This week’s Raw witnessed the impending return of Liv Morgan. She had been away from WWE for the past few weeks to film Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo in Japan. After wrapping up filming last week, Morgan’s return seemed imminent. However, the New Jersey native was caught off guard upon entering the Judgment Day clubhouse.
Already inside was the entire faction, with Roxanne Perez once again offering chicken nuggets to Dominik Mysterio, which he couldn’t resist. Perez then gave a light massage to Dirty Dom, but the two were caught in the act by Morgan, whose appearance received a huge pop at the Yuengling Center. The former Riott Squad member asked Mysterio what had been going on.
Dirty Dom was fighting for his life as he tried to explain, but Morgan digressed for the moment. She revealed that Raquel Rodriguez had kept her updated on everything while she was away. The 30-year-old also alluded to Perez making a move on Mysterio but said she’d address it all later. While the exchange between Morgan and Mysterio was unfolding, Finn Balor could be seen grinning from ear to ear in the background the entire time.
It’s worth noting that The Prince was the one who introduced Perez to The Judgment Day last week. Balor even teased Dirty Dom on social media, as Mysterio had accepted the chicken tenders in a heartbeat — a gift from The Prodigy to the Intercontinental Champion. It’s almost as if Balor knew how things would play out with Morgan’s return to the fold. The Irish Captor was all laughs during the aforementioned segment.
Liv Morgan lost to Kairi Sane after a Roxanne Perez mix-up on Raw
Later in the night, Daddio took on Kairi Sane. The match stemmed from a backstage segment where Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez confronted IYO SKY and Sane. Morgan quipped that she thought Damage CTRL was dead, just like Sane’s chances of qualifying for Money in the Bank. She also warned SKY to cash in the MITB contract on her after she wins it.
Sane and Morgan put on a gritty contest that went down to the wire. At one point, when the former Riott Squad member was in the drop zone for The Pirate Princess’ Insane Elbow, Perez, out of nowhere, shoved Sane off the top rope. For some reason, it ticked off Rodriguez, who began arguing with the 24-year-old star despite the latter helping Daddio.
The Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo star got distracted by the commotion and was rolled up by the Japanese wrestler. Morgan was livid about the loss and eventually blamed Rodriguez for messing it up. The former Women’s World Champion flat-out told her partner that she was the veteran out there and should’ve done better. Meanwhile, Perez, along with Balor, couldn’t help but smirk at the entire situation.