WWE doesn't think that regular Balor is marketable but The Demon is

[Jay-Ashley]

but they feel that The Demon Full Time or maybe a Heel O.C. Balor is Marketable as a Main Eventer.

Heel Balor in THe O.C. will just be Prince Devitt in Bullet Club, which could be interesting, but who knows.

 

[TheprofileofJericho]

Finn can be good without the paint, just stop making him look like a fruity goofball. And that smile, I want to punch my screen whenever i see that cringe inducing smile. Give him some intensity like he had in NXT.
Just compare these two entrances.


Classic NXT Balor



Balor Club is for everyone, SMILE KIDS!

 

[edge4ever]

And with his current gimmick, they’re right, he’s not marketable. The demon always will be, but I do think they can do more with just the normal Balor.

He needs a fresh start. Little makeover. He seems far too cheesy and annoying than anything and that needs to change.

 

[The Sheik]

The Demon full time will get stale very quickly..

WWE just needs to turn Balor heel. He's much better at it and they don't know how to book him as a babyface.

WWE is terrible at booking babyfaces in general.

 

[Deadmanforever97]

It's pretty obvious that the only way to refresh Balor is to either turn him Heel or Make him The Demon full time with the best storylines and bookings as possible

They need to go ahead and change his gimmick from the cool summer camp instructor that all the kids love to something legit

 

[Jacob Fox]

I'm glad to hear that there are some other people on here who agree with and/or wouldn't mind the idea...

Personally I like the idea of The Demon being Full Time

but I just don't want them to make this huge change and make him just another misused mid card slot filler

Vince has a huge reputation of destroying images, talents, and ideas. This is too great of a Idea to destroy

The Demon full time will only work if he is ALWAYS the Demon. And what I mean by that is do NOT make him a jobber. When Taker first came to WWF, he wasn't the best. He was slow. But they kept consistent with his character and made him iconic. If we make the Demon full time, let him be the Demo FULL TIME.

 

[Mustafar Reginald]

I personally don't like the idea of full time Demon because I always felt horrible for Golddust spending FOREVER to get that paint on to stand behind Stardust cutting a promo. Don't wanna see him get painted up for 2 hours for 8 minutes on Raw and watch nobody care about the paint.

Glad to see I'm not the only one who feels this way, I mostly don't want a full-time Demon because I know Finn's got to spend hours getting that paint.

That aside, I don't really like how WWE and Balor go about the Demon. Granted, the most I ever watched of WWE was their youtube clips of the segments I cared about, and it's been quite some time since I've bothered to do about that, but from the impressions I've got, not only does the Demon only appear very sporadically at seemingly random intervals, it kinda almost feels like that aspect of his characters is addressed as sporadically. Like, if the Demon's not going to be involved in the match, it's not addressed in the program. Which if that is the case, is something I severely disagree with from a character writing standpoint. I'm not saying it needs to be shoved down our throats every-time he shows up, but it should be involved in his character. I don't want to criticize too heavily if it's a misunderstanding from me not bothering to watch but rather than The Demon feeling like an aspect of Balor's character, it's more of a part of his moveset. Having this powerful alter-ego thing isn't woven into his regular character enough, unless Balor needs to set it up because he's about to go Demon on somebodies ass because it's his instant win option.

But that's nothing compared to my problems with how Balor handles it himself. I mean, he might as well be The Demon full-time if he's just going to the wrestle the exact same as both of them, minus the fact that he wins as Demon. I'm not saying he has to radically alter his moveset but the fact that his entrance features far different movement than his regular entrance, and then goes straight back to basically just wrestling as Balor is nothing more than a reminder of the miss potential in this gimmick. They do occasionally show the power of the Demon in rare spots, him no-selling Wyatt's stupid upside down spooky move is one of my favorite things ever, and they did let him powerbomb Bobby Lashley at Mania (though they had him struggle too much to do so, which I honestly thought weakened the Demon's aura) but ultimately, bell-to-bell it really never seems to matter whether Balor's wrestling as the Demon or not because he doesn't bother to inject any of the distinct personality the Demon displays in his entrance into the matches. Even if his moveset remains largely the same, just altering the psychology behind his movement would go a long way to make the Demon feel more effectively distinct. Feel more like a character than a gimmick.

 

[Jeffry Mason]

I'd rather watch the KISS Demon from WCW than watch any incarnation of Finn. They should bring him back and just replace his boring ass completely

 

[Vampire Quinn]

I'd rather watch the KISS Demon from WCW than watch any incarnation of Finn. They should bring him back and just replace his boring ass completely

Say whaaaaat!?
Don't make me tell Balor u said that!
Oh wait.... I just found out He's supposedly getting married. Well... in that case. Continue on! Time to look for someone else, I guess. Hmmm.... lol

 

[Jacob Fox]

Say whaaaaat!?
Don't make me tell Balor u said that!
Oh wait.... I just found out He's supposedly getting married. Well... in that case. Continue on! Time to look for someone else, I guess. Hmmm.... lol

NEVER! I will turn him to the gay side of the Force!

 

[Solid Snake]

I googled about him getting married and I regret seeing what the woman looked like. Apparently, she shares names with a porn star... or two... or several.

 

[Vampire Quinn]

NEVER! I will turn him to the gay side of the Force!

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NOOOOO! Not If I can help it!
Mwahahah!

*stands besides Balor*
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NOOOOO! Not If I can help it!
Mwahahah!

*stands besides Balor*

Hmm.... It appears I may have gotten the wrong GIF! *Hides*

 

[Deadmanforever97]

I googled about him getting married and I regret seeing what the woman looked like. Apparently, she shares names with a porn star... or two... or several.

I thought she was Ryback fusion with a Charlotte Flair stunt double