JD McDonagh explains WWE Raw betrayal of Finn Balor
JD McDonagh has offered an explanation for why he betrayed Finn Balor on WWE Raw.
On the road to WrestleMania, a big angle played out on Monday night with Judgment Day attacking Balor and kicking him out of the group. It initially appeared like McDonagh was trying to cool the situation between Balor and Dominik Mysterio. But when Balor charged at Mysterio, McDonagh dropped him with a clotheline.
McDonagh sent out an in-character tweet last night blaming Balor’s ego for why tensions had been brewing within Judgment Day. He chose to side with his “family” in Judgment Day over his friend Balor.
You lied to all of us for months. You got an ego. You wanted to be the leader. You played games. That's never been what the Judgment Day has been about. You used to know that.
— JD McDonagh (@jd_mcdonagh) March 10, 2026
Judgment Day is my family and if anybody dares to try to step on any of them, you get stomped out. pic.twitter.com/YeLmRUFL3r
“You lied to all of us for months. You got an ego. You wanted to be the leader. You played games,” McDonagh wrote. “That’s never been what the Judgment Day has been about. You used to know that.
“Judgment Day is my family and if anybody dares to try to step on any of them, you get stomped out.”
With both being from Ireland, Balor has legitimately been a long-time mentor to McDonagh. They worked together on-screen with two World Tag Team title reigns during their time in Judgment Day.
Last night’s angle ended with Mysterio, McDonagh, Liv Morgan, and Raquel Rodriguez standing tall after Balor was laid out with a steel chair. It would appear to be setting up Balor vs. Mysterio in some form at WrestleMania 42, though plans for the match have not been officially announced.
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