5 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE Raw After WrestleMania 42 (Results & Review)
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6. There’s No Need To Continue This
Sorry, but why is this rivalry still continuing after Dominik Mysterio lost to Finn Bálor's 'Demon' offshoot at Wrestle-bloody-Mania? If anything, that comprehensive 'Street Fight' win for Finn should've drawn a line under his split from Judgment Day. There's pretty much nowhere to go coming out of 'Mania, but WWE seems intent on feuds that will not end.
So, after Bálor beat JD McDonagh in a blink and you'll miss it match, 'Dirty Dom' ambushed his old stablemate Finn just because he could. Michael Cole explained away JD’s lack of fight as due to injured ribs from the weekend's ladder match. Fair enough, but this wasn’t much of a match and it's clear that these guys are capable of so much more.
Dominik going after Finn post-match then Bálor sending him packing anyway felt a bit lame too. Again, does anyone really get why this is still going on after Mysterio lost to Finn’s ‘Demon’? It's become a worrying Triple H trope that nothing seems to be blow off - rivalries must proceed even when they shouldn't. Maybe WWE stick that at the top of every whiteboard or note passed around during creative meetings.
If anything, Bálor should've been moving on to pastures new coming out of the win over Dom. Similarly, doing the J.O.B to Finn constantly won't do anyone who is left in the creaking Judgment Day group any favours. Unfortunately, it looks like we're set for Mysterio vs. Bálor sans 'Demon' guise, which feels a tad backwards to be honest.