Finn Balor Praises Chelsea Green After SummerSlam Title Win

Finn Balor is adding his voice to the wave of praise for Chelsea Green following her Interim WWE Women’s Championship victory at SummerSlam earlier this month. Green won the title in a multi-woman ladder match, capping off a moment that resonated widely across the WWE roster and fan base.

Balor described Green as someone who has been “working very, very hard with very little kind of flowers thrown her way for a long time,” framing her SummerSlam win as a long-overdue payoff rather than a sudden breakout. It’s a sentiment that lines up with how a lot of fans and wrestlers alike have reacted to Green’s ascension — she’s spent years bouncing between comedic roles, tag team runs, and undercard spots before finally being positioned at the top of the women’s division.

Green’s journey is one of the more interesting redemption arcs in recent WWE memory. She debuted with plenty of hype years ago, cycled through several character iterations, and for a long stretch was used primarily for comedy — whether as part of Robert Roode-adjacent storylines or in the chaotic “Chelsea Green experience” persona that leaned heavily into slapstick. Somewhere along the way, particularly through her pairing with Piper Niven and her association with Alba Fyre in recent storylines, Green found a version of her character that let her comedic instincts coexist with legitimate in-ring credibility. Winning a ladder match — a format that demands both physicality and storytelling — to capture a version of the Women’s Championship is about as clear a signal as WWE can send that they view her as more than a novelty act now.

Balor’s comments matter partly because of who he is: a former Universal Champion and one of the most respected in-ring performers on the roster, not someone typically known for lavishing unprompted praise. When a talent like Balor takes time to publicly credit a peer’s work ethic, it tends to reflect a broader locker-room sentiment rather than a one-off compliment. It also underscores something worth watching going forward — how WWE plans to build around Green now that she has hardware to back up the character work. An interim title, by definition, sets up unfinished business, and it will be worth watching how that plays out against whoever holds or contends for the championship this belt is standing in for.

For Green specifically, the challenge shifts from earning opportunities to defending them. Comedic wrestlers who successfully pivot into championship roles often face a delicate balancing act — keep the entertainment value that made them popular while proving they can carry the weight of being a top titleholder. Judging by the reaction to her SummerSlam win, and now by endorsements from respected veterans like Balor, Green appears to have the goodwill of the roster and fanbase behind her as she takes that next step.

How WWE books her championship reign from here — and whether it eventually merges with or supersedes the existing Women’s Championship — will be one of the more compelling subplots to track in the weeks ahead.