One of the more surprising successes of WWE over the past decade has been Finn Balor. The former Prince Devitt came into the company with some hype, having been the man to found the BULLET CLUB faction in Japan. He would go on to become the first ever WWE Universal Champion, 2x NXT Champion, Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic winner with Samoa Joe, 2x WWE Intercontinental Champion and WWE United States Champion, just putting him one Tag Team Championship reign from a Grand Slam. He’s had many great moments – but has one that truly stands out.
Finn Balor Names His Favorite WWE Moment As NXT House Show Title Change
This was a moment that very few fans got to see live, as it happened at an NXT live event, when we’d get a shocking title change. While speaking to BT Sport’s Scott Armstrong, Balor would detail what made the night so special.
“An even more special moment for me was when I actually lost the title against Samoa Joe, and we’d done that on a house show. That was something that was so rare, and I remember this sheer surprise and shock of the people in the front row that just couldn’t believe what they had witnessed on a house show.
After 292 days, I had been champion, and Joe pins the champion at a house show in Lowel. That was a special night. That, for me, is probably the coolest moment of my career, I think. Just the sheer shock and then joy of the fans; having Joe as champ, you know, someone who’d had such a long career and really paid his dues and had become such an integral part of NXT.
For me, someone who had learned so much from, not only in NXT but before that. We obviously have a very close relationship as well. So that was one of my favorite nights of my career.”
Samoa Joe would go on to be a 3x NXT Champion, and now resides on the rosters of All Elite Wrestling & Ring of Honor, where he’s the ROH World Television Champion, and recently lost the TNT Championship.
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