Finn "Prince Devitt" Bálor Thread (Raw Spoilers ahoy!)

leggo

Part 2 of our interview (including WWE talk).

Ape Lincoln

Thanks for that leggo. Enjoyed it.

In WWE he'll be more humble than Bryan:

he wants to be a gardener working in trees up the mountains!

Pentecost

Ape Lincoln wrote: »

Thanks for that leggo. Enjoyed it.

In WWE he'll be more humble than Bryan:

he wants to be a gardener working in trees up the mountains!

That sounds like a terrible gimmick..

Ape Lincoln

Pentecost wrote: »

That sounds like a terrible gimmick..

He's a man's man... A real man's man.

rovert

Best of luck on the Space mission, Fergal.

Glad you covered Becky Lynch. On the carefully crafted Irish gimmick. You can hear a version of it at the 1min 30sec mark here:

Ape Lincoln

Devitt tweeted this



He probabpy should've just posted it here himself :pac:

rovert

Ape Lincoln wrote: »

He probabpy should've just posted it here himself :pac:

Or in the Becky Lynch thread post-Becklash.

rovert

Forgot to buy Powerslam this weekend. Did Devitt say anything notable in his Powerslam interview?

Agent Coulson

rovert wrote: »

Forgot to buy Powerslam this weekend. Did Devitt say anything notable in his Powerslam interview?

5 page interview but I read it drunk on friday. I will have to reread it tonight or tomorrow.

But he kept the cards close to his chest. Number of offers, New he could not grow anymore in NJPW.

rovert

Devitt's Twitter continues to be top drawer. Visiting WWF New York back in the day:



Prince Durst!

rovert

Devitt is Bane at the Rev Pro show tonight:

Ape Lincoln

Gonna be such an anti-climax when he debuts at Full Sail in a green singlet.

rovert

Ape Lincoln wrote: »

Gonna be such an anti-climax when he debuts at Full Sail in a green singlet.

They would never put him a singlet. Given his abs and his overall body type. The green well yeah.

Ape Lincoln

rovert wrote: »

They would never put him a singlet. Given his abs and his overall body type. The green well yeah.

It's on my shortlist of things WWE could do to rile up the internet!

(I'm sure they probably won't be putting him in a singlet).

rovert

Ape Lincoln wrote: »

It's on my shortlist of things WWE could do to rile up the internet!

(I'm sure they probably won't be putting him in a singlet).

They could bill him from Dublin instead of Wicklow:

Ape Lincoln

"County". Dublin tbh!

rovert

Sweet mother of God Devitt's entrance: http://instagram.com/p/pS9k2JOV8q/

Then his departure bowing to the ring:
http://instagram.com/p/pS-SHdOV9N/

mrkiscool2

rovert wrote: »

Sweet mother of God Devitt's entrance: http://instagram.com/p/pS9k2JOV8q/

Then his departure bowing to the ring:
http://instagram.com/p/pS-SHdOV9N/

It's going to be so annoying when all of that is removed from him by the WWE. Like, I'm looking forward to him vs Kenta and Zayn and Steen and all those others in NXT/Main Roster. But all the same, I would much prefer for Devitt to have control over his gimmick than HHH or, god forbid, Vince.

carpothepunk

The paint isn't a gimmick. He was Devitt before it, he'll be Devitt after it.

rovert

carpothepunk wrote: »

The paint isn't a gimmick. He was Devitt before it, he'll be Devitt after it.

Yup. Big Show as the Showster and Charlie Hass as Stone Cold Steve Haastin didn't have that much of a shelf life either.

mrkiscool2

carpothepunk wrote: »

The paint isn't a gimmick. He was Devitt before it, he'll be Devitt after it.

I wasn't talking about the paint! Again, big follower of Devitt! Been a fan of his since 2009 when I started watching wrestling that wasn't just WWE and TNA. But WWE will mould him into what they want him to be. He's a great wrestler but the personality he had in Japan and on the indy's just isn't what WWE do so a lot of that will be changed.

The body paint, as cool as it is, has only been around since January this year (seems longer I know but it's only 6 months) and I think it started out as an awesome entrance for NJPW and then turned into him having fun before he heads to WWE. Would I prefer to see the body paint come to WWE? Sure. But I'd much prefer for Devitt to have that no-nonsense kind of attitude in the WWE over anything. And I don't think that's going to happen unfortunately.

Moneymaker

It gets watered down when you do it all the time imo.

Save it for Summerslam, WM etc.

Presuming he gets hot in WWE obv!

Agent Coulson

He would only be allowed to use generic paint anyway in the WWE if they even allowed him to go that way which is highly unlikely anyway.

There is no way the WWE would pay for the rights for him to paint himself as he has over the last few months.

Disney & DC would want huge money and he just isn't that big of a name for them to pay it.

rovert

He quotes the application process in Powerslam magazine. I think for the spray on process they have in Japan it is like 3 hours. For the paint on process in the UK it is 4 or 5 hours. New Japan were able to afford painting him the expensive way and with stuff that does sweat off. Removal of it takes a couple of hours after too. WWE would have to source someone who can paint him up for each city they are in or employ one full time.

Eire-Dearg

Moneymaker wrote: »

It gets watered down when you do it all the time imo.

Save it for Summerslam, WM etc.

Presuming he gets hot in WWE obv!

This would be awesome.

jaykhunter

Rey Mysterio has been ripping off superheroes outfits for over a decade now, Devitt would be just fine with the paint. If they started making action figures of said outfits then it'd get messy. Otherwise it's akin to Bret Hart showing up on RAW in a Batman t-shirt.

Ape Lincoln

The portion of the Powerslam interview on the bodypaint.



The stuff in Japan took longer to put on and was harder to take off as it was alcohol-based. Elsewhere he's just used standard facepaint which smudges off when he sweats.

rovert

Devitt entrance from yesterday:

Jimmy Bottlehead

rovert wrote: »

Devitt entrance from yesterday:

Pretty sure that lad shot his load at 1:30.

duuuaaaane

I flew over for the show last night. Was fantastic. Devitt & Adam Cole in the main event was superb. Devitt said before hand it was likely his last UK show. He took out a group of fans at one point, similar to the spot he did with Ibushi at this years Dome Show with the chair against the guardrail - the guardrail wasn't strong enough to keep them from landing ontop of fans under the rail.

Palo Alto

Shouldn't be his last UK show if he performs in Ards at the end of the month! I'm hoping so as I'm looking forward to seeing him after I finally finish exams here in Cork!

duuuaaaane

Palo Alto wrote: »

Shouldn't be his last UK show if he performs in Ards at the end of the month! I'm hoping so as I'm looking forward to seeing him after I finally finish exams here in Cork!

He's doing a seminar in Cork next month actually.

Agent Coulson

Any chance he might debut with the WWE next month when they are in Japan?

CastorTroy

May have been asked before, but with the likes of Zayn and Neville being in NXT for a while now, what are the chances of Devitt making the main roster before them?

gnfnrhead

CastorTroy wrote: »

May have been asked before, but with the likes of Zayn and Neville being in NXT for a while now, what are the chances of Devitt making the main roster before them?

This wont be popular, but slim.

His promos need a good bit of work and better wrestlers than him have rotted in development for a long time. I'll be surprised if it is less than two years.

jaykhunter

gnfnrhead wrote: »

This wont be popular, but slim. His promos need a good bit of work and better wrestlers than him have rotted in development for a long time. I'll be surprised if it is less than two years.

You're right, that is unpopular!

leggo

Yeah, what better guys are we talking about there exactly? I'm not just saying this because he's Irish, but I genuinely think Fergal has the talent to break out like Punk or Bryan. Once he gets the adjustment WWE will require of him in developmental (and stuff like the body paint and knowing how to get the web talking en masse each week shows he gets it already) I think he's got the ability to make some waves. I can see him adapting a lot better than the likes of Generico and Neville in the big leagues long-term, and I rate both of them highly mind.

Furious-Red

rovert

Wrestling Observer:

Regarding Kevin Steen and Prince Devitt, Steen’s final ROH date is 7/19 and Devitt is apparently not taking any bookings in Europe after around 7/31.

Someone email him and ask does he wrestle at Debs parties.

Hashtag_HEEL

rovert wrote: »

Wrestling Observer:



Someone email him and ask does wrestle for Debs parties.

One of the Irish promotions need to get on him STAT!

Palo Alto

http://suplexapparel.com/product/red-prince-is-dead-t-shirt-version-official-splx-devitt-collaboration

Mediums back in, nearly gone. I missed the first print so glad I got this one.

Ape Lincoln

Anyone go to the Wrestling.ie show in Newtonards?

Ape Lincoln

From the Newtonards show

Hashtag_HEEL

Ah Jaysus! I'm raging I missed that show! Commute to newtownards wouldn't have been possible though. I take it he's no more Irish bookings?

Raven Runner

Ape Lincoln wrote: »

From the Newtonards show

He's Down with the travellers

P_1

Somebody please give the lady on the right a sandwich for crying out loud :pac:

Pentecost

P_1 wrote: »

Somebody please give the lady on the right a sandwich for crying out loud :pac:

Yeah I thought the same actually she's ridiculously thin.

hufpc8w3adnk65

Has he been confirmed as signed too WWE yet?

rossie1977

MrMac84 wrote: »

Has he been confirmed as signed too WWE yet?

not yet but wwe have arranged a press conference in japan on july 12th to announce the signing of kenta. would be as good a place as any to confirm the double swoop.

DM_7

P_1 wrote: »

Somebody please give the lady on the right a sandwich for crying out loud :pac:

Harsh!

She is a fit girl. Nobody tells Devitt to eat a sandwich :pac: