Edge Is Doing Judgement Day No Favors By Leaning On Cheap Heat
Edge's mic work in WWE since starting Judgement Day has not positioned the stable to succeed. The Rated R Superstar turned heel on AJ Styles ahead of their match at WrestleMania 38, showing a dastardly side of himself that audiences hadn't seen since he returned during the Royal Rumble in 2020. In fact, it's been more than 10 years since fans heard Edge cut a heel promo.
Judgement Day has roots in The Brood, the faction Edge performed with in 1998. They are mostly remembered for their entrance, which saw the trio—which also featured Christian and Gangrel—elevatored up through a ring of fire on the stage. Their entrance theme is well remembered too. Darkness tied them together, though, and the same can be said for Judgement Day. Or at least that's what Edge seems to be trying to convey whenever he is given the opportunity to speak on Monday Night Raw.
Related: Why Riddle Should Ditch Comedy, Turn Heel On Randy Orton & Break Up RK-Bro
His promos have been woefully delivered to this point, however. When he was by himself and confronting Styles, all the talk of judgment day (before that was the name of his stable), was eye-roll inducing, sure. Edge has taken things to a different, lower level in recent weeks, however. Instead of leaning into the dark nature of what the group is supposed to be all about, the veteran has taken to snatching at all the low-hanging cheap heat fruit he can find. Imagine the Undertaker standing in the middle of the ring during the height of the Ministry of Darkness and telling fans that he was committing evil deeds because of comments left on social media and then calling them ugly and stupid. New wrestlers down at the performance center in NXT are cutting stronger promos during their educational
Read more on screenrant.com
