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'''Fergal Devitt''' (born 25 July 1981) is an Irish [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]. As of May 2014, he is signed to [[WWE]], where he performs on the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] [[WWE brand extension|brand]] under the [[ring name]] '''Finn Bálor''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|æ|l|ər}}). He is a member of [[The Judgment Day]] stable and is one-half of the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|World Tag Team Champions]] alongside stablemate [[JD McDonagh]] in their second reign as a team and fourth reign individually.

'''Fergal Devitt''' (born 25 July 1981) is an Irish [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]. As of May 2014, he is signed to [[WWE]], where he performs on the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] [[WWE brand extension|brand]] under the [[ring name]] '''Finn Bálor''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|æ|l|ər}}). He is a member of [[The Judgment Day]] stable and is one-half of the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|World Tag Team Champions]] alongside stablemate [[JD McDonagh]] in their second reign as a team and Bálor's fourth reign individually.

Devitt began his career in 2001, before becoming widely known for his tenure with [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] (NJPW), under the ring name '''Prince Devitt'''. Within the promotion, he is a [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship#History|three-time]] [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship|IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion]] and [[List of IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions|six-time]] [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship|IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion]], having held the title twice with [[Minoru Tanaka (wrestler)|Minoru]] and four times with [[Ryusuke Taguchi]].<ref name="nwapro"/> He is also a two-time winner of the [[Best of the Super Juniors]] tournament, having won in [[Best of the Super Juniors#2010|2010]] and [[Best of the Super Juniors#2013|2013]], as well as being a founding member and the original leader of the [[Bullet Club]] [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#S|stable]]. Through NJPW's working relationship with Mexican promotion [[Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre]] (CMLL), Devitt also wrestled there, becoming a one-time [[NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship|NWA World Historic Middleweight Champion]]. He also wrestled for a number of [[Independent circuit|independent promotions]], becoming a one-time [[ICW Zero-G Championship|ICW Zero-G Champion]], one-time [[RPW British Cruiserweight Championship|RPW British Cruiserweight Champion]] and a two-time [[NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship|NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion]].<ref name="OWOW"/><ref name="nwapro">{{cite web|url=http://www.nwapro.net/oz/superstars/fergal-devitt.html |title=Fergal Devitt – Bio |access-date=28 March 2009 |publisher=NWA Pro – Australia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219101100/http://www.nwapro.net/oz/superstars/fergal-devitt.html |archive-date=19 February 2012 }}</ref>

Devitt began his career in 2001, before becoming widely known for his tenure with [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] (NJPW), under the ring name '''Prince Devitt'''. Within the promotion, he is a [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship#History|three-time]] [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship|IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion]] and [[List of IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions|six-time]] [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship|IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion]], having held the title twice with [[Minoru Tanaka (wrestler)|Minoru]] and four times with [[Ryusuke Taguchi]].<ref name="nwapro"/> He is also a two-time winner of the [[Best of the Super Juniors]] tournament, having won in [[Best of the Super Juniors#2010|2010]] and [[Best of the Super Juniors#2013|2013]], as well as being a founding member and the original leader of the [[Bullet Club]] [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#S|stable]]. Through NJPW's working relationship with Mexican promotion [[Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre]] (CMLL), Devitt also wrestled there, becoming a one-time [[NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship|NWA World Historic Middleweight Champion]]. He also wrestled for a number of [[Independent circuit|independent promotions]], becoming a one-time [[ICW Zero-G Championship|ICW Zero-G Champion]], one-time [[RPW British Cruiserweight Championship|RPW British Cruiserweight Champion]] and a two-time [[NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship|NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion]].<ref name="OWOW"/><ref name="nwapro">{{cite web|url=http://www.nwapro.net/oz/superstars/fergal-devitt.html |title=Fergal Devitt – Bio |access-date=28 March 2009 |publisher=NWA Pro – Australia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219101100/http://www.nwapro.net/oz/superstars/fergal-devitt.html |archive-date=19 February 2012 }}</ref>

After signing with WWE's [[Farm team#Professional wrestling|developmental system]], [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]], and adopting his current ring name, Bálor won the [[NXT Championship]], with his 292-day reign being the longest in the championship's history until March 2020.<ref name=NXTChampionship>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/nxt-championship|title=NXT Championship|publisher=[[WWE]]|access-date=29 July 2016}}</ref> Also during his time in NXT, Bálor became the first co-winner of the inaugural [[Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic]] with [[Samoa Joe]]. Shortly after arriving on the [[List of WWE personnel#NXT|main roster]], Bálor became the first wrestler in WWE history to win a [[Professional wrestling championship#World championships|world title]] in their [[List of WWE pay-per-view events|pay-per-view]] debut,<ref>{{cite episode|title=[[SummerSlam (2016)]] (Finn Bálor vs. Seth Rollins)|series=''[[SummerSlam]]''|network=[[WWE Network]]|date=21 August 2016|minutes=200|quote=Finn Bálor becomes the first Superstar to ever win a world title in his debut match on a pay-per-view.}}</ref> the second ever Irish [[Professional wrestling championship#World championships|world champion]] in WWE (after [[Sheamus (wrestler)|Sheamus]]) as well as becoming the quickest wrestler in WWE history to win a [[Professional wrestling championship#World championships|world title]] at 27 days following his main roster debut by becoming the inaugural [[WWE Universal Championship|WWE Universal Champion]] at [[SummerSlam (2016)|SummerSlam 2016]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Laboon|first1=Jeff|title=Finn Bálor def. Seth Rollins|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/2016/wwe-universal-championship-finn-balor-seth-rollins-result|work=WWE|access-date=21 August 2016}}</ref> Bálor is also a [[List of WWE Intercontinental Champions|two-time]] [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Champion]] and a [[List of WWE United States Champions|one-time]] [[WWE United States Championship|United States Champion]]. Bálor became a [[Grand Slam (professional wrestling)|Grand Slam Champion]] on September 2, 2023, at [[Payback (2023)|Payback]], winning the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship, and is an overall five-time Tag Team Champion in WWE.

After signing with WWE's [[Farm team#Professional wrestling|developmental system]], [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]], and adopting his current ring name, Bálor won the [[NXT Championship]], with his 292-day reign being the longest in the championship's history until March 2020.<ref name=NXTChampionship>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/nxt-championship|title=NXT Championship|publisher=[[WWE]]|access-date=29 July 2016}}</ref> Also during his time in NXT, Bálor became the first co-winner of the inaugural [[Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic]] with [[Samoa Joe]]. Shortly after arriving on the [[List of WWE personnel#NXT|main roster]], Bálor became the first wrestler in WWE history to win a [[Professional wrestling championship#World championships|world title]] in their [[List of WWE pay-per-view events|pay-per-view]] debut,<ref>{{cite episode|title=[[SummerSlam (2016)]] (Finn Bálor vs. Seth Rollins)|series=''[[SummerSlam]]''|network=[[WWE Network]]|date=21 August 2016|minutes=200|quote=Finn Bálor becomes the first Superstar to ever win a world title in his debut match on a pay-per-view.}}</ref> the second ever Irish [[Professional wrestling championship#World championships|world champion]] in WWE (after [[Sheamus (wrestler)|Sheamus]]) as well as becoming the quickest wrestler in WWE history to win a [[Professional wrestling championship#World championships|world title]] at 27 days following his main roster debut by becoming the inaugural [[WWE Universal Championship|WWE Universal Champion]] at [[SummerSlam (2016)|SummerSlam 2016]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Laboon|first1=Jeff|title=Finn Bálor def. Seth Rollins|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/2016/wwe-universal-championship-finn-balor-seth-rollins-result|work=WWE|access-date=21 August 2016}}</ref> Bálor is also a [[List of WWE Intercontinental Champions|two-time]] [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Champion]] and a [[List of WWE United States Champions|one-time]] [[WWE United States Championship|United States Champion]]. Bálor became a [[Grand Slam (professional wrestling)|Grand Slam Champion]] on September 2, 2023, at [[Payback (2023)|Payback]], winning the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship, and is an overall six-time Tag Team Champion in WWE.

==Early life==

==Early life==