History Wrestling / TheJudgmentDay

** Subverted and Zig-Zagged. At Night 1 of [[Wrestling/WrestleMania WrestleMania XL]], Rhea Ripley was the only member to end the night with a win. What's more is Bálor and Priest lost both of their Tag Team Championships to Awesome Truth and A-Town Down Under. On Night 2, Priest cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase and stole the World Heavyweight Championship from a weakened [[Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre Drew McIntyre]].

* EqualOpportunityEvil: As long as you prove yourself worthy, ''anyone'' can join The Judgment Day...well, anyone ''not'' named R-Truth, of course. They considered [[Wrestling/AndradeCienAlmas Andrade]] as a member but with him teaming with Rey Mysterio, that's not happening.

* EqualOpportunityEvil: As long as you prove yourself worthy, ''anyone'' can join The Judgment Day...unless you're R-Truth, of course. They considered [[Wrestling/AndradeCienAlmas Andrade]] as a member but with him teaming with Rey Mysterio, that's not happening.

* HatedByAll: Nobody in the RAW locker room (except R-Truth for a time...and then he was back to his antics a few months later) is under any illusion that they're anything more than a pack of bullies that feel entitled to anything and everything they want, and will do absolutely anything to get it.

The Judgment Day is a professional wrestling stable in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, consisting of Finn Bálor (real name Wrestling/FergalDevitt˜), Damian Priest (real name Luis Martinez), Wrestling/RheaRipley (real name Demi Bennett), Wrestling/DominikMysterio (real name Dominik Óscar Gutiérrez), and JD [=McDonagh=] (real name Jordan Devlin). They primarily appear on the [[Wrestling/WWERaw Raw]] brand, but have also made appearances on [[Wrestling/WWESmackDown SmackDown]] and [[Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} NXT]].

Officially debuting on April 8, 2022 with former leader Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}} and Priest, the group has become the top group on Monday Night Raw, with most of the members holding gold: Priest is the World Heavyweight Champion as well as a former Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions with Bálor, Ripley is the Women's World Champion and Mysterio is a two-time NXT North American Champion.

** Subverted and Zig-Zagged. At Night 1 of [[Wrestling/WrestleMania WrestleMania XL]], Rhea Ripley was the only member to end the night with a win. What's more is Bálor and Priest lost both of their Tag Team Championships to Awesome Truth and A-Down Town. On Night 2, Priest cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase and stole the World Heavyweight Championship from a weakened [[Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre Drew McIntyre]].

*** Within their first two years Ripley's been a Women's Champion for a year, Bálor and Priest held both the Raw and Smackdown Tag Team titles twice, Dominik had the NXT North American Champion twice, and at '''[[Wrestling/WrestleMania WrestleManiaXL]]''', Priest [[Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank stole]] the World Heavyweight Championship. It's to the point where they're almost equal to Roman Reigns' Bloodline over on Friday Night Smackdown.

* EqualOpportunityEvil: As long as you prove yourself worthy, ''anyone'' can join The Judgment Day...unless you're R-Truth, of course. They considered [[Wrestling/AndradeCienAlmas Andrade]] as a member but with him teaming with Rey Mysterio, that's likely not happening.

** Their constant hounding on Truth would get Wrestling/TheMiz involved and setting up the Six Tag Team Ladder Match at ''[=WrestleMania=] XL'', not to mention their constant antagonism of teams like The New Day and #DIY [[DidntThinkThisThrough ensuring that they worked together]] [[EnemyMine to stop Priest and Balor]] from reclaiming the belts.

** Their constant hounding on Truth would get Wrestling/TheMiz involved and setting up the Six Tag Team Ladder Match at ''[=WrestleMania=] XL'', not to mention their constant antagonism of teams like The New Day and #DIY [[DidntThinkThisThrough ensuring that they worked together]] [[EnemyMind to stop Priest and Balor]] from reclaiming the belts.

** Their constant hounding on Truth would get Miz involved and setting up the Six Tag Team Ladder Match at ''[=WrestleMania=]'', not to mention their constant antagonism of teams like The New Day and #DIY ensuring that they worked together to stop Priest and Balor from reclaiming the belts.

* PayingEvilUntoEvil: Damian Priest cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase on Drew [=McIntyre=] at Wrestlemania XL, ''right'' after he won the World Heavyweight Championship he coveted for so long. While an undeniably scummy move in most contexts, Drew's constant picking on CM Punk for his injuries that sidelined him from competing at the event, and smug attitude throughout it all hardly warrants him any sympathy when his moment is ripped away at the height of his triumph.

* TookALevelInBadass / [[TookALevelInJerkass Jerkass]]: The whole group went from a mostly midcard act in their debut to being the top alpha dogs on Monday Night Raw in just a little over a year after their debut, holding three championships as well as a potential World title with Priest's Money In The Bank briefcase. It's to the point where they're almost equal to Roman Reigns' Bloodline over on Friday Night Smackdown. The Jerkass part rings especially true in Dominik's case as he [[HatesTheirParent went out of his way]] to ruin his father's life.

** Subverted and Zig-Zagged. At Night 1 of [[Wrestling/WrestleMania WrestleMania XL]], Rhea Ripley was the only member to end the night with a win. What's more is Bálor and Priest lost both of their Tag Team Championships. On Night 2, Priest cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase and stole the World Heavyweight Championship from a weakened [[Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre Drew McIntyre]].

* HatedByAll: Nobody in the RAW locker room (except R-Truth for a time...and then he's back to his antics a few months later) is under any illusion that they're anything more than a pack of bullies that feel entitled to anything and everything they want, and will do absolutely anything to get it.

* JerkassHasAPoint: JD is annoyed with how R-Truth is constantly butting in as if he's part of the Judgment Day, but given how long it took for JD to become part of the group, and that involved taking a Spear for Priest, he's right to be angry that R-Truth is seemingly being accepted by the group without nearly as much pushback and seemingly not getting the memo that he's not part of the group.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Jey Uso rejected their attempts to recruit him into their ranks, which they were not happy with to say the least. However, their targeting of Jey not only resulted in him teaming up Wrestling/CodyRhodes to take the tag belts from them, it also did a lot to repair Jey's reputation with the rest of the locker room.

** For all their annoyance about R-Truth, they seem to like his antics. When they watch R-Truth's PSA, it's on the "almost flat" TV screen he got for them. Unfortunately, they eventually decided to tell him that he's no longer wanted since he wasn't getting the hint that he's not part of the group.

* WeAreNotGoingThroughThatAgain: When R-Truth appears during the Judgment Day's promo during the 4/8/24 RAW, Damian immediately states this trope of having to deal with Truth thinking he's part of the Judgment Day any second longer.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Damian and Dominik are visibly holding back laughter at [[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth's]] [[StylisticSuck video package]] about his [[BlatantLies "great memories"]] with the Judgment Day. This later gets deconstructed. Sure Truth is funny, but the group eventually gets sick and tired of how he's annoying them with his antics and that he doesn't get the hint that he's ''not part of the Judgment Day''.

*** JD's annoyance with R-Truth is akin to Jey Uso hating Sami Zayn when the latter wished to be part of the Bloodline.

* HatedByAll: Nobody in the RAW locker room (except R-Truth for a time) is under any illusion that they're anything more than a pack of bullies that feel entitled to anything and everything they want, and will do absolutely anything to get it.

* BigBad: Edge, originally, until being deposed immediately upon Finn Bálor's recruitment to the group. Ever since, Bálor and Priest have operated as a de facto BigBadDuumvirate for the group. Rhea would eventually rise to prominence as the group's strategist, peacemaker, and most dominant champion.

** Following his return from injury in November 2023, [[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth]] convinced himself that The Judgment Day were his long time best friends and started following them around, even going so far as to produce a video package [[StylisticSuck that poorly edited him into the group's history]], selling bootleg merch which added him to the group, and trying to get [[SitcomArchNemesis JD]] to stop following The Judgment Day around because he's not part of the group. Alas, the 1/29/24 RAW has the Judgment Day finally tell him that he's not going to be joining them in the harshest way possible...only for Truth to ''still not get the hint'' and thought it was [[GangInitiationFight an initiation]].

** For all their annoyance about R-Truth, they seem to like his antics. When they watch R-Truth's PSA, it's on the "almost flat" TV screen he got for them. Unfortunately, they eventually decided to tell him that he's no longer wanted.

* PayingEvilUntoEvil: Damian Priest cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase on Drew McIntyre at Wrestlemania XL, ''right'' after he won the World Heavyweight Championship he coveted for so long. While an undeniably scummy move in most contexts, Drew's constant picking on CM Punk for his injuries that sidelined him from competing at the event, and smug attitude throughout it all hardly warrants him any sympathy when his moment is ripped away at the height of his triumph.

* EqualOpportunityEvil: As long as you prove yourself worthy, ''anyone'' can join The Judgment Day...unless you're R-Truth, of course. They are considering [[Wrestling/AndradeCienAlmas Andrade]] as a member.

Officially debuting on April 8, 2022 with former leader Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}} and Priest, the group has become the top group on Monday Night Raw, with most of the members holding gold: Bálor and Priest are the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions, Ripley is the Women's World Champion and Mysterio is a two-time NXT North American Champion.

* TheBadGuyWins: At ''Payback (2023)'', following Ripley's title defense and Priest and Bálor's victory over Wrestling/SamiZayn and Wrestling/KevinOwens, ending the night with every member of the group holding a championship.

* EqualOpportunityEvil: As long as you prove yourself worthy, ''anyone'' can join The Judgment Day...unless you're R-Truth, of course.

* HatedByAll: Nobody in the RAW locker room (except R-Truth) is under any illusion that they're anything more than a pack of bullies that feel entitled to anything and everything they want, and will do absolutely anything to get it.

* TookALevelInBadass / [[TookALevelInJerkass Jerkass]]: The whole group went from a mostly midcard act in their debut to being the top alpha dogs on Monday Night Raw in just a little over a year after their debut, holding three championships as well as a potential World title with Priest's Money In The Bank briefcase. It's to the point where they're almost equal to Roman Reigns' Bloodline over on Friday Night Smackdown.

* TookALevelInBadass: The whole group went from a mostly midcard act in their debut to being the top dogs on Monday Night Raw in just a little over a year after their debut, holding three championships as well as a potential World title with the Money In The Bank briefcase. It's to the point where they're almost equal to Roman Reigns' Bloodline over on Friday Night Smackdown.