Finn Balor On WWE SummerSlam 2016: For Me, It’s A Success Story, And It Always Will Be

Finn Balor became the first-ever WWE Universal Champion at WWE SummerSlam 2016, defeating Seth Rollins. Unfortunately, Balor suffered a shoulder injury in the match and was forced to vacate the title.

He has not won a world championship since.

Speaking to David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide on Ringer Wrestling Show, Balor looked back on that night and the fallout.

“It’s a great memory. I’m this Irish kid, and after three weeks in WWE, I reach the very top. That’s a success story, that’s not a failure. Everyone looks at this as a failure. ‘What if? What if he hadn’t been champion?’ No, he was champion. He beat Roman on his first night. He pinned Seth on his pay-per-view. That’s a success story. That’s not a ‘Ah, shit, he got hurt.’ It’s not a ‘What if?’ It’s a success story. For me, it’s a success story, and it always will be. For everyone else, it seems to be this great ‘What if?’ and I need to change that,” he said.

Balor will challenge for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against CM Punk at WWE Elimination Chamber on Saturday.

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