Adam Copeland Reveals Original Concept for The Judgment Day – Edge (Adam Copeland) and Damian Priest initially launched The Judgment Day as a duo, but its evolution has been nothing short of transformational. From its humble beginnings, the current incarnation stands as one of WWE’s most dominant forces, although significantly different from Copeland’s original vision.
The group has solidified its presence as a major attraction in WWE, boasting a lineup including Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Rhea Ripley, JD McDonagh, and Dominik Mysterio. Their prominence on WWE television is undeniable. While the stable didn’t venture into the supernatural realm as initially speculated, it has organically developed its distinct identity, growing into a formidable entity on its own terms.
While speaking to Sam Roberts on the Not Sam Wrestling podcast, Copeland spoke about the original concept for the Judgment Day.
Original Plan For WWE’s Judgment Day Stable
The Rated R Superstar says the Judgment Day came about when he was approached about starting up a ‘New Brood,’ the Attitude Era’s gothic trio of Edge, Christian and Gangrel. The Brood helped put Edge and Christian on the map when they first arrived on the scene in WWE, so maybe Copeland could do something similar for one of WWE’s rising stars.
“Well, you know, with the initial inception of the Judgement Day, I really I wanted it to be these underutilized talents that I thought could be far more than what they were being utilized for. Rhea Ripley is a star and Damian Priest is a star and Finn Balor’s a star.
So initially, it was brought to me like, ‘Hey, we want to kind of start a New Brood,’ or something that feels somewhat like that. I’m like, ‘Who would it be?’ I was like, ‘Ripley and Priest.’ ‘Well, we want it go be four.’ So, it’s like.. Balor! Okay, well, then it was like, ‘We want somebody really huge.’ I was like, okay.. all right.. and then I got a text two weeks later. ‘How about Balor?’ I’m like, ‘Yep! amazing idea.’ [Laughing]”
Edge was kicked out of Judgment Day when Finn Balor made his way to the stable. After that, the Rated R Superstar and his former stable went their separate ways.
Adam Copeland Reveals Original Concept for The Judgment Day
