21 Things We Learned From The WWE Network's NXT All-Star Panel

18. Camera Troubles For Finn

NXT All-Star Panel
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In a surprising reveal to many, the recent Network special saw Finn Balor confess to having no idea what he was doing when it came to cameras and hitting cues.

Now obviously there isn’t all that much call for paying too much attention to that sort of thing when on the independent scene, but one would’ve presumed that Balor’s stunning run in New Japan Pro Wrestling would’ve seen the NXT Champion have at least some general understanding of where to be and when to be there.

Granted, the WWE is a completely different beast, and NXT falls under the same mantra, and so it is maybe understandable that Balor hasn’t dealt with production qualities of the same level in the previous organisations he worked for.

It seems that Finn has found his feet by now, at least, and his entrance and general timing is flawless and helps to make him one of the most must-see talents under the WWE umbrella.

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