Finn Balor wanted to use his platform as a voice for change.
At WWE WrestleMania 34, Finn Balor had a special entrance. Rather than coming out in his persona as The Demon, he came out with new gear and a new shirt, along with a group that helped him promote LGBTQ+ inclusion. To this day, the entrance continues to remain an example for WWE stars using their platform to advocate.
Speaking with TNT Sports, Finn Balor looked back on the entrance.
"I remember in the build-up to 'Mania, I'd been asked it a lot. 'Are you gonna do 'The Demon'? Are we gonna do 'The Demon'? How are we gonna do this?' I remember having this idea to do this, and a lot of people were kind of, 'Oh, you gotta definitely do The Demon, it's WrestleMania. It's your first WrestleMania. You gotta do that entrance.' I remember thinking, 'I think I got something that's cooler, that's more important, to use the platform as a voice for change.' It was about three weeks before 'Mania, and I brought it to Hunter [Triple H] and Stephanie [McMahon], and they jumped on it straight away and said, '100%, you can do that.' They helped me get in touch with the LGBT+ community in New Orleans, and they were actually members of the community from there. They weren't extras or anything like that. It was legit having them up on stage. For me, that was a more important moment than any Demon entrance could have ever been," Balor said.
"That was a more important moment than any 'Demon' entrance could have ever been."
— WWE on TNT Sports (@wweontnt) January 17, 2023
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Balor previously reflected on the WrestleMania 34 entrance. Check out his comments here.
Balor recently celebrated ten years with WWE. More information is available here.
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