WWE Teases Making Big Change To Fan-Favorite Faction
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Finn Balor has shown strong loyalty to The Judgment Day over the last few years. Many WWE fans thought Balor would be very upset with his stablemate, Dominik Mysterio after "Dirty Dom" pinned Balor to win the Intercontinental Championship at WWE WrestleMania 41.
But in a surprising turn of events, Balor seemed very happy that the important title stayed within The Judgment Day. He did not appear to be angry at all about his own loss to Dominik. He even agreed to help "Dirty Dom" further by promising to deal with AJ Styles for him.
Now, it seems Balor might be looking to bring some new blood into The Judgment Day. This idea comes as Roxanne Perez has made a very big impact since officially joining the WWE Raw roster.
The former two-time NXT Women's Champion was officially moved to the Raw brand this week. She had already made several notable appearances on main WWE shows before this full-time call-up.
Perez immediately made her mark on Raw by winning a tough Triple Threat match. In that contest, she beat both the veteran Natalya and "The Man" Becky Lynch to earn a spot in the upcoming Women's Money in the Bank ladder match.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 11: WWE Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative Paul "Triple H" Levesque speaks at a WWE news conference at T-Mobile Arena on October 11, 2019 in Las...
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 11: WWE Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative Paul "Triple H" Levesque speaks at a WWE news conference at T-Mobile Arena on October 11, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was announced that WWE wrestler Braun Strowman will face heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury and WWE champion Brock Lesnar will take on former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez at the WWE's Crown Jewel event at Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 31. MoreThis victory showed that she is off to a very strong start on her main roster journey with WWE. Later on the same Raw episode, Balor and Perez were seen talking backstage.
Perez even brought some gifts for current members of The Judgment Day. She gave apples to Carlito and chicken nuggets to Dominik Mysterio, perhaps as a way to try and get on their good side.
However, Balor's idea of possibly involving Perez with the group has met some pushback from within The Judgment Day. Both "Dirty Dom" and fellow member Raquel Rodriguez voiced their concerns about it.
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They claimed that Liv Morgan, another key member of The Judgment Day who is currently away from WWE, would not be happy if Roxanne Perez were to join the faction during her absence. Instead, Balor described her current connection to the group as a "support" that the faction can count on when needed.
This suggests Perez might be an ally for now, with her exact future role still to be decided by the group. Morgan has been away in Japan filming her first role in a Hollywood movie, reportedly titled "Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo."
Balor tried to smooth things over with his concerned stablemates regarding Roxanne Perez. He made it clear that Perez, the former NXT Women's Champion, is not being considered as a full member of The Judgment Day at this specific time. However, that could change.
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