Finn Balor Talks Dream Match With Undertaker, Facing Kevin Owens in Brooklyn

Current NXT Champion Finn Balor recently talked to Scott Fishman of Channel Guide Magazine to promote the upcoming “NXT Takeover: Brooklyn” show on Aug. 22 at the Barclays Center.

During the interview, Balor promoted his Ladder match with Kevin Owens at the special event, as well as what it would be like going one-on-one with The Undertaker:

Facing Kevin Owens at “NXT Takeover: Brooklyn”

“Obviously, what we did in Japan was viewed by a lot of people and was a great spectacle. For me personally, it was one of the highlights of my career. It couldn’t have gone any better. I spent eight years in Japan and made this unsure decision to actually move to WWE. That ran in my mind whether I should come. Then I went through a pretty difficult adaptation to not only the Performance Center, but Florida, U.S.A., WWE. It was all very uncertain. I kind of went through all that with Kevin.”

“Then a year later we return to [Ryougoku] Sumo Hall, the same building I had my first match in New Japan Pro Wrestling and the same arena I had my last match in New Japan. I invited all my friends. A year later I am back there with WWE and the NXT championship on the line live on the WWE Network. That story could not have been written any better.”

“For some reason, going into TakeOver, the match feels so much bigger this time. I think it’s mainly due to the fact that in Tokyo it was a WWE show where TakeOver is an NXT show. We sold more than 13,000 tickets in Brooklyn. It’s NXT. We don’t just have a match or an act on the show. We are the show. We are excited to be in Brooklyn as a team, and we have to deliver.”

Facing Undertaker

“That would be a dream match for me to see Finn Bálor versus The Undertaker.”

“It really doesn’t need to be explained more than that. I’ve been very fortunate to talk to Undertaker when I first came in here. We talked about entrances. He gave me a lot of advice that helps me to this day. So I’m very grateful for that. Maybe I’d play a couple of mind games with the Deadman. It would be a little bit fun.”

To read the interview in its entirety, including his original uncertainty concerning signing with World Wrestling Entertainment, click here.

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