Backstage News on Finn Balor-Dominik Mysterio WWE Storyline

Posted by admin on March 13th, 2026

Backstage News on Finn Balor-Dominik Mysterio WWE Storyline – The Judgment Day turned on Finn Balor during the March 9 episode of WWE RAW, bringing an end to Balor’s run as the faction’s longest-serving member. The betrayal happened during an in-ring segment that quickly escalated into a four-on-one attack.

The confrontation began when Dominik Mysterio blamed Balor for his recent loss of the Intercontinental Championship to Penta. The tension between the two members of Judgment Day quickly intensified as the discussion turned personal.

Balor fired back at Dominik during the exchange, calling him a “spoiled brat” and suggesting that Rey Mysterio had been right about him all along. The comment pushed the situation over the edge and triggered the attack.

Dominik then led the assault on Balor, with JD McDonagh, Raquel Rodriguez, and Liv Morgan joining in. The group beat down Balor inside the ring, officially removing him from Judgment Day and shifting him into a babyface role moving forward.

Finn Balor-Dominik Mysterio WWE Storyline

According to a new report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the split between Balor and Dominik had actually been planned for quite some time. WWE creative originally intended to move forward with the feud much earlier.

The report noted that Balor vs. Dominik Mysterio had initially been scheduled for SummerSlam 2025. However, the company decided to delay the storyline change because Judgment Day was still performing strongly as a faction at the time.

Instead of breaking the group apart during the summer event, WWE creative opted to keep the faction together to preserve its momentum through the remainder of 2025 and into the build toward WrestleMania 42.

Additional details from the report also revealed that the original SummerSlam plans included a notable element for Balor’s character.

“The only other significant thing this past week was the Judgment Day turning on Finn Balor, making him a babyface, which took place on the 3/9 RAW show. Balor vs Dominik Mysterio was way back scheduled for SummerSlam, and then the decision was made that the Judgment Day direction was still hot and not to make that change until later. At that time the plan for SummerSlam was for Balor to do the Demon gimmick. Whether that happens here we don’t know, but that was the plan last year,” the report stated.

At the time of the original plan, Balor was expected to revive his Demon persona for the match with Dominik. It remains unclear whether WWE will still move forward with that idea now that the storyline has finally begun to unfold.

With Balor now separated from Judgment Day and positioned as a babyface, the long-awaited feud with Dominik Mysterio appears ready to move into its next phase as WWE continues building toward WrestleMania season.