Finn Balor appears to have taken the role of the leader of The Judgment Day after Liv Morgan’s recent injury, and it seems that he could now be considered a veteran in WWE.
Balor has been in and out of storylines in WWE over the past decade, but nine years ago today, he kicked off his main roster career when he was drafted to RAW on July 19, 2016.
This moment had me screaming at the TV. Roman was very rarely taking clean losses, to have Finn Balor come in on his debut and beat Roman was WILD. https://t.co/R3ue3VCOZm pic.twitter.com/Jm3EFP3WHP
— 20 Minute Promo (@20MinPromo) April 5, 2025
Balor was able to win his first match against Roman Reigns on RAW, which later led to him facing Seth Rollins to crown the first-ever Universal Champion at SummerSlam the following month.
Balor was injured in that match, and despite winning it to become the inaugural Universal Champion, the shoulder injury meant that he had to be sidelined for several months and forced to relinquish the title the following night on RAW.
Sadly, Balor has never been able to climb his way back up to the main event picture in WWE, but he is currently seen as one of their biggest draws as a member of The Judgment Day.
Finn Balor is the only remaining member of The OG Judgment Day
It’s been an incredible few years for Finn Balor since aligning with Edge, Rhea Ripley, and Damian Priest in The Judgment Day in June 2022. The group, however, kicked The Rated R Superstar out and later recruited Dominik Mysterio at Clash at the Castle 2022. However, before Mysterio joined, the four OG members had already established the theme of the faction.
2 years ago today, Finn Balor was officially called up to the WWE main roster. He was drafted 5th overall by RAW in the 2016 WWE Draft pic.twitter.com/uiE3dCfLkI
— IWNerd.com – WWE Predictions! (@InnerN3rd) July 19, 2018
In the years that have followed, Carlito has come and gone, Balor introduced JD McDonagh into the group, Ripley and Priest were betrayed and kicked out.
At present, the group consists of Finn Balor, Dominik Mysterio, Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, JD McDonagh, and Roxanne Perez. Morgan is sidelined with a shoulder injury and is no longer active with the faction.
