WWE’s first Universal Champion and current leader of The Judgment Day, Finn Balor, recently sat down for an in-depth interview with Shakiel Mahjouri of CBS Sports.
During the interview, Balor spoke about learning about his involvement with the faction, how Dominik Mysterio has improved, and much more.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
What’s different about the creative process with Triple H in charge: “Certainly, the availability to exchange ideas and compromise, and come to an agreement on something, or just get a face-to-face explanation of what the direction is. The way things were set up before, there were many layers of management. Sometimes it was very hard to get a straight answer or, at least, a straight answer in a short time, which is needed for live television. But I feel like now, the channels of communication are a lot more direct for everyone. I feel like that has certainly helped people stress less about the direction and focus more on executing the ideas, as opposed to the ping-pong back-and-forth that was between all the different layers of management and creative writers, and writers and writers’ assistants, and writers’ assistants’ assistants’ assistants.”
When he learned about his involvement with Judgment Day: “The day before. That was an advance notice at that time. I was really smartened up and clued in, and I was in the know and, ‘Don’t tell me this has happening tomorrow.’ In WWE, you always have to be ready to adapt. A lot of things change on very short notice. Even when I was told that news about what was going to happen, I wasn’t entirely convinced until I got there. I feel like now things have been a little bit more stable in the last couple of weeks, the last couple of months. Perhaps the storyline arcs are evolving as predicted.”
How Dominik Mysterio has exceeded expectations: “He’s a young guy in a cutthroat industry that probably has a lot of people jealous of him, given the fact that his opportunity was maybe rushed due to who his father was. He has adapted and overcome, and [he] fitted into that role in the tag team with his father. Just as he’s getting comfortable in that role, he then has to completely change direction and adapt and fit into a new role. I feel like he’s far exceeded anyone’s expectations already, not only as a babyface but as a heel. He’s really touched the heartstrings of people that truly seem to dislike him right now, which is the hardest thing to achieve being a heel character. He’s got a huge future ahead of him. He has an incredible amount of potential and, obviously, his family lineage speaks for itself. I have no doubt that in the future he will step out and exceed his father’s shadow.”
Balor came out victorious against Edge in their “I Quit” match at this past weekend’s Extreme Rules show, due in large part to help from his Judgment Day stablemates.
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