Finn Balor Says There Will Be No Demon For The “Foreseeable Future”, Wants More Creative Control Over The Gimmick

Finn Balor wants to have more control over his alter ego.

The Demon has been used sporadically since Balor’s WWE main roster callup in 2016. Saved for his biggest matches, Balor does not use The Demon as he did in NXT. During his run in NXT, Balor would use the Demon at every Takeover event he competed in. It added a new dynamic to Balor’s character which hasn’t translated so well onto the main roster.

Balor’s first main roster bout as The Demon came at SummerSlam 2016 when he defeated Seth Rollins to become the first-ever WWE Universal Champion. With SummerSlam taking place on July 30, Balor was asked on the Cheap Heat podcast if the Demon would be returning soon.

“The Demon definitely has a special relationship with SummerSlam. He’s had some of his most successful nights at SummerSlam. I don’t want to get anyone’s hopes up. There will be no Demon [at WWE SummerSlam]. There will be no Demon in the foreseeable future. Once we kind of finish this story arc with The Judgment Day, we’ll get back on track with the Demon,”

“I would like more creative control over the Demon. A lot more. I would execute it a lot differently if it was given to me to babysit. Working with a company that has so many different levels of management and different departments that need to be kept happy, something you lose is some of that creative license that you have when you’re independent. Obviously, as a perfectionist and something that I created, I would like more control over it, but I understand the limitations when I work for a company like WWE.”

Finn Balor To Cheap Heat

Balor is set to take on The Mysterio’s along with Damien Priest at SummerSlam. Time will tell when we will see The Demon again, but it will not be at SummerSlam.

H/T to Fightful for transcription

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