According to the main page, Prince Devitt's new name in NXT will be Finn Balor. Now before anyone starts going off on WWE for the name, I think there are a few points worth mentioning.
1. It's a better name than his actual name. Devitt's real name is Fergal Devitt. I've never even heard of that name prior to hearing of Devitt. Sounds like a good name for a new Muppet character.
2. Finn Balor goes perfectly with Devitt's Irish heritage. Finn is a name of Irish origin that translates into "fair." The name Balor comes from Irish Mythology as Balor was the name of the monarch of the Formorians, a race of giants who ruled Ireland before the arrival of the Tuatha De Danann, the gods worshipped by the Celts & Druids before the rise of Christianity. Balor was essentially a Cyclops, a giant with s single eye in the center of his forehead, and was viewed as the god of drought & blight. The myths sort of compare the Formorians to the Titans of Greek Mythology and that they were essentially gods of chaos and wild nature.
I'll be ecstatic if they don't take Devitt and turn him into some sort of Irish stereotype like we've seen with Sheamus or Finlay. If Triple H was the sole voice of authority, I'd feel pretty comfortable as he tends to avoid cultural and racial stereotypes. However, Vince McMahon is still THE voice of authority and he loves to saddle wrestlers with a certain look or heritage with stereotypes.
1. It's a better name than his actual name. Devitt's real name is Fergal Devitt. I've never even heard of that name prior to hearing of Devitt. Sounds like a good name for a new Muppet character.
2. Finn Balor goes perfectly with Devitt's Irish heritage. Finn is a name of Irish origin that translates into "fair." The name Balor comes from Irish Mythology as Balor was the name of the monarch of the Formorians, a race of giants who ruled Ireland before the arrival of the Tuatha De Danann, the gods worshipped by the Celts & Druids before the rise of Christianity. Balor was essentially a Cyclops, a giant with s single eye in the center of his forehead, and was viewed as the god of drought & blight. The myths sort of compare the Formorians to the Titans of Greek Mythology and that they were essentially gods of chaos and wild nature.
I'll be ecstatic if they don't take Devitt and turn him into some sort of Irish stereotype like we've seen with Sheamus or Finlay. If Triple H was the sole voice of authority, I'd feel pretty comfortable as he tends to avoid cultural and racial stereotypes. However, Vince McMahon is still THE voice of authority and he loves to saddle wrestlers with a certain look or heritage with stereotypes.
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