Finn Balor is a professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE and NJPW. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in London to discuss his journey from Ireland to WWE, if he thought about leaving New Japan earlier than he did, winning the Universal Championship and vacating the title the next day, how he stays in great shape, getting his head split open at WrestleMania 39, his last-minute match with AJ Styles, missing out a match with Bray Wyatt, wrestling CM Punk in Ireland, and more! 🌏 Upgrade your online protection with an all-in-one security app! Get an exclusive NordVPN deal + 4 months extra here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/cvv It’s risk free with NordVPN’s 30-day money-back guarantee! SHOPIFY: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at https://shopify.com/INSIGHT BETTER HELP: Find support and have someone with you in therapy. Get 10% off at https://betterhelp.com/cvv CALDERA LAB: Go to https://calderaLab.com/CHRIS and use code CHRIS for 20% off your first order. 00:00 Intro 01:32 He doesn't age 02:31 Jobs he had before wrestling 04:24 Current diet and sleep schedule 06:50 Ancient architecture 09:18 Love for Interstellar 10:26 Married life 11:13 Mindset in wrestling thru the years/working in NXT 16:08 Wrestling for the audience, not himself 17:52 Only watching his bad matches 20:33 Refusing to watch his Universal Title win 28:03 Getting hurt before WrestleMania 39 30:38 Hurting his rib before WrestleMania 42 32:59 Getting staples mid match at WrestleMania 39 37:34 Signing with New Japan in 2006 41:21 Forming Bullet Club 44:34 Working as babyface vs heel 45:28 The Judgment Day 47:06 The Demon 55:36 Match vs AJ Styles 57:54 Proudest moments in wrestling 59:16 Matches vs CM Punk 01:03:19 Doesn't want to stop wrestling 01:04:16 Signature pose in photos 01:05:31 Changing his theme song and gear during his heel run 01:08:19 Internet memes and art 01:12:13 Best feud of his career 01:13:57 His ring name, Finn Bálor 01:15:43 Feeling better than ever 01:16:43 Being sent to NXT for a 2nd run 01:21:21 Irish wrestlers in WWE now/training to wrestle 01:30:13 Compartmentalizing 01:32:03 3 things he's grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": https://chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://cvvmerch.com Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet #wwe #finnbalor #wrestling #chrisvanvliet