Finn Balor is an Irish professional wrestler best known for his work with NJPW and WWE, his employers as of January 2025. Throughout his career, Balor has wrestled both as a singles wrestler and in tag teams like Bullet Club, The Club, and Judgment Day. In NJPW, he was the original leader of The Bullet Club faction, which became one of the biggest wrestling factions outside WWE.
He joined WWE in 2014 and has since won numerous titles here. He has won the NXT Championship (2x), Intercontinental Championship (2x), US Championship, World Tag Team Championship (3x), and WWE Tag Team Championship (2x) and was the first-ever wrestler to hold the Universal Championship.
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Finn Balor Royal Rumble Appearances- Wins, Losses and Stats
Finn Balor has entered the Royal Rumble match three times, as of January 2025. However, he is yet to win the free-for-all. Despite just three appearances in the event, Balor has spent one hour, 16 minutes, and 44 seconds inside the Royal Rumble match.
Number of Appearances | 3 |
Number of Wins | 0 |
Number of Runners-Up | 0 |
Number of Top Four | 1 |
Best Finish | 4 (Royal Rumble 2018) |
Worst Finish | 18 (Royal Rumble 2024) |
Longest Time in Match | 57:38 (Royal Rumble 2018) |
Shortest Time in Match | 07:46 (Royal Rumble 2023) |
Number of Eliminations | 7 |
Finn Balor Royal Rumble Year-on-Year Appearance- Entry Number, Finish Position, and Eliminations
Year | Entrant Number | Finish Position | Eliminations | Eliminated By |
2018 | 2 | 4 | 4 | John Cena |
2023 | 20 | 13 | 2 | Edge |
2024 | 14 | 18 | 1 | Bron Breakker |
Royal Rumble 2024 - 18th Place
Finn Balor entered the 2024 Royal Rumble match at number 14 and was assisted by other members of the Judgment Day. He managed to eliminate NXT Superstar Carmelo Hayes, who was performing quite well on his debut Rumble. Balor spent 11 minutes and 21 seconds in the match before being eliminated by Bron Breakker.
Royal Rumble 2023 - 13th Place
Finn Balor entered the 2023 Royal Rumble match at number 20. This was his first appearance in the event after five years. Together with Dominik Mysterio, he eliminated Johnny Gargano. After spending seven minutes and 45 seconds, he was eliminated by Edge, the former leader and the founder of Judgment Day. Despite being eliminated, Balor returned to the ring and took Edge out with himself.
Royal Rumble 2018 - 4th Place
Finn Balor entered the Royal Rumble match for the first time in 2018 and entered at number two, starting the match against Rusev. Balor eliminated Baron Corbin, Aiden English, Dolph Ziggler, and the returning Rey Mysterio. He spent an impressive 57 minutes and 38 seconds in the ring on his debut Rumble appearance. After a long standoff between the final four wrestlers, Balor was eliminated by John Cena.
Finn Balor Royal Rumble Eliminations of Opponents By Numbers
Wrestler | Times Eliminated |
Carmelo Hayes | 1 |
Johnny Gargano | 1 |
Edge | 1 |
Baron Corbin | 1 |
Aiden English | 1 |
Rey Mysterio | 1 |
Dolph Ziggler | 1 |
FAQs on Finn Balor Royal Rumble Appearances
A. Finn Balor is billed from Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland.
A. Finn Balor has not won the WWE Championship. He has once won the Universal title.
A. No, Finn Balor has never won the Money in the Bank briefcase.