Finn Balor Says WWE Had Plans for The Demon vs. The Fiend, Comments on Facing AJ Styles at TLC 2017

WWE Superstar Finn Balor recently spilled the beans on a high-profile match that never materialized and his first-ever showdown with AJ Styles.

Finn appeared on INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet this week and discussed a variety of topics during the interview. At one point, Chris asked Balor if WWE had plans for a one-on-one showdown between The Demon and The Fiend.

Balor revealed that fans were close to getting The Demon vs. The Fiend in 2017. However, Bray Wyatt fell severely ill days ahead of the TLC Premium Live Event and was eventually replaced by AJ Styles. Balor also spoke about The Phenomenal One, noting that he felt amazing sharing the ring with someone he had always idolized.

Below are the highlights:

On how close fans were to seeing The Demon vs. The Fiend

“Yeah, I think that was certainly in the works, and something that I always think about and look back on and say, I’ve been very lucky to have had almost every match that I’ve ever wanted to have. But that’s one that I didn’t get to have, and we almost got Sister Abigail versus the Demon, and Wyndham had gotten sick a couple of days before we had to switch that match out at short notice.”

On his match with AJ Styles at WWE TLC 2017

“Yeah, and I think that was like our first match ever. AJ is someone who I’ve looked up to my whole career, someone who I’ve admired. You can kind of look up to people, but not really relate to them, like, you know, I’ve always looked up to John Cena as the pinnacle of being like a WWE superstar, but I don’t really relate to him in the sense of our journeys have been slightly different and the way we work is different. But AJ, I feel like we’re very, very similar. I was just like a couple years behind them, so someone who I’ve always liked, admired, and aspired to be like. So getting to go in the ring with AJ that night was absolutely amazing.”

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