JD McDonagh was moved to WWE Raw in the 2023 WWE Draft, beginning a feud with Dolph Ziggler (Nic Nemeth in TNA Wrestling).
McDonagh would begin appearing in backstage segments with Finn Balor, before joining Judgment Day by the end of the year.
"I was just told when I came up to the main roster we're gonna have you brush off Judgment Day, and that'll be the way that we introduce you, and we'll see what way the fans take it. There was the link there between me and Finn that we could work with, but I don't think there was [a plan of] we're bringing JD from NXT, and we've got this spot in Judgment Day for him. I think it was just kind of that was the in for me. I had good chemistry with most of the group, all of the group really, to be honest, and it just seemed like a good fit. And I ended up getting inducted by Priest," McDonagh recalled to Chris Van Vliet on Insight.
McDonagh and Balor are still key members of Judgment Day alongside Dominik Mysterio, Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, and Carlito.
Elsewhere during the interview, McDonagh commented on his big head.
