WWE's Edge Betrayal Just Ruined A Huge Opportunity

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WWE's Judgment Day heel stable has already turned on its leader, Edge, which is a rushed and mishandled development. After being forced to retire for nearly a decade due to injury, Edge shocked and delighted the WWE universe by returning to the ring at Royal Rumble 2020. Since then, he's been a fairly regular fixture on WWE TV, engaging in several major feuds. Leading up to Edge's dream match with AJ Styles at WrestleMania 38, the former ultimate opportunist innovated his character once again, turning heel and embracing sadism.

At WrestleMania 38, popular midcarder Damien Priest turned heel and joined Edge, shortly followed by former women's champion Rhea Ripley. The three wrestlers formed a stable called Judgment Day, with Edge serving as the grizzled mentor to Priest and Ripley and setting out to help the two young talents reach their full potential in WWE. Despite their somewhat clunky name, Judgment Day has been an entertaining part of WWE programming for a time now, and many looked forward to what they might accomplish.

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That was until Monday's Raw, which saw former enemy Finn Balor join Judgment Day, quickly followed by Priest and Ripley suddenly turning on Edge. Balor, Priest, and Ripley then put a brutal beatdown on Edge, ending with a Conchairto smashing of Edge's head between two chairs. While the segment was well executed for what it was, having Judgment Day turn on Edge after less than two months with minimal reasoning given as to why is a short-sighted move — and one that effectively precludes a wealth of continued story opportunities provided by Edge leading the group. Even if Judgment Day turning on Edge was always the end goal, that could