Finn Balor was recently a guest on the Notsam Wrestling podcast. During the podcast, Balor spoke on a wide variety of topics about his career.
One of the most interesting parts was when he spoke about the challenges of transforming into ‘The Demon’ character.
Here is what he said (h/t to Wrestlezone for the quotes below):
“I do it so infrequently now that I forget how I move as The Demon. I forget subtle differences in the entrance. I forget the mannerisms that I used six months ago that represent how The Demon works. Every time I go back to The Demon, I’ve got to re-educate myself before hand and step into that zone and to that moment. Now when I go out there, I’m Finn Balor. That’s just normal. Underneath all the layers of leather jacket, entrance music, extraordinary man that can do extraordinary things, it’s just me, the human that goes out there, but when The Demon goes out there I need to transform into a different person.
That mindset because I’m not tapping into it so often, that’s a huge challenge to me now. I’ve got to figure out how to do that every time again. Right now, I’m very comfortable going out there and being Finn, but when it comes to The Demon, I’ve got to re-educate myself again when I’m going out there. That’s an added challenge, how infrequently we’re doing it, but at the same time it also adds a lot of mystique to it and makes it more special. I’m just happy how things are going and here comes TLC.”
Finn Balor on the NotSam Wrestling Podcast
Some interesting insight into Balor and ‘The Demon’.
On a related note, here is what Becky Lynch had to say about what Finn Balor has taught her.