Finn Balor is opening up about why he refused to join groups in WWE, so we’ll see what he
had to say. We’ll also check out what’s going on with Maxxine Dupri, Ronda Rousey, and more
Let’s start things off with Finn Balor because he’s opening up
about his early hesitations to join a group in WWE
FInn Balor has been a member of The Judgment Day for well over a year now and it’s no secret at all
that the group overall has been a major success and everyone has benefited from being in the group
Rhea Ripley went from being directionless in the tag team division to a break out singles star,
she started getting more mic time and of course captured the women’s world title
Damian Priest, who was also lost in the shuffle there for a bit
before The Judgment Day’s formation, took himself to new heights because of the group
Same thing goes for Dominik Mysterio, and obviously same thing goes for Finn Balor
Finn came to the main roster on quite the role in 2016
He beat Roman Reigns right away during one of his first nights on Raw and topped that
off by becoming the first ever WWE Universal champion just a few short weeks after that
But as everyone knows, he would end up getting hurt in that match that he won
the universal title in and never truly made it back to the world title scene
He eventually went back to NXT where he had a great heel turn over there, even capturing the NXT
world championship, and finally built himself back up in a major way thanks to that second NXT run
Fans weren’t so thrilled though because Finn’s first match back on the main roster after that
second NXT run was him and his demon persona being basically fed to Roman Reigns with a screwy finish
And fans didn’t really enjoy that because all that momentum from his second NXT run felt lost after
that feud with Roman Reigns, and Finn sort of went back to being lost in the shuffle a bit after that
But what saved Finn was that heel turn and that big shocking moment
of joining The Judgment Day and kicking Edge out
So The Judgment Day really saved Finn Balor there from once again staying lost in the shuffle
The Judgment Day allowed Finn Balor to dig back in his heel side and really elevate
his game all the way back to the point of being a main event caliber superstar again
But according to Finn Balor himself,
it almost didn’t happen because he was hesitant about joining any faction in WWE
Finn had this to say about that topic while speaking with Sports Illustrated, quote:
“Having had success with Bullet Club, I knew there was going to be comparisons made
had I been involved in another group, so I was always reluctant to go that direction. However,
when the chance to work with Damian Priest was presented, I didn’t hesitate
for a second. Damian and I have always had a very good relationship since we met at NXT,
and I felt that this group could be something completely different. For me personally,
I was at a point in my career where I knew that something had to change. So the timing of this was
perfect, and very similar to my N.J.P.W turn. Finally, I could channel my real frustrations
I was feeling into the character, and I had no doubt that this was the right move.” End quote
So it was Finn’s friendship with Damian Priest that really made him jump at the
opportunity to work with The Judgment Day, and it’s been a massive success so far
We’ll have to see what’s next for Finn Balor, Damian Priest, and the rest of The Judgment Day
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WWE may be losing another top star and that individual is Ronda Rousey
This isn’t a new rumor at all,
Ronda has been reportedly nearing the end of her WWE run for a little while now
This became more known to the public after
Shayna Baszler’s sudden betrayal of Ronda Rousey at Money In The Bank
At that specific point in time within the story, Shayna’s turn logically made no sense
Ronda and Shayna had just captured the women’s tag team titles a few weeks before
that event and there was absolutely zero tension teased between Ronda and Shayna
No hints or teases beforehand, it was just a complete shock value turn at Money In The Bank
But the rumored reason right from the start for the rushed turn was apparently that Ronda’s time
in WWE was coming to an end, so they had to rush and skip pass a majority of their
tag team run so that they would still have time to do the feud between Ronda and Shayna
Well many fans suspected that Summerslam could be that big final WWE appearance for Ronda Rousey,
where she puts over her best friend Shayna Baszler while walking into the sunset
That’s still a possibility, but reports claim that there is no
solid confirmation on if Summerslam is truly Ronda’s last match or not
No one seems to know the exact last date of her WWE contract,
but all the reports keep saying that it’s coming up in the very near future
and how this feud with Shayna Baszler may be the last thing she does in WWE
If this truly is the end of Ronda Rousey’s WWE run, she’s going down
as one of the impactful stars in the history of the women’s division and WWE in general
Sure, everyone knows that her second run in WWE was nowhere near the level of her first run
But Ronda made a lot of great WWE history with that first run
Her surprise debut at the Royal Rumble received coverage from
outlets all over the world and brought so much attention to WWE
Her feud and match against Triple H and Stephanie McMahon was very entertaining
And Ronda got the most credit for truly assisting the women’s division in making history
A lot of people say that without Ronda Rousey,
there would’ve been no Evolution premium live event and no Wrestlemania 35 main event
So although her second run got shaky at times,
there’s no denying the impact and history she left behind in WWE overall
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A big name was recently spotted during the weekend of Summerslam WWE try outs
Reports claim that Anthony Luke recently tried out for WWE
Anthony is a notable name at the tryouts because he’s the real life
boyfriend of rising WWE superstar, Maxxine Dupri
So his name was plastered all over the reports as a pretty big name to watch out for in the try-outs
it looks like Anthony is interested in testing the
waters and trying to get into the same field as his partner
So it’ll be interesting to see if he does impress WWE officials
Anthony has a big college football background, and history tells us that a
lot of those former football players do end up having some success in the wrestling industry
Just look at stats like Roman Reigns, Baron Corbin,
and so many other WWE superstars that come from a football background
So history is in his favor there, we’ll see if does end up catching someone’s eye in WWE
As far as Maxxine Dupri goes, she’s truly been
making a name for herself on Raw and has been genuinely connecting with the fans
It originally looked like Maxxine was going to steal
Otis away from Chad Gable and bring him into MMM, but WWE suddenly made the
big change of having Maxxine abandon her group and join the alpha academy instead
And in the weeks since joining, Maxxine Dupri has been learning
and training under Chad Gable to wrestle and compete in the ring
Maxxine never wrestled a single time during her time in NXT or in MMM,
a lot of fans thought that maybe she’ll just stay in that manager role,
but thanks to this new story, she’s learning the ropes and getting some reps in the ring
Chad Gable even praised Maxxine’s work ethic and said that she’s genuinely
very eager to learn more about wrestling and improving her craft
Maxxine already appears to have that connection growing with the fans, so if she keeps learning
and training, she definitely has a lot of potential there to tap into
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