Summary

Dominik Mysterio said he pushed back against joining the original version of Judgment Day because the presentation felt "weird and hokey" to him early on.

The source text says the first lineup was Adam Copeland (Edge), Rhea Ripley, and Damian Priest, with Finn Bálor joining before Mysterio eventually turned heel and aligned with the faction.

Mysterio said the group began to work once all four members clicked together outside the ring and that chemistry carried over on screen.

The source text also states Finn Bálor has now been removed from the faction, which currently consists of Dominik Mysterio, Liv Morgan, J.D. McDonagh, and Raquel Rodriguez.

Dominik Mysterio reflection explains how Judgment Day became a long-running faction

Dominik Mysterio admitting early doubts creates a concrete consequence, Judgment Day's success story is now framed more as chemistry that developed over time instead of an instant fit.

With Finn Bálor out and a new group makeup in place, Mysterio's comments also reinforce that member changes have been central to how the faction keeps evolving.

Quotes

Quote from Dominik Mysterio

"No, not at all."

Dominik Mysterio later went on to say:

"Man, I fought it for a long time. I don’t know. It felt weird and hokey, like the very beginning of it… Something happened where all four of us clicked, and I think that’s what kind of made it work because we all kind of clicked outside of the ring, and we were all riding together. So, it all kind of transitioned to inside of the ring and man, it worked… There’s not one time in The Judgment Day where we haven’t had a championship, or all of us covered in gold, or constantly kicking people out to bring people in. It’s crazy. It’s insane."

Sources

As reported by Fightful.