7 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE Raw (May 16)

4. Liv Is Too Sweet

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The booking was pretty linear and logical, but that doesn’t make it anything less to see what unfolded between AJ Styles, Finn Balor and Liv Morgan Monday night.

Morgan was cutting a promo backstage when Los Lotharios interrupted her. They were shooed off by Styles and Balor, who pitched to her that she should join them to battle THE Judgement Day. Last week, AJ and Finn were overcome due to Rhea Ripley being the X-factor in a post-match melee.

Liv, to her credit, didn’t just jump at it. She told them she needed to think about it. Then we got a rambling promo from THE Judgement Day. Afterward, Morgan had made her decision and joined Balor and Styles for their match.

After the duo beat back Los Lotharios in a competitive match, AJ and Finn asked Liv to join them in a Too Sweet gesture, to which she looked surprised and then a little geeked. It all worked pretty well, and now we’ve got two trios to square off in the near future.

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