The current NXT champion Finn Balor talked about the adjustments he made moving to NXT, why NXT is special and more recently on the "The Taz Show: Bodyslams & Beyond". Below are some highlights.
He said making the move of coming to NXT was a huge adjustment for him, Living in the United States:
"It was a lot of adjusting, not only to life at the [WWE] Performance Center, which is like a whole different kettle of fish than the do jos I'm used to, but just the whole adjusting to living in the United States. I was used to living at home in Ireland, which is pretty peaceful, [or] Japan, as its own little thing, and then down here in Florida, which is another completely different kind of environment, so [I have undergone] not only transitions in the ring, but a lot of transitions outside the ring too."
He said that he doesn't know what are the plans of WWE management with NXT, whether they want to turn it into a whole stable brand:
"The growth that a lot of the boys have shown in the last year since I got here is just unbelievable. The likes of like Jason Jordan [and] Chad Gable, they're two guys that, in the last year, have blown me away with their growth."Also Read: John Cena talks about his memes on Social Media
He said that NXT is so good because they manage a team environment at WWE Performance Center:
"The thing about NXT is that we're not just relying on one guy. It's top to bottom. Every match means something and every match is important. Every match is a different dynamic and it's just cool. it is kind of that chip on our shoulder kind of deal. I don't want to say that in a bad way, but everybody has something to prove and we're all trying to prove it together. There [are] no, kind of, individuals. Everyone's trying to outdo each other, but we're doing it was a team."
When asked about moving to the main roster from NXT, he said he is in no hurry:
"A lot of people keep bringing up that question, this 'when are you getting called up to the quote, unquote main roster?', but I really believe that the stuff we're doing down at NXT is going to go down in history as a period of time that has changed the sports entertainment business and I want to be here in NXT and be a part of what we're doing right now because it really does feel like something special. And there's this real kind of camaraderie among the boys, [and] really, like, team effort. And it's something that I'm not in a hurry to step away from. I'm here for the long haul. a lot of people are kind of always focused on what's coming next and trying to get on to the next thing, but I'm very much living in the moment here at NXT and I'm happy to be flying the flag as NXT Champion."