4 Things you didn't know about Finn Balor

Finn Balor made his WWE debut back in 2014 when he showed up in NXT. He went on to hold the NXT Championship for over 200 days. He made his main roster debut back in 2016 and became the first ever Universal Champion. But due to injury, he had to give it up.

Besides having some success in WWE, he made it big during his time wrestling on the independents. He started when he was 18 and quickly move up the ranks in Ireland and became a household name in the United Kingdom within a few years. He started making waves which caught the eye of New Japan Pro Wrestling.

He would win the NJPW Junior Heavyweight title on three occasions and the Junior Heavyweight Tag titles on six occasions. He also won New Japan's Best of the Super Juniors tournament on two occasions (2010/2013). He also remembered for being apart of the Bullet Club as well.

Let's take a look at Balor's life and see some things you didn't know about the leader of Balor Club.

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#1 His NJPW Run didn't start Well

New Japan put Balor under a mask during his early run

Finn Balor signed with New Japan back in 2006 and right away NJPW put him under a mask. They named him the new Pegasus Kid. That name sound familiar? Well, the last person who wrestled under that name was Chris Benoit during his time in NJPW.

New Japan made him wrestle in their sister promotion ''Wrestle Land'' as well. Terrible gimmicks in wrestling are bound to happen as this sounds like something WWE would do.

New Japan would scrap the gimmick after the Benoit family tragedy a little over a year later. Finn would be able to go back to his original persona, Prince Devitt.

#2 He Formed the Bullet Club

The Club formed in May 2013

Bullet Club has been around since May of 2013 when the group was formed. The Club would go on to have major success in not only New Japan but the entire wrestling world. It's still going strong today. With that in mind, it's easy to forget the early days of Bullet Club.

Balor formed the Bullet Club with Karl Anderson, Tama Tonga, and Bad Luck Fale. Balor already had a strong run in New Japan before but this put him up even higher. The Club ruled over NJPW and would hurt fan favorites like Hiroshi Tanahashi.

Balor was the first ever leader of the Club and he helped put the Bullet Club on the map. The group is still strong to this day but it all started with Balor.

#3 Legos are a hobby of his

Everyone has their hobbies.

Everyone has their hobbies, it's what makes them stand out. Balor revealed this during a WWE documentary back in 2015 named ''Who is Finn Balor''. It's his way of unwinding after a busy few days or weeks.

He distances his self from the outside world and goes all in for a few hours making something out of Legos. It's unclear if he still does it to this day or if he's stopped.

Since he's been apart of the WWE over the last few years, I'm sure he's added to his collection.

#4 Legit Martial Artist

That might explain a lot of his moves

Besides being a fantastic performer in the wrestling ring, he's also a martial artist. While learning to become a pro wrestler, he learned some martial arts.

He joined the International Budo Federation during his time in England. He primarily focused on a submission based attack and ended up training in the art of CombatSombo. It's a Russian Self Defense system focused on Submissions.

He earned himself a Black Belt during his time in Martial Arts. That would probably why he does so well in the wrestling ring.

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