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“Hey, Shut Up”: Finn Balor & Damian Priest Dumbfounded by Rhea Ripley’s Nightmarish Backstage Reaction, Promises Changes Ahead

Published Aug 29, 2023 | 1:02 AM EDT

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The Judgement Day is facing internal troubles within the group. Ever since Damian Priest became Señor Money in the Bank and cost Finn Balor his title shot at MITB in July, the two stars have been having a hard time staying on the same page. Plus, with JD McDonagh poking his nose in the Judgment business, matters have only gotten worse.

Fed up Balor and Priest’s petty and immature fights, Rhea Ripley finally gave the two an ultimatum on Monday Night Raw this week. She clearly warned her two faction mates they could either make up with each other, fight, and bring the gold to the team this Saturday, or else she would have to take some strict necessary measures to solve the persistent issue.

Rhea Ripley orders Finn Balor and Damian Priest to get on the same page

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During a backstage segment on the Flagship show, the WWE Universe saw Priest and Balor arguing over McDonagh. Balor was all in favor of McDonagh and had no apparent issues with him, while it was pretty evident that Priest was not okay with him interfering in Judgment Day business every week.

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Watching the two friends squabble like kids forced ‘Mami’ to step up and reprimand the two stars. She ordered Finn Balor and Damian Priest to put their petty grievances aside and fight together with the goal of winning the Undisputed Tag Team Championship from Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens at Payback this Saturday.

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She said, Hey. Shut up. Every single week we go on about Judgment Day being the most dominant faction here in the WWE. But then, every single week without fail, we fall apart because you two cannot get along.”

Mami is pissed, and she really wants Balor and Priest to get on the same page so that she can take care of other business that have been bothering her lately.

Raquel Rodriguez is getting on Ripley’s nerves

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The other business she is talking about is none other than Raquel Rodriguez, who has been very good at getting on her nerves and under Ripley’s skin lately. The feud between the two female superstars started when Ripley first attacked Rodriguez in July.

This caused Rodriguez and her then-tag team partner, Liv Morgan, to lose their Women’s Tag Team Championship against Sonya Deville and Chelsea Green. Rodriguez went on a hiatus for a while due to the injury until a few weeks ago, when she returned to get her payback from her attacker.

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On the August 7 edition of the Monday Night Show, she returned and went after Ripley. She took out all her frustrations on her. Meanwhile, ‘Mami’also fought back. The officials and some other female superstars had to come out to the ringside and separate the two rivals.

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Monika Thapa

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Monika Thapa is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports, who brings a unique blend of fluency in language and passion for the sport to her writing. Having been a fan of WWE since her childhood, Monika writes thought-provoking articles that offer readers deeper insights into the lives of their favorite superstars. She believes that WWE superstars present valuable life lessons that readers can learn from, as seen in her recent piece on Ronda Rousey's workout video.
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