Some more updates and rumors have been going around regarding Edge’s removal from The
Judgment Day, so we’ll see what’s going on there.
We’ll also see what’s going with CM Punk and AEW, as well a new teaser from Bayley
Let’s start things off with Edge and The Judgment Day
A lot of fans are still trying to comprehend that shocking twist that we saw earlier in
the week with Judgment Day
What Judgment Day did to Edge is probably the most unexpected betrayal and breakup in
WWE since The Fiend and Alexa Bliss
No one saw those breakups coming in both instances
The most confusing part about the Edge and Judgment Day situation is that everyone expected
it to be around for the long haul
Remember that Judgment Day was barely two months old when the whole betrayal with Edge
happened
Everyone thought that Edge was heavily invested in this new heel persona, this new faction,
and was going to take over Raw with Rhea and Priest by his side
The Finn Balor and Judgment Day rumors have been circulating for a long time now, so the
addition of Balor into the group wasn’t a big surprise per say, but the removal of
Edge from his own creation before they can even get started was a big surprise
Initially, the reports all said what the fans were saying, that Edge’s sudden removal
was likely a result of Cody Rhodes’ injury and needing someone to fill that main babyface
role on Raw
But there have been several new reports coming out in the days following Raw that are telling
another story
One report that came out after Raw says that WWE has serious plans to crank up the supernatural
levels of The Judgment Day
We’ve seen flashes of supernatural abilities from The Judgment Day over the past two months
Little things like when Damian Priest kneeled down in the middle of the ring and vanished
when the lights came on.
Or when Edge and Priest appeared out of no where in AJ Styles’ locker-room and had
the lights flicking
So it wasn’t anything too heavy, but you can definitely get the Undertaker and Bray
Wyatt sort of supernatural vibes from those few moments
But besides those few instances, there wasn’t anything too out of the ordinary with The
Judgment Day
And like we always talk about when it comes to supernatural characters and storylines,
they have the potential to be some of the most intriguing parts of the show if done
right, but if done wrong then yeah, it could definitely come off as a bit too goofy
So the reports claim that WWE had a very supernatural future planned for Judgment Day that allegedly
Edge wasn’t too excited and thrilled about
The report claims that Edge himself requested his removal from Judgment Day over not being
a fan of this direction for them
And that’s what led to the decision to have him and Finn Balor basically switch places
It gets Edge out of the group, while technically letting the group continue under new leadership
But another report followed that one up and accused it of being a false rumor planted
by WWE to generate more conversation around Edge and The Judgment Day
That report says that WWE loves to get fans talking and discussing, so some of these Edge
and Judgment Day stories that are out there could reportedly be some rumors from WWE themselves
So there’s currently no evidence or proof that Edge was legitimately unhappy with Judgment
Day’s direction, but that’s what one of their reports are claiming
It was something that fans were talking about long before Hell In A Cell, everyone felt
like Judgment Day didn’t really have a clear story, motive, or direction and that was something
we went over a few times
So now the keys get handed to Finn Balor, which in theory, is a great idea
Finn’s babyface persona and direction had grown a bit stale and wasn’t going anywhere,
so this heel turns allows the character to get more deep and show a new side to himself
Not to mention that Finn Balor made quite the big impression with this heel turn
Finn turned Edge’s own people against him, kicked Edge out of the group, and took control
of Judgment Day
So from Finn’s perspective, that’s brutal and a great start to his first ever main roster
heel run
Finn has an opportunity now to really become character driven an add a lot to his character
with this new position of being Judgement Day’s leader
Fans have expressed even more worry for the future of Judgment Day now that Edge is gone
from the group
It’s no secret that factions could get off track sometimes, lose focus, and just get
broken up for no good reason
But everyone felt like that Judgment Day was safe from that happening because they had
a legend like Edge as a member
But with Edge no longer being included in the group, is Judgment Day now extremely vulnerable
to being forgotten about and eventually broken up?
Thats one concern that fans seriously have, so we’ll have to keep a close eye on Judgment
Day now that Edge is gone
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When CM Punk announced his injury and how he needed surgery, everyone thought it was
common sense that he would relinquish the AEW world title
But there was some instant confusion when word started getting around that CM Punk did
not relinquish the title
Chris Jericho had said that Punk relinquished the title, but he came back later on to correct
himself and apologize for his comment because Punk did not in fact relinquish the title
CM Punk recently appeared on AEW’s “Road To” series and cleared up what was going
on, he had this to say, quote:
“I wasn’t as clear as I should have been.
I offered to relinquish the title and Tony told me that under no circumstances was I
allowed to do that.
It means a lot to me that this place believes in me enough to let me go get fixed.”
End quote
So AEW’s plan is to now crown an interim AEW world champion
So under technicality, CM Punk is still the world champion
Whoever becomes interim AEW world champion will basically just be a temporary champion
until CM Punk is healthy
AEW hasn’t really explained what will happen when CM Punk is healthy, but we’re to assume
that the temporary champion will have to hand the title to CM Punk, but on the bright side,
maybe that individual will be first in line to challenge CM Punk for the title
It’s only right for the interim AEW world champion to go one-on-one with CM Punk to
crown one true champion
So that may be the endgame once CM Punk is healthy, but for now this interim champion
will keep the title warm for CM Punk
There’s currently no time table or details for CM Punk’s injury, all anyone knows is
that he needs surgery, so any kind of surgery isn’t a good thing and it may cause him
to miss some months of action at least
So whoever the interim champion turns out to be, they may have several months as champion
until CM Pink eventually returns
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Bayley has been out of action since July 2021 with a torn ACL injury
The average recovery time for that injury is 9 months, which Bayley has already passed
and July will be a full year, 12 months, into her recovery
Not much is known about Bayley’s status and her return, but fans assume that Bayley’s
knee must be fully healed by now, she’s most likely just waiting for WWE creative
to write her back onto television
Bayley has been constantly trolling fans about her return since January and hasn’t stopped
ever since
Bayley recently took to Twitter to post a picture of a wrestling boot, of course implying
the idea that she’ll be lacing up her boots real soon
She didn’t provide other context besides picture, didn’t even add a caption, but
it was enough to get fans excited about her return that could sometime this summer or
maybe into the fall
So be on the lookout for Bayley’s huge comeback and for her to have her first match in front
of fans since early 2020
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