10 Precise Turning Points Where WWE Did The Impossible

10. Finn Bálor Kicks Edge Out Of The Judgment Day

It was kind of the stupidest thing imaginable when The Judgment Day celebrated their first significant win as a group by kicking the man that spearheaded the movement to the curb in favour of the one that they defeated the night before, but timing is everything and wrestling and this particular move fell at one of the most unique times in wrestling history.

That was on June 6th 2022.

On June 15th 2022, the first Wall Street Journal article on Vince McMahon's "hush money" payments broke. This matters. As the weeks passed, McMahon's position became untenable no matter how much he attempted to bullishly no-sell it. He resigned in disgrace on July 22nd, at which point all creative duties were handed over to Triple H. The timeline is crucial.

In the gap following Edge's injury write-off, the updated Judgment Day had been hassling Rey Mysterio with a view to get to his son Dominik. 'The Rated-R Superstar's SummerSlam return should have been all the faces needed to even the sides, but instead, he drove a jealousy in the younger Mysterio that resulted in a turn for 'Ex-Con Dom'. That made the stable whole, and from the most unlikely of origin stories, one of the hottest acts in the company.

The original incarnation was sweeping the board for wrestling Razzies at the halfway stage of the year. By December, they were appointment viewing.