Devitt = Finn Bálor

[Stopspot]

Prince Devitt will be using the name Finn Balor in WWE NXT.

There was talk of letting him use his real name, Fergal Devitt, but that is not the case.

Devitt may be in action at tonight’s NXT tapings from Full Sail University.

Pwmania.

That's a pretty cool name to be honest. Finn is an old Irish warrior game that roughly means "Surely"/"Sure". and Balor is the king of death and demons in Irishi mythology. So his name roughly means Sure Death.

Debut video:

 

[Forrest OAKADA]

Don't call him Shirley...

It seems like an alright name tbh

 

[Stopspot]

Balor has to be easy as fuck to chant.

"Bay-lor! Bay-lor!"

 

[Pop Tatari]

Sounds like a b movie actor name.

 

[Prince Bálor]

Finn Balor is fine, but Prince Devitt is badass

 

[Trip in the Head]

Bay-lor? Sounds like gay-lord :awyeah:

But seriously, can't wait to see him in action already

 

[ShaRpY HaRdY]

Not a bad name, now we're just waiting on Steen's new name or they gonna let him keep that.

 

[Prince Bálor]

Not a bad name, now we're just waiting on Steen's new name or they gonna let him keep that.

I dunno, I would've liked it much better if they let Kenta, Devitt and Steen keep their real names... Sucks they didn't, they're probably gonna change Steen's as well, guess I'll have to get used to it.

 

[Tumbas' #1 Fan]

My idea of him wining a KOTR tournament and becoming King Devitt is now out the window.

 

[Red Rain]

Finn Balor? I doubt that becomes an internationally known name. He may as well just be called 'Sure Death' because nobody is simply going to look it up.
It sounds like the name of a child or somebody who's gonna get their a** whipped.
They should urge him to change it to something different, something that says he has healthy T-levels.

 

[Prince Bálor]

Finn Balor? I doubt that becomes an internationally known name. He may as well just be called 'Sure Death' because nobody is simply going to look it up.
It sounds like the name of a child or somebody who's gonna get their a** whipped.
They should urge him to change it to something different, something that says he has healthy T-levels.

That's why Fergal Devitt, Prince Devitt or simply Devitt are better names than Finn Balor.

 

[ShaRpY HaRdY]

Of course we would all prefer they use the name that they had when WWE signed them but unfortunately most of the time that won't happen.. After thinking about the names a bit I really do like them they're not horrid let's just hope they work well with how athletic some of these new guys are.

 

[Stopspot]

Remember when removing the mask off of Sami Zayn was a bad idea?

I see no reason to hate on the name. If a man called Dolph Ziggler or the Miz can be world champion, then so can a man with a popular Irish first name and a last name taken from the king of the dead.

 

[Prince Bálor]

Remember when removing the mask off of Sami Zayn was a bad idea?

I see no reason to hate on the name. If a man called Dolph Ziggler or the Miz can be world champion, then so can a man with a popular Irish first name and a last name taken from the king of the dead.

You've got a good point there, sir. Guess we'll have to wait and see. Time will only tell.

 

[Red Rain]

Of course we would all prefer they use the name that they had when WWE signed them but unfortunately most of the time that won't happen.. After thinking about the names a bit I really do like them they're not horrid let's just hope they work well with how athletic some of these new guys are.

It doesn't have to be their real names. The Shield members picked 100% perfect names despite their well known indy background. Bray Wyatt works great, too.
Fergal and Kenta are picking names a jacka** would pick. They're only picking names they are used to hearing each day in their homeland.

Pick names that North American's will warm to. Simple, right?