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I agree with the Finn Balor stuff. The dude is a good wrestler and when he first showed up and did the demon entrance, it was novel and kind of cool. I liked how they saved it for special events and had him build up an undefeated streak under the make-up. You could tell they always wanted to market this civilian identity/superhero persona dynamic to be something resembling a franchise player. I'm not knocking his abilities, but the way it has ultimately been presented is kind of boring and is largely responsible for my disinterest in NXT.
I actually somewhat like that he's not loud and bombastic on the microphone, as it makes him seem like a Legitimately Humble Actual Athlete(R) instead of being some goofy gimmick. But there's just something white-bread about it. I kind of want to see a Crown Prince of Crime Balor on the main roster robbing Seth Rollins of the Universal Title (ugh) at SummerSlam, since I believe he can show much more charisma as a cocky asshole with all the talent in the world that hides behind his Club; but I have a feeling they're going all-in with heroic conqueror Balor.
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