{"id":153439,"date":"2026-02-18T06:19:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T11:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=153439"},"modified":"2026-02-28T18:22:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T23:22:32","slug":"is-wwes-finn-balor-being-held-back-by-the-judgment-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/02\/18\/is-wwes-finn-balor-being-held-back-by-the-judgment-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Is WWE\u2019s Finn B\u00e1lor Being Held Back by the Judgment Day?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finn B\u00e1lor is taking on CM Punk for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship<\/a> at Elimination Chamber next Saturday. Their first meetup on the February 9, 2026 episode of Monday Night Raw was a fiery one, with both men pleading their case to be champion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Both of them are decades-long veterans, so they know everything about their opponent and wrestling as a whole. After Punk insulted the Judgment Day, B\u00e1lor brought backup to their next confrontation on the February 16 Raw. But the appearances of Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh didn\u2019t stop Punk from delivering his message<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Once again, he said that\u00a0the Judgment\u00a0Day made him weak and was holding him back. Since he joined the group,\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0been more focused on them than a\u00a0singles\u00a0run. Are\u00a0they really an anchor preventing him from success, or\u00a0is\u00a0having friends around a good thing?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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“You’re not an afterthought, you’re the first thought.”<\/p>\n

Elimination Chamber could be a career-defining night for BOTH @CMPunk<\/a> and @FinnBalor<\/a>… \ud83d\udc40 pic.twitter.com\/6g4dt4roga<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 WWE (@WWE) February 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n