When life is handing out lemons, make lemonade. And when women's champion Rhea Ripley went down with an injured shoulder and had to vacate her title, it gave WWE script writers an entire orchard to help the world pucker up to a new favorite.
Ripley defended her championship on the first night of Wrestlemania XL, defeating Becky Lynch, but just two days later she was attacked in the tunnels during an episode of Monday Night RAW by Liv Morgan. What ensued was something not many would've predicted. Dubbed by one analyst as Mid Morgan, the blond bombshell has "Mario Mushroom" leveled up her performance as she's apparently been given the perfect storyline as a conniving mastermind willing to go to any and all lengths for revenge. Wanting to decimate Ripley's faction, The Judgement Day, is one thing. Taking Ripley's man, Dom Mysterio, has been diabolical on a whole 'nother level.
The Morgan-Mysterio-Ripley Love Triangle is probably the WWE's best storyline going at the moment, far outshining Friday Night Smackdown's Cody Rhodes vs The New Bloodline headliner, which has become repetitive in the last few weeks waiting on the Roman Reigns' infusion.
Things will all come to a head early next month at SummerSlam, when Morgan and Ripley tangle for (now) Morgan's championship belt. But how exactly did Morgan execute such a plan? Well, a love triangle has to have at least two willing participants and Twitter user @Key_WWE recently laid out the entire timeline of just how willing Mysterio has been through the entire thing.
2. These two leaving the same exact locker room which made the net raise suspicion. Why are you leaving the locker room with your girlfriend’s rival? Y’all shouldn’t even have anything to talk about.
— Key (@key_wwe) July 20, 2024
But this is where we begin to see Dom acting different on TV and socials. pic.twitter.com/q8NdyN1s5A
4. During this match, we see Dominik distracting the referee to allow Liv to use the chair, only jumping down when Liv hits the obLIVion.
— Key (@key_wwe) July 20, 2024
This is suspicious because he knew Becky would have never used the chair to win. Plus leaving after Liv used her finisher?
6. 06/03/24: The following week Liv and Dom have their segment. He tells Liv “Mami’s not playing the same game as you and when she comes back, she’s gonna kill you.” Mind you, this man had not talked to her since April. pic.twitter.com/3lKxjIQnqt
— Key (@key_wwe) July 20, 2024
8. Liv said in that segment “How long are you going to keep lying to yourself?” Which she was right on the money because he did exactly that: LIE. He wanted to be out there with Liv on his own free will.
— Key (@key_wwe) July 20, 2024
10. Dominik did not push her off when she was on top of him. He was in a state of shock, but he kept eye contact with her and even lifted his head a bit to watch her before she got dragged off by Zelina. Dom, you’re 6’1, 200 pounds. You could have easily gotten her off of you.
— Key (@key_wwe) July 20, 2024
12. 6/24/24. Dominik “saves” Liv by pushing his dad away. Watch the segment again, he only touched Rey whenever Rey got closer to Liv. He masked it by saying it’s just cause he hates his deadbeat dad. Saved face. Very smart on his end. pic.twitter.com/UyoSfOPeKL
— Key (@key_wwe) July 20, 2024
13. The next week Dominik gets caught in the BIGGEST LIE: DAMIAN SAID THAT RHEA IS PISSED. Dominik said “Yeah Rhea’s good. She’s good, I’m good, we’re all good. Are you good…?” To Priest.
— Key (@key_wwe) July 20, 2024
Liv and Zelina’s Championship Match. Dom knew damn well Zelina was not going to use that chair. He only pulled it out cause Liv was in trouble. Zelina was close to winning, but he messed up her flow by sliding the chair in which allowed the obLIVion to happen. pic.twitter.com/HnFg1kbTcw
— Key (@key_wwe) July 20, 2024
07/08/24: Dominik finally folding. Now there are many ways we can look at this but the best perception is that Dom ain’t shit. pic.twitter.com/w6aHFGZVH7
— Key (@key_wwe) July 20, 2024
And I will end it on this note because I will make another thread of the social media antics later. Thank you all if you made it this far to the end :).
— Key (@key_wwe) July 20, 2024
