Damian Priest thought he was done when Judgment Day changed.
The origins of Judgment Day began at WrestleMania 38 when Damian Priest helped Adam Copeland (Edge in WWE) against AJ Styles. Rhea Ripley would join at WrestleMania Backlash. Two months after forming, Edge was attacked by Finn Balor, Priest, and Ripley, signifying a change in the group with Edge being ousted and Balor joining.
Speaking to Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated, Priest looked back on the night Judgment Day changed.
"We’d just had a major moment joining together forming The Judgment Day. It felt like no time had passed, and then it was Edge who told me that he was being taken out of the group. He waited to tell me after TV one night when we were on the road. I thought we were done. I was so upset. When Rhea found out, she was even more mad than me.
“Edge was mad, too. I still speak with him–he was one of our biggest backers. When he told me, I remember him saying, ‘All of this, for nothing.’ And I repeated that–for nothing. That’s the way it felt at the time. I was waiting for the phone call to get released. Obviously, it worked out a lot differently.”
Priest, Balor, Ripley, and eventually Dominik Mysterio, would help boost Judgment Day into one of the top acts on WWE Raw at the end of 2023 and the first half of 2024.
At WWE SummerSlam, Priest and Ripley were ousted from the group by Balor and Dominik, respectively.
At WWE Bash In Berlin, Priest & Ripley will team to face Dominik & Liv Morgan. Fans can check out the current lineup for the card by clicking here.
