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Judgment Day's Reign Expands as Roxanne Perez Officially Crowned Women's Tag Team Champion

Image via WWE: Finn Balor, Roxanne Perez, JD McDonagh, Dominik Mysterio, and Raquel Rodriguez The Judgment Day's dominance continued on the June 30 edition of Monday Night Raw, as a long-standing question over the fate of the Women's Tag Team Titles was finally answered, and that too in stunning fashion. WWE announced that Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez have been crowned the new Women's Tag Team Champions, filling the void left by Liv Morgan, who suffered a serious shoulder injury during her match against Kairi Sane on the June 16 episode. Finn Balor and Club Push for Roxanne Perez to Become the New Tag Team Champion The decision didn't come lightly, and it was orchestrated behind the scenes by none other than Finn Balor and JD McDonagh, who had earlier in the night captured the Raw Tag Team Titles by defeating Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods. Backstage, Balor and McDonagh met with SmackDown GM Nick Aldis and Raw GM Adam Pearce. They argued that Raquel Rodriguez had done everything possible to retain the tag titles in Morgan's absence, and stripping her of the belts would be unjust. Instead, they proposed Roxanne Perez, owing to her recent ties to the group and alleged chemistry with Intercontinental Champion Dominik Mysterio, as the ideal replacement. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Serbia: New Container Houses (Prices May Surprise You) Container House Search Now Undo After some deliberation, the officials agreed, but with one major condition: the newly crowned champions must defend their titles in a fatal 4-way match at WWE Evolution on July 13 against teams from Raw, SmackDown, and NXT. Roxanne Perez becomes Women's Tag Team Champion, joins Judgment Day: Raw highlights, June 30, 2025 Later in the night, the Judgment Day celebrated their growing title collection until Raquel Rodriguez stormed in, clearly unhappy with how things unfolded. She questioned Balor's authority to name her a new partner and emphasized Liv Morgan was in rehab multiple times a week and would return soon. Balor responded with empathy, referencing his own shoulder injury at SummerSlam 2016 that forced him to vacate the Universal Championship just one night after winning it. He reminded Rodriguez that sometimes, business has to move forward. He then proposed a Judgment Day vote on the decision. Balor and McDonagh quickly voted yes. Dominik Mysterio appeared hesitant, suggesting he wanted to speak with Morgan before deciding. But Balor urged him to act independently, and Mysterio reluctantly agreed. Rodriguez, still unsure, finally gave in after some pressure. With that, the vote was unanimous, and Perez was officially crowned champion. This crowning also marks a historic moment: every active member of Judgment Day now holds a title. Game On Season 1 continues with Mirabai Chanu's inspiring story. Watch Episode 2 here.