Rhea Ripley Reveals When The Judgment Day Died, Kevin Owens Praises Austin Theory

At WWE SummerSlam 2024, The Judgment Day faction experienced a major shake-up when both Dominik Mysterio and Finn Balor betrayed Rhea Ripley and Damian Priest during their world championship matches. Despite this betrayal, the group continued with new members Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan.

In a recent interview with The Toronto Sun, Rhea Ripley said she no longer follows the faction closely, expressing that The Judgment Day “died” for her when she and Priest were turned on. She said,

“Judgment Day died when Damian and I got turned on. They died. When we got kicked out, they died. They’re not the Judgment Day anymore, and I absolutely have no idea what the hell they’re doing.”

Kevin Owens has been using the Stunner as his finishing move for over five years, following in the footsteps of Steve Austin, who made it one of wrestling’s most iconic finishers. Wrestlers have varied in how they react to taking the move — some, like The Rock and Scott Hall, preferred over-the-top sells, while others, like Kurt Angle, kept it simple.

While speaking with Chris Van Vliet on the “Insight” podcast, Owens shared that he generally dislikes exaggerated reactions but made an exception for Austin Theory, praising his perfect timing. He said,

“Some guys just go overboard, which I think ends up making the Stunner itself look terrible. I’ve seen guys standing Moonsaults on it, and I find that so dumb. Scott Hall had this amazing sell that people still remember, and now, Austin Theory, it’s so over the top. But somehow, he nails it. The timing is perfect. The way he does it is perfect. ‘Everyone goes, ‘Holy… Did you see that?’ But he still manages to make the move look good. I like a good, just like dropping, and you just kind of see the guy’s head go… Shane [McMahon], actually, I think Shane always took a really good Stunner.

“There’s all kinds of different ones I like. I said I don’t like the ones that are more about trying to make people go, ‘Well, did you see how he sold it?’ than trying to make the move look good.”

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