut on NXT yesterday and what name does WWE give him? Finn Balor. Yes, Finn Balor. Here are some images from Prince Devitt, I mean, Finn Balor's first NXT match (Finn's tag team partner is Japanese wrestler Kenta, now called Hideo Itami). There was a video of this match posted by a fan on YouTube, but WWE quickly shut it down. Read more about what transpired
here. So anyway, more about the name Finn Balor. 411 Mania reports that "this isn't necessarily a
point at random dictionary word situation. Balor is a figure in Celtic mythology, the king of the Fomorians and a god of blight. The name is likely an homage of sorts to Devitt's Irish nationality." What do you think of the name Finn Balor?
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| Finn Balor's entrance |
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| There's already a meme about the whole name change! |
It is a cut above most of the WWE's efforts, I suppose, e.g., Dash WIlder.
ReplyDeleteWould've liked Prince Balor better, but as long as they're doing fish parts, he can have brothers named Gill and Flip.
Well in my opinion Prince Devitt has a name in wrestling not only Europe and Japan also in Mexico...So the name is not even good enough.Yet he is the man
ReplyDeleteGlad he isn't covered with makeup :-)
ReplyDeleteAs I understand it, the WWE establishes legal rights to the names it gives its wrestlers, or maybe it is more precise to say: the wrestling characters it creates, hence the practice of renaming them, even the ones with established names/reputations. So yes, I agree with Anonymous 2, and as Anonymous 1, I also agree with myself..
ReplyDeleteAll things considered...nyah and meh.
ReplyDeleteIf you have to have a WWE gimmick I suppose that it seems that they put some thought into it. But the result isn't euphonious.
Irish myth and legend is vast. They could have done better, I think.
I assume that Devitt is continuing his heel turn, but even so I think that taking Balor as part of his gimmick is a bit overboard. I mean, the closest pop culture equivalent would probably be Sauron from Lord of the Rings. Beyond mean to evil.
ReplyDeleteHere's some better candidates for his name:
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