TIJ - EP144 - Finn Balor

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.8 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2015

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

NXT sensation Finn Balor is gonna be Y2J's worthy opponent when the WWE Summer Tour hits Japan in July! But today, it's all camaraderie as Finn talks about his name change from Prince Devitt to Finn Balor, HIS own lighted jacket, his time working in Japan, The Bullet Club, his killer NXT body paint & ring entrance, and the hardest thing about making the move to WWE. And what's that about not having a driver's license??

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0:00.0	The Jericho Network on Westwood One.
0:04.0	Alright, he's going to be my worthy opponent when the Y2J,
0:08.0	WWE Summer Tour hits Tokyo, Japan on July 5th.
0:12.0	He's a current NXT superstar.
0:15.0	He's been traveling the world for years.
0:18.0	He's one of the most popular wrestlers in NXT,
0:21.0	and he's going to be one of the most popular wrestlers
0:23.0	when he comes to the main roster.
0:24.0	He is Finn Balor.
0:26.0	Alright, three time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion,
0:30.0	six time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion,
0:35.0	he trained at the New Japan and Okidoujo.
0:37.0	He spent eight years wrestling for New Japan before signing
0:40.0	with the WWE, head and NXT.
0:42.0	His real name is Fergill.
0:44.0	His Japanese wrestling name is Prince Devitt, very Irish,
0:47.0	and that's because he's from Ireland.
0:49.0	One of his nicknames in Japan, the real Rock and Rolla.
0:53.0	Come on, go ahead, admit it, you're impressed by how much I know about him.
0:56.0	How I can rattle all these details off the top of my head, right?
0:59.0	I've been scouting Finn Balor.
1:01.0	I've been scouting Prince Devitt.
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