{"id":143242,"date":"2025-10-05T07:00:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T11:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=143242"},"modified":"2025-10-04T21:18:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T01:18:36","slug":"have-finn-balor-and-jd-mcdonagh-devalued-wwe-world-tag-team-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/10\/05\/have-finn-balor-and-jd-mcdonagh-devalued-wwe-world-tag-team-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Have Finn B\u00e1lor and JD McDonagh Devalued the WWE World Tag Team Championship?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finn B\u00e1lor<\/a> and JD McDonagh, of the Judgement Day, are the reigning WWE World Tag Team Champions. They defeated The New Day’s Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods on the June 30, 2025, episode of Raw to become champions. With 96 days as champions and only one title defense against LWO during the July 28, 2025, episode of the red brand, the question arises: Have Finn and JD devalued the coveted titles? Let’s evaluate the situation and explore the possibilities.<\/p>\n

Finn B\u00e1lor and JD McDonagh’s Involvement with The Judgment Day<\/h2>\n

The easiest way to deflect responsibility is to claim that Finn B\u00e1lor and JD McDonagh have been preoccupied with The Judgment Day. However, it\u2019s difficult to accept this excuse when the group\u2019s members have competed in 27 matches total\u2014including dark matches and mixed matches\u2014since the Irishman and his partner won the WWE World Tag Team Championships. B\u00e1lor and McDonagh have wrestled in 13 and 14 matches, respectively, which suggests they have not been too busy to defend their prestigious titles during their 96-day reign.<\/p>\n

On this week\u2019s episode of Raw, backstage interviewer, Byron Saxton raised the issue of their lack of title defenses. While this may indicate that the company is planning to have them defend the titles soon, it dispels the notion that The Judgment Day\u2019s activities are preventing them from doing so. B\u00e1lor has a knack for delivering compelling stories and bringing out the best in his opponents. The company needs to recognize this and allow him to help others shine.<\/p>\n

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Dom was frozen so Finn ran in to save JD from Rusev… \ud83d\ude2c<\/p>\n

Guessing no party tonight in The Judgment Day clubhouse? pic.twitter.com\/MtJqIfhWVU<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 WWE (@WWE) September 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n