Twenty-one years of blood, toil and sacrifice have brought Finn Bálor to a rarefied standing in pro wrestling.
The wrestling prodigy (whose name is Fergal Devitt to those who know him best) is performing at a level where few others in the industry currently reside. And he is now entrenched in the most highly sought-after position in WWE, working across from Roman Reigns.
Lost in the shuffle of John Cena’s WWE summer vacation, overshadowed by the returns of Becky Lynch and Brock Lesnar, Bálor’s move to SmackDown in July was a genuine game-changer. After another career-defining run in NXT, it is mystifying that Bálor was not placed on Raw, a brand in desperate need of someone with his presence and in-ring ability.