Damian
Priest
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Mar'13 2024
Predicting the five remaining teams in the WrestleMania 40 Six-Pack Tag Team Ladder MatchParth Agnihotri • 2 weeks AGO
Mar'07 2024
Former WWE Champion launches scathing rant on Seth Rollins, references CM Punk’s infamous AEW All Out 2022 media scrum promoVansh Shah • 3 weeks AGO
Feb'26 2024
Major update on Finn Balor’s health status after suffering scary injury at WWE Elimination Chamber 2024Vansh Shah • 1 month AGO
Feb'24 2024
“Hell of a tag match. They cooked”- WWE Universe showers massive praise as The Judgment Day retains the Undisputed Tag Team Titles in a banger match at Elimination ChamberKalp Pankaj Thaker • 1 month AGO
Feb'23 2024
Damian Priest reflects on his well-acclaimed match against $88 million worth Bad Bunny in Puerto RicoAnugrah Tyagi • 1 month AGO
Feb'23 2024
What time does Elimination Chamber 2024 start in the US, UK, India, and other countries?Kalp Pankaj Thaker • 1 month AGO
Feb'19 2024
He’ll break anybody,” Damian Priest admits 52-year-old WWE veteran has made him break character multiple times with his amazing humor on live TVVansh Shah • 1 month AGO
Feb'19 2024
WWE Hall of Famer goes down memory lane to revisit his music video with $88 million worth rapper Bad BunnyVansh Shah • 1 month AGO
Feb'17 2024
“Titles to fall off again,” Damian Priest highlights the importance of the WWE Tag Team ChampionshipsAjinkya Aswale • 1 month AGO
Feb'11 2024
Real reason behind Damian Priest not capitalizing on the opportunity and cash in his Money in the Bank contract finally revealedVansh Shah • 2 months AGO
Feb'10 2024
“Wrestling has never felt so alive”- WWE Universe ecstatic as newly formed tag team becomes the number one contender for Judgment Day’s titles on SmackDownKalp Pankaj Thaker • 2 months AGO
Feb'05 2024
R-Truth gives a plausible reason over why he got “jumped in” by The Judgment Day on Raw, says he’s definitely in the group nowVibhor Pal • 2 months AGO
Profile Information
Full Name | Damian Priest |
The Archer of Infamy, Damian Priest, is currently aligned with the heel faction, The Judgment Day. The former United States Champion comes from a martial arts background and is well-known for his dominating and, at times, high-flying moves. Having a deep voice and an intense physique helps him portray a perfect heel persona.
Ring of Honor (2015–2018)
Making his debut in ROH as Punisher Martinez, he participated in the ROH Top Prospect tournament of 2016. Establishing himself as a heel, Martinez feuded with various wrestlers and unsuccessfully challenged for championships. In 2018, he won the World Television Championship but was forced to drop down due to his contract expiration,
WWE:
NXT (2018-2021)
Martinez made his NXT debut on December 5, 2018 as a heel character, losing to Matt Riddle. A few months later, his name was changed to Damian Priest. A year later, he represented the NXT team in the traditional 5-on-5 tag team match with four others at Survivor Series 2019. After wandering through various title opportunities, Priest landed a win at NXT Takeover: XXX over the NXT North American Championship. Later months saw Damian feuding with Jonny Gargano, to whom he lost the title. And ended his reign in NXT while feuding with Karrion Kross.
RAW (2021-present)
Damian entered the Royal Rumble 2021 at the #14 position and eliminated four participants before getting thrown out by Bobby Lashley. Priest made his RAW debut alongside Bad Bunny during a Miz TV segment. The duo of Bunny and Damian took on The Miz and John Morrison at night one of WrestleMania 37, emerging victorious.
First championship victory
A few months later, Damian started his rivalry with Sheamus over the United States Championship and won the title at SummerSlam. Survivor Series saw him fight with Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura from SmackDown over brand supremacy, which resulted in his loss. His title reign of 191 days as US Champion ended against Finn Balor on an episode of RAW in 2022.
The Judgment Day (2022–present)
A major turn in Priest’s career came when he got aligned with The Judgment Day alongside Edge and Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania 38. Later, Balor joined the faction while kicking out Edge. Priest gained most of his popularity during his time with Judgment Day. Damian had a classic match with his former partner Bad Bunny at Backlash 2023 in a San Juan Street Fight Match stipulation.