Finn Balor has found a lot of success in WWE as he’s a former NXT Champion, former Intercontinental Champion and the first ever Universal Champion.
Balor has had some interesting feuds over the last few years, but after he was defeated by The Fiend last year at SummerSlam he took a hiatus from WWE.
During an appearance on Spark In The Dark with Dan Matha he talked about his hiatus, and he noted that he took it because he felt like he was turning into a “bitter dick.”
“I had been working from 2000 until last August, which is 19 years without taking a break unless it was an injury. Even with the shoulder injury, I worked harder when I was out than when I was fit because I was doing rehab three times a day to get back and get going. The stress of the injury and the pressure to come back, that felt harder than when you’re actually working. When you’re working, you’re in the zone and going and going. I had been going for 19 years straight and I came to a point where I needed a break, not just physically, it was more mentally to be by myself and be away from the boys.
I love the boys, but it gets to a point where it’s just too intense. When you’re around them all the time, you just need some space. I needed space from everything; the business, bookers, writers, schedules, everything. It had become too intense. I was turning into a different person that I didn’t like, I was snapping at people, I wasn’t giving people time in conversations. I was turning into a bitter dick and I could feel it building and building. Thankfully, the company gave me some time to get my head straight and get better. When I came back, the idea was pitched around to go to NXT.”
Finn Balor is now currently working in NXT, and he’s set to face Timothy Thatcher at NXT TakeOver: XXX on Saturday.
H/T Fightful
