Dominik Mysterio didn't think the Judgement Day would succeed.
The faction had been left in a limbo when its founder, Edge, left the group in June 2022, only a couple months after its formation. The trio of Damian Priest, Rhea Ripley, and Finn Balor found themselves trying to work out a new identity for the stable, and things only started clicking after Dirty Dom joined the faction in September that year.
During a recent interview with The Collection, the high-flying star was asked about his first impression of Judgment Day and whether he thought the group would find the success it has. Dominik Mysterio admitted that at first, he was not excited to be part of the whole thing:
No, not at all. Man, I fought it for a long time. I just...I wasn't, I don't know, it felt like weird and hokey, like the very beginning of it, but then I was like, something happened where all four of us clicked.
It's Insane: Dominik Mysterio
Explaining how things changed, Dominik Mysterio noted that the four members of the group became friends after they started riding together. The Judgment Day then took off when their chemistry in real life started transitioning into their work:
I think that's kind of like what made it work because we all clicked outside of the ring. We were all riding together. So it all kind of transitioned to inside of the ring and then it just, it worked man.
Like you said, there's not one time in the Judgment Day where we haven't had a championship or all of us covered in gold or constantly kicking people out to bring people in. It's just it's crazy man. It's insane.
The young wrestling veteran also discussed his WrestleMania direction during the interview and made an interesting offer to Penta for an IC title rematch. You can check out more about it here.
