Finn Balor has wrestled all over the globe. We have compiled a collection of the best Finn Balor matches from both his time in WWE and in other promotions. We have used ratings from Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer. This is only his opinion, some matches might be rated higher for you. (Note: Balor’s name was ‘Prince Devitt’ prior to WWE for anybody who is confused).
The Highest-Rated Finn Balor Matches
Finn Balor matches that received 4.00 stars and just missed the cut:
- Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi vs Davey Richards and Rocky Romero – NJPW Destruction (2011)
- Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi vs Davey Richards and Rocky Romero – NJPW Wrestle Kingdom VI (2012)
- Low Ki vs Prince Devitt – NJPW Power Struggle (2012)
- Prince Devitt vs Alex Shelley – NJPW Road To Invasion Attack (2013)
- Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi vs Alex Shelley and KUSHIDA – NJPW Invasion Attack (2013)
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Prince Devitt – NJPW Dominion (2013)
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Prince Devitt – NJPW G1 Climax (2013, Day 4)
- Prince Devitt vs Kota Ibushi – NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 (2014)
- Finn Balor vs Samoa Joe – NXT TakeOver: London
- Shinsuke Nakamura vs Finn Balor – NXT (June 24th, 2016)
- Finn Balor vs Seth Rollins – WWE Summerslam 2016
- Finn Bálor, John Cena, Seth Rollins vs Bobby Lashley, Dean Ambrose, and Drew McIntyre – RAW (January 7th, 2019).
- Matt Riddle vs Finn Balor – NXT Takeover: WarGames (2019)
- Roman Reigns vs Finn Balor – WWE Extreme Rules (2021)
The following Finn Balor matches have received 4.25 stars
Prince Devitt, KAI, Katsuhiko Nakajima, Kotaro Suzuki and Ryusuke Taguchi vs Genba Hirayanagi, KENTA, Koji Kanemoto & Minoru and Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Event – All Together (2011) | Rating: 4.25 stars
All Together was an event that combined the top 3 promotions in Japan: All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Pro Wrestling Noah. Devitt participated in a 10-man tag team match at the event.
This match also featured Kenta, who is better known to WWE fans as Hideo Itami. A hidden gem of a match for you to check out if you are a fan of both guys.
Prince Devitt vs Gedo – IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
Event – NJPW Kizuna Road- Day 1 (2013) | Rating: 4.25 stars
Devitt defended the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship against Gedo back in 2013.
This turned out to be a fun match, with Devitt retaining the Title.
Prince Devitt vs Kazuchika Okada – IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
Event – NJPW Kizuna Road- Day 8 (2013) | Rating: 4.25 stars
Devitt faced off against Okada for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship back in 2013. If you are a fan of both guys, this might be one that you will want to go back and watch.
Okada ended up retaining the Title after nearly 20 minutes.
Prince Devitt vs Hiroshi Tanahashi
Event – NJPW Destruction (2013) | Rating: 4.25 stars
Devitt faced off against Tanahashi at NJPW’s Destruction event back in 2013. This was a Lumberjack Deathmatch. This was a pretty wild match with plenty of interference from the Bullet Club.
Tanahashi would pick up the win.
Finn Balor vs Adrian Neville
Event – NXT TakeOver: Rival (2015) | Rating: 4.25 stars
Finn Balor and Adrian Neville faced off at Takeover: Rival. This was a match to determine the #1 contender for the NXT Championship.
Balor ended up winning in what was a solid match.
Finn Balor vs Kevin Owens – NXT Championship
Event – WWE Beast In The East (2015) | Rating: 4.25 stars
Finn Balor and Kevin Owens faced off at the Beast in the East special from Japan. This was for the NXT Championship.
Balor ended up winning the Title after nearly 20 minutes.
Finn Balor vs Kevin Owens – NXT Championship
Event – NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn (2015) | Rating: 4.25 stars
Finn Balor and Kevin Owens faced off in a ladder match for the NXT Championship. This was at the first NXT Takeover: Brooklyn event back in 2015. Owens and Balor had the misfortune of having to follow the excellent match between Bayley and Sasha Banks.
They still ended up putting on a good match in the main event. Balor retained after over 20 minutes.
Finn Balor vs Seth Rollins vs The Miz
Event – Monday Night RAW (May 1st, 2017) | Rating: 4.25 stars
Seth Rollins, Finn Balor, and the Miz faced off in a match to determine the #1 Contender for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. This was the main event of the May 1st, 2017 episode of RAW.
It turned out to be a really fun match. The Miz picked up the victory to become the #1 contender.
Finn Balor vs AJ Styles
Event – WWE TLC (2017) | Rating: 4.25 stars
In a wild turn of events, Finn Balor ended up facing AJ Styles at the 2017 TLC PPV. Balor was supposed to face Bray Wyatt but a viral infection forced him out of the match. AJ Styles came over from Smackdown to face Balor.
This was pretty good for a match that had zero storyline build.
Finn Balor vs Seth Rollins
Event – Monday Night RAW (April 2nd, 2018) | Rating: 4.25 stars
Finn Balor and Seth Rollins faced off on the April 2nd episode of Monday Night RAW for the Intercontinental Championship. This was only a few days prior to Wrestlemania 34 but both guys put on a really fun match.
Rollins ended up winning the match clean but it was a great performance from both.
Finn Balor vs Seth Rollins – WWE Intercontinental Championship
Event – Monday Night RAW (April 30th, 2018) | Rating: 4.25 stars
Finn Balor and Seth Rollins faced off again on RAW for the Intercontinental Championship. This time it happened on the April 30th, 2018 episode. As you probably expected, both guys put on another great match with one another.
Great stuff between two guys with a lot of chemistry.
Finn Balor vs Braun Strowman vs Kevin Owens vs Bobby Roode vs Rusev vs the Miz vs Kofi Kingston vs Samoa Joe
Event – WWE Money In The Bank (2018) | Rating: 4.25 stars
Finn Balor was a part of the men’s Money in the Bank ladder match in 2018. The match saw top stars from both RAW and Smackdown Live compete to try and win the briefcase.
Braun Strowman ended up winning after a 20-minute match. Was a pretty great showing from all though.
Finn Balor vs Adam Cole
Event: NXT (December 18th, 2019) | Rating: 4.25 Stars
Finn Balor challenged Adam Cole for the NXT Championship on the December 18th, 2019 edition of NXT.
The match was eventually won by Cole. This came after Johnny Gargano returned and distracted Balor.
Finn Balor vs Karrion Kross
Event: WWE NXT (May 25th, 2021) | Rating: 4.25 Stars
The May 25th, 2021 episode of NXT featured a match between Finn Balor and Karrion Kross for the NXT Championship.
The following Finn Balor matches have received 4.5 stars
Prince Devitt vs Low Ki vs Kota Ibushi – IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
Event – Wrestle Kingdom 7 (2013) | Rating: 4.5 stars
Prince Devitt defended his IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship against Low Ki and Kota Ibushi at Wrestle Kingdom 7. For those who don’t watch NJPW, Wrestle Kingdom is their version of Wrestlemania.
Devitt ended up retaining the title in about 15 minutes.
Finn Balor vs Samoa Joe vs Bray Wyatt vs Seth Rollins vs Roman Reigns
Event – WWE Extreme Rules (2017) | Rating: 4.5 stars
The main event of Extreme Rules featured a fatal 5-way to determine the number one contender for the WWE Universal Championship. Samoa Joe would end up winning after locking the Coquina Clutch on Balor.
A fun match from everyone involved.
Finn Balor vs Ali vs Andrade vs Baron Corbin vs Brock Lesnar vs Drew McIntyre vs Randy Orton vs Ricochet
Event: WWE Money In The Bank (2019) | Rating: 4.5 Stars
The 2019 Men’s Money in the Bank ladder match was like watching a car crash. There were so many big moments and most of the men in the match put their bodies on the line.
Brock Lesnar ended up showing up at the very end to win the briefcase.
Finn Balor vs Johnny Gargano
Event: NXT Takeover: Portland (2020) | Rating: 4.5 Stars
Finn Balor faced Johnny Gargano in a singles match at Takeover: Portland. They ended up wrestling a very good match that went for about 27 minutes.
Balor ended up winning after hitting the ‘1916’ on Gargano.
Finn Balor vs Kyle O’Reilly
Event: NXT Takeover: 31 (2020)| Rating: 4.5 Stars
NXT Takeover: 31 featured a match between Finn Balor and Kyle O’Reilly. This was for the NXT Championship.
This turned out to be a great match. Balor won to retain his title.
Finn Balor vs Pete Dunne
Event: NXT Takeover: Vengeance Day (2021) | Rating: 4.5 Stars
Finn Balor faced Pete Dunne in the main event of Takeover: Vengeance Day. This was for Balor’s NXT Championship.
This was a good match, with Balor winning to retain his belt.
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Let us know which of these Finn Balor matches was your favorite. Is there one that should be added? We will be updating this page as his career progresses. You can also take our Finn Balor quiz here.
