5 Best European wrestlers currently in WWE

#3 Finn Balor

Finn Balor

The inaugural WWE Universal Champion, Finn Balor, is a crowd puller. With his high flying maneuvers, Balor is highly rated by many. Apart from being the first-ever Universal Champion, the Irish native also has a couple of Intercontinental Championship reigns to his name. However, his talent wasn't being used to its full potential on the main roster.

After his injury at SummerSlam 2016, Finn Balor had to stay content as a mid-card talent. Although he did win the Intercontinental Championship twice, Balor often left the fans wanting more.

Due to poor booking, Balor's stocks suffered as he failed to break through to the main event. His Demon King persona, which is undefeated in WWE, is a rage among the fans, although it didn't get him too far in the company.

Nevertheless, Balor did churn out quality performances along the way with his triple threat match against Seth Rollins and The Miz at WrestleMania 34 being noteworthy.

Finn Balor's career took a massive turn as the former NXT Champion returned to his old hunting ground, which came as a pleasant surprise to the NXT faithful.

What makes this move revolutionary for NXT is the impact Balor had in this first stint. Finn Balor changed the perception of NXT with high-quality matches as NXT Champion.

Balor even won the inaugural Dusty Rhodes Classic alongwith Samoa Joe, beating Baron Corbin and Rhyno in the finals. Balor held the NXT Championship for nearly a year (292 days) before losing to Samoa Joe at a live event.

Upon his return to NXT, Balor has turned heel with the fans loving his new attitude. Although he hasn't had much action inside the ring, Balor's current feud with Johnny Gargano has a lot of potential.

With NXT currently battling AEW on Wednesday nights, the return of Finn Balor is just what the doctor ordered for NXT. Considering his past exploits in the brand and his skill-set, Balor is undoubtedly one of the best European prospects in WWE right now.