Clash At The Castle sent a lot of WWE storylines in crazy new directions, so we’ll take a
look at some of the biggest new changes to many stories including The Mysterios, The
Bloodline, and much more
Let’s start things off with the long awaited moment between the Mysterios
Dominik Mysterio first came into the WWE at the defense of his father, Rey Mysterio
Rey Mysterio was getting brutally assaulted by Seth Rollins’ faction at the time and
it was Dominik who put it all on the line and put himself in harm’s way for his father
He just jumped right in there with Seth Rollins to defend his father
And things just took off right after that, Rey and Dominik would become the first ever
father-son duo to win the tag team titles and have so much success
But then in fall 2021, we got the first few teasers that Dominik was growing a little
tired of his father constantly over protecting him during matches and always getting in the
way of his business
Dominik started telling Rey to stay backstage and stay out of the way
Dominik even started using some heel tactics that Rey didn’t strongly approve of, and
it led everyone to believe back then that a heel turn was imminent
WWE ended up pressing the breaks on that storyline and tension between the Mysterios settled
back down until Summerslam 2022
Summerslam 2022 was the beginning of the end for The Mysterios
Summerslam saw the return of Edge, who assisted The Mysterios in fighting off The Judgment
Day
Rey Mysterio instantly accepted Edge’s help and friendship after Summerslam, but it was
Dominik who was still very unsure and skeptical over Edge’s true intentions
Especially after what Edge was saying during his time in The Judgment Day, Dominik just
had a very hard time believing that they were just supposed to fully trust Edge and let
their guards down
And understandably so, Dominik had a fair point.
Edge was just this ruthless heel leader of a dangerous faction earlier in the year and
we’re just supposed to forget about that because they kicked him out and he came back
a few months later?
Dominik’s trust issues with Edge was fully valid, he had reasons to feel that way about
Edge
But it was Rey that assured Dominik Edge could be trusted and how he knew him for over 20
years
That’s of course the moment that Dominik hit Rey Mysterio with the big line that he’s
known his own son for 25 years, obviously longer than his friendship with Edge
And now that we know the payoff, you can go back and really see this story bundling up
and unfolding
Even with Edge by the Mysterios side, Dominik Mysterio would constantly get captured and
beaten by The Judgment Day
So in Dominik’s eyes, everything is going wrong and he’s extremely frustrated
His father has forgotten about him, his father continues to take Edge’s side every chance
he can, and neither Rey nor Edge have been able to stop the beatdowns he’s been receiving
from the hands of The Judgment Day
Even though Dominik eventually sucked it up and made peace with Edge, there was still
that internal conflict going on there
Like on the Raw before Clash, where Dominik came out to attack Judgment Day with his father
and Edge, there was that moment where he strangely almost surrendered to Rhea Ripley
Follow that up at Clash with the big final payoff of that long awaited heel turn
Even during the entrances, you can still see the minor pieces of storytelling starting
to unfold
Rey Mysterio is making his entrance for this huge match, he’s leaning against the barricade
with fans, making his grand entrance and Dominik is just standing there on the ramp just watching
And that’s not how Dominik usually is, he’s usually very involved with a smile on his
face greeting the fans as well, but not much of that during this specific entrance
Then Edge comes out with his own Rey Mysterio inspired mask, and everyone is just having
such a good time except Dominik
Dominik has been complaining that Rey has been picking Edge’s side non stop over the
last few weeks and now Dominik is looking on from the ring apron in street clothes while
his father competes in a tag team match without him
With Rey Literally replacing Dominik’s spot in this tag team match with Edge
So after Rey Mysterio and Edge are victorious in the match against The Judgment Day, Dominik
steps into the ring and low blows Edge
Dominik never trusted Edge since he returned and now seeing Edge literally take his spot
alongside his father in a tag team match was enough to send him over the hill and finally
attack Edge
Then after Rey Mysterio tried to calm down Dominik, Dominik hit his own father with a
clothesline, officially marking the beginning of Dominik’s heel turn
Attacking Edge was actually somewhat understandable for Dominik to do, but attacking his own father
was the moment that was definitely dark and marked the very moment that Dominik turned
fully heel and couldn’t turn back
So a lot of fans have been asking that if Dominik was gonna turn, why didn’t he help
The Judgment Day win?
The answer is that Dominik wasn’t so concerned about directly helping The Judgment Day.
His main issue was the principle of his father replacing him and neglecting him, so he took
all the frustration out on the two individuals who he felt caused him those issues and that
was Rey Mysterio and Edge
Now can The Judgment Day try to slowly move in and recruit Dominik Mysterio to join them
now that he broke away from his father?
Sure they can!
They were trying to recruit Dominik to join them since before Summerslam, so could this
moment make them interested in trying to get him back in to join the group
Judgment Day was right there shown on camera laughing when Dominik turned heel, so they
were soaking in every single moment and that was something they wanted to see
So now it all comes down to what the heel version of Dominik will look like and what
he wants to do
He can either stay on his own and decide to do his own thing, or maybe he does try to
take Judgment Day up on that offer again
The recent split also means that a premium live event match between Rey Mysterio and
Dominik Mysterio is now a realistic possibility, so that father versus son match would be pretty
mind blowing to see
A match like that is already interesting as is, but you add this storyline to it and it
really does become even more interesting
So it’s going to be great to hear Dominik explain himself more and to see what big move
he makes now that he’s officially no longer under his father’s wing in WWE
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Speaking of Clash At The Castle, the main event of the night between Roman Reigns and
Drew McIntyre pulled fans in and took them for a big ride
There were so many close calls and false finishes that really just had fans fooled for moments
there in the match
The biggest rumor heading into this match was of course the outside interference
Tyson Fury was at ringside, the threat of Austin Theory cashing in was there, Karrion
Kross and Scarlett were at ringside, rumors of Bray Wyatt possibly returning were in the
air… there were just so many rumors, theories, and possibilities that no one knew what to
expect
Theory did run down the ramp in attempt to cash in his Money In The Bank contract for
the second premium live event in a row, but was taken out by Tyson Fury
So for the second time in a row, Austin Theory just hit a roadblock at the last second
They’re probably trying to build a narrative and expectation there that Theory will always
run into trouble cashing in, but when we least expect it, he’ll finally cash it in
Karrion Kross got involved by distracting Drew McIntyre during the match as well, he’ll
likely continue his feud with Drew after this event
And the other big narrative that WWE was stressing was the idea that Roman Reigns was all alone
at Clash At The Castle
No help from The Usos and no guidance from Paul Heyman, just on his own with no one
That narrative ended up being setup for the arrival of Solo Sikoa
Solo has been rumored for weeks to be coming to Smackdown and he’s officially in The
Bloodline
Solo stopped the referee from counting Drew McIntyre’s three count pin-fall and literally
saved Roman’s title reign from ending
Solo will now instantly have a great spot in The Bloodline since he saved Roman and
pulled him out of the scariest title defense of his entire reign so far
So expect Solo Sikoa to come in and be a new brutal force for The Bloodline to have at
their disposal at all times
Right when everyone was writing roman off, he strengthens his group with a new family
member
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