Balor said about Spurs losing their record goalscorer: "That day I was so upset I went and bought a new car to make myself feel better.”
Though he did share happier memories of supporting his side, including the night of Tottenham's stunning Champions League semi-final comeback against Ajax. "We were on tour at the SSE Arena in Belfast. I’d just gotten out of the ring. I ran into the kitchen area where the catering lads had it (the game) on their phones. So I’m in my wrestling gear dripping wet. My dad, my brother and his son had driven up to Belfast, so I grabbed them out of the crowd. We all ran back to the catering kitchen and we were watching it just jumping around like mad when Lucas Moura scored the two goals at the end.”
Balor was in Madrid for the final defeat to Liverpool that year, something he is still struggling to come to terms with and may lie behind his dislike of the Reds. “Jurgen is such a bad influence for kids. He has such a disregard for authority, like when he does his condescending thumbs up to the referees for what he considers a bad decision.”