Damian Priest
Damian Priest | |
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Birth name | Luis Martínez[1] |
Born | New York City, U.S.[2] | September 26, 1982
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Damian Martinez[1] Damian Priest Luis Martinez[1] Punisher Martinez[1] Punishment Martinez[1] |
Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)[3] |
Billed weight | 249 lb (113 kg)[3] |
Billed from | New York City |
Trained by | Monster Factory[1] |
Debut | March 25, 2005[4] |
Luis Martínez[1] (born September 26, 1982) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, performing on the Raw brand under the ring name Damian Priest.
He is also known for his work in Ring of Honor (ROH) under the ring name Punishment Martinez, where he is a former one-time ROH World Television Champion.[5] He also worked in Japan through ROH's relationship with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
Martínez joined WWE in 2018 and began on its developmental brand, NXT, under his current ring name, winning the NXT North American Championship once. In 2021, he moved to WWE's main roster where then went on to win the WWE United States Championship once. He then rose to popularity during his time as a founding member of The Judgment Day from 2022 to 2024, where during his tenure, he won the 2023 Men's Money in the Bank contract, became a four-time tag team champion, holding the Raw and SmackDown Tag Team Championships twice each under the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship banner with fellow Judgment Day stablemate Finn Bálor (being the only tag team to achieve such accolade), and won the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 40 after becoming the second man in history to cash in successfully at the namesake event.
Early Life
[edit]Luis Martínez was born in New York City to a Nuyorican family, but raised in Dorado, Puerto Rico,[6] where he first saw the World Wrestling Council (WWC) on television, and from there, developed an interest in becoming a professional wrestler.[6] He learned Gōjū-ryū karate from his martial artist father. After winning two national championships in full-contact martial arts, Martínez decided to embark on a career in professional wrestling.[1] When he returned to New York, Spanish was still his first language and he underwent a period of cultural adaptation. He was ten years old when he returned and lived primarily in The Bronx. At one point, Martínez was homeless and often slept on the streets, and also worked as a bouncer to make ends meet.[7]
Professional wrestling career
[edit]Ring of Honor (2015–2018)
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His first appearance at an ROH show was in 2015 under his real name, Luis Martínez, where he competed in two dark matches, losing the first to The Romantic Touch and winning the second alongside Shaheem Ali against Hellcat and Mattick.[8]
Martínez made his return in Ring of Honor, billed as "Punisher Martinez", at the ROH Top Prospect Tournament where he defeated Colby Corino in the first round.[9] Martinez lost to Lio Rush in the semifinals; however, despite the loss, Martinez was signed to a contract by Ring of Honor. He became a villain when he aligned himself with B. J. Whitmer and Kevin Sullivan, entering a rivalry with their adversary Steve Corino. On September 16, 2016, Martinez took part in the 2016 Honor Rumble, where he had an impressive showing before ultimately being eliminated.[8] In early November he participated in the 2016 Survival of the Fittest, where he ended up being eliminated in the final Six Man Mayhem match. Martinez and Whitmer went on to briefly feud with the former ROH World Tag Team Champions War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe), first wrestling them to a no contest and then defeating them in an anything-goes match.[8]
Through ROH's working relationship with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Martinez appeared at the two-day Honor Rising: Japan 2017 event. On the first night, Martinez teamed up with Los Ingobernables de Japón members Hiromu Takahashi and Tetsuya Naito to defeat Dalton Castle, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Ryusuke Taguchi, with Martinez picking up the win for his team. On the second night, Martinez unsuccessfully challenged Hirooki Goto for the NEVER Openweight Championship.[10][11][12][13] Using the name Damian Martinez, he returned to ROH to unsuccessfully compete in a Manhattan Mayhem Battle Royal for the #1 Contendership to the ROH World Championship. Martinez also entered a Battle Royal for the #1 Contendership to the ROH World Television Championship, which he also lost.[14] On February 11, Martinez and B. J. Whitmer defeated War Machine, but after the match, Martinez turned on Whitmer by hitting him with his South of Heaven finishing maneuver.
Martinez won his first championship in ROH on June 16, 2018, defeating Silas Young for the World Television Championship at night two of the Promotion's "State of the Art" event in Dallas, Texas. Martinez had qualified for an opportunity at said championship earlier that same evening by pinning Cheeseburger in a six-way Proving Ground match.[15] Martinez would make another successful title defense at Best in the World 2018 against "Hangman" Adam Page in a Baltimore Street Fight.[16] At Death Before Dishonor XVI, he successfully defended the title against Chris Sabin. After the match, he attacked Sabin, until Jeff Cobb made the save.[17] On September 29, his contract with Ring of Honor expired and he opted out of a contract offer. In his final appearance for the promotion, Martinez dropped the Television Championship against Cobb.[18]
WWE
[edit]Early beginnings (2018–2020)
[edit]Before signing with the WWE, Martinez made an appearance at Money in the Bank 2014, playing the role of a security guard standing behind Stephanie McMahon who confronted The Bella Twins.[19]
On October 12, 2018, it was reported that Martinez had signed a contract with WWE; six days later he was formally introduced among other new members to the NXT brand.[20] At an NXT taping on December 5, he made his debut as a heel, losing to Matt Riddle.[21] On April 15, 2019, it was reported that Martinez would be repackaged as "Damian Priest",[22] although he still used the "Punishment Martinez" name in house shows.[23] Vignettes soon began airing which reintroduced Martinez as Damian Priest.[24] On the June 19, 2019, episode of NXT, he made his debut under the character, defeating Raul Mendoza.[25] On the July 24 episode of NXT, he defeated Keith Lee in his second appearance.[26]
On the October 2 episode of NXT, Priest started a feud with Pete Dunne and Killian Dain,[27] culminating in a triple threat match at NXT TakeOver: WarGames on November 23 for the #1 contendership to the NXT Championship, in which Dunne was victorious.[28] Priest was also a part of the 5-on-5-on-5 Survivor Series pay-per-view match the following day, representing Team NXT in a losing effort to Team SmackDown and Team Raw, where he was eliminated by Randy Orton.[29] In January 2020, Priest was included in a storyline around the NXT North American Championship with Keith Lee and Dominik Dijakovic. Priest would have an opportunity for the title against Lee and Dijakovic on April 1,[30] and a singles match against Lee on April 22, but lost both times.[31][32]
NXT North American Champion (2020–2021)
[edit]On the April 22 episode of NXT, Finn Bálor was attacked backstage by an unknown attacker.[31] Priest was revealed as the unknown attacker on the May 13 episode of NXT,[33] culminating in a match between the two at TakeOver: In Your House on June 7, where Priest lost to Bálor.[34] Despite losing the match, his performance was highly praised by Triple H,[35] and on the June 10 episode of NXT, he praised Bálor during a backstage segment, turning face in the process.[36]
On the August 5 episode of NXT, Priest defeated Oney Lorcan and Ridge Holland to qualify for the NXT North American Championship ladder match at NXT TakeOver: XXX on August 22.[37] At the event, Priest won the title, earning his first championship in WWE.[38] He made his first title defense on the September 16 episode of NXT, defeating Timothy Thatcher.[39] The following week, NXT General Manager William Regal announced that Priest would defend the title against Johnny Gargano at NXT TakeOver 31 on October 4,[40] in which he successfully retained the title.[41] However, Priest lost the title to Gargano at Halloween Havoc on October 28 in a Devil's Playground match, ending his reign at 65 days.[42]
On the November 11 episode of NXT, Priest distracted Gargano during his title defense against Leon Ruff, which caused Gargano to lose the title to Ruff.[43] The following week, Ruff retained the title against Gargano by disqualification after Priest punched Ruff during the match, disabling Gargano to win the title.[44] This soon transitioned into a triple threat match for the NXT North American Championship, which took place at NXT TakeOver: WarGames on December 6. During the match, Priest was attacked by a masked character and its gang that attacked him previously at Halloween Havoc, who was soon revealed to be Austin Theory; as a result, Priest lost the match with Gargano winning the title by pinning Ruff.[45]
On the December 9 episode of NXT, Priest looked forward to revenge against Theory but was viciously attacked by a returning Karrion Kross from behind.[46] The following week, Kross challenged Priest to a match at New Year's Evil, which Priest accepted.[47] At New Year's Evil on January 6, Priest lost to Kross in his final match in NXT.[48]
United States Champion (2021–2022)
[edit]At the Royal Rumble pay-per-view on January 31, 2021, Priest entered at #14, eliminating John Morrison, The Miz, Elias and Kane before being eliminated by Bobby Lashley.[49] A day later, Priest made his debut on Raw after being introduced by Bad Bunny during a Miz TV segment, while defeating Miz later that night.[50] On the February 15 episode of Raw, Priest helped Bad Bunny win the 24/7 Championship by knocking out Akira Tozawa, who pinned R-Truth moments ago.[51] Over the following weeks, Priest began a winning streak, defeating the likes of Angel Garza,[52] Elias,[53] and Jaxson Ryker.[54] On the April 5 episode of Raw, Priest and Bad Bunny challenged John Morrison and the Miz to a tag team match at WrestleMania 37, which they accepted.[55] On the first night of the event on April 10, Priest and Bad Bunny defeated The Miz and Morrison.[56] On the Raw after WrestleMania, The Miz and Morrison challenged Damian Priest to a 2-on-1 handicap match, but despite dominating most of the match, Priest lost due to outside interference by Maryse, marking his first loss on the main roster.[57] They continued their feud, which set up a Zombie Lumberjack match (as part of a promotional tie-in for the 2021 zombie film Army of the Dead) between The Miz and Priest at WrestleMania Backlash on May 16 Priest won.[58] Briefly after, he took time off due to a back injury.[59]
On the July 12 episode of Raw, Priest returned to save Humberto Carrillo from attack by Sheamus, the reigning United States Champion after their title match, thus starting a rivalry between Priest and Sheamus.[60] Priest challenged Sheamus to a match at SummerSlam for the title on the August 9 episode of Raw, which Sheamus accepted.[61] At SummerSlam on August 21, Priest defeated Sheamus to win the United States Championship for the first time in his career.[62] On the August 30 episode of Raw, he retained the title against Sheamus and Drew McIntyre in a triple threat match.[63] On the September 6 episode of Raw, Sheamus defeated McIntyre to earn his rematch against Priest at Extreme Rules.[64] Priest retained the title against Jeff Hardy on the September 13 episode of Raw.[65] At Extreme Rules on September 26, Priest retained the title in a triple-threat match against Sheamus and Hardy.[66] On the following episode of Raw, Priest retained the title against Sheamus in a no-disqualification, no count-out match, ending their feud.[67]
On the October 25 episode of Raw, with a new, revamped character, he defeated T-Bar when the latter threw a chair at the former outside the ring; as a result, Priest viciously attacked T-Bar, turning himself into a tweener.[68] At Survivor Series on November 21, Priest lost to Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura by disqualification in a champion vs. champion match after his ally Rick Boogs repeatedly distracted Priest, despite the latter warning the former not to do it. After another distraction, Priest attacked both Nakamura and Boogs, thus losing the match by disqualification, making it his second loss on the main roster.[69] On the following episode of Raw, he retained the title against Sami Zayn,[70] and against Apollo Crews,[71] Robert Roode,[72] and Dolph Ziggler in the following weeks.[73]
On the February 14 episode of Raw, he retained the title against AJ Styles.[74] The following week, he retained against Shelton Benjamin, before getting challenged by Finn Bálor after the match.[75] On the February 28 episode of Raw, Priest lost the United States Championship to Balor, ending his reign at 191 days. After the match, Priest attacked Bálor, fully turning heel for the first time since May 2020 and for the first time on the main roster.[76]
Formation of The Judgment Day (2022–2023)
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On the second night of WrestleMania 38 on April 3, Priest distracted AJ Styles during his match against Edge, causing Styles to lose the match. After the match, Edge celebrated his victory with Priest, starting an alliance between the two.[77] On the April 25 episode of Raw, Edge and Priest were dubbed The Judgment Day, after which, Priest defeated Bálor in a singles match.[78] At Hell in a Cell on June 5, The Judgment Day (Edge, Priest and Rhea Ripley) defeated Styles, Finn Bálor, and Liv Morgan in a six-person mixed tag team match.[79] The next night on Raw, Edge introduced Bálor as the newest member of The Judgment Day. However, Bálor, Priest and Ripley suddenly attacked Edge, kicking him out of the stable.[80] The Judgment Day then began a feud with the Mysterios (Rey and Dominik) in an attempt to recruit Dominik into their ranks. At SummerSlam on July 30, Priest and Bálor were defeated by the Mysterios following interference from a returning Edge.[81] At Clash at the Castle, Priest and Bálor lost to Edge and Rey Mysterio in a tag team match, where Dominik turned heel on both of them to join The Judgment Day.[82][83] On November 5, at Crown Jewel, Priest, Bálor, and Dominik defeated The O.C. (Styles, Luke Gallows, and Karl Anderson) in a six-man tag team match after interference from Ripley.[84] On the November 28 episode of Raw, The Judgment Day defeated The O.C. in an eight-person mixed tag team match to end their feud.[85]
On the January 9, 2023, episode of Raw, Priest, Bálor and Dominik won a tag team turmoil match for a Raw Tag Team Championship opportunity against The Usos.[86] At Raw is XXX on January 23, The Usos successfully defended the championship against Priest and Dominik despite Jimmy Uso's injury, with Sami Zayn taking Jimmy's place.[87] At the Royal Rumble on January 28, Priest entered the Royal Rumble match at #22 and although he and Balor were eliminated by the returning Edge, they eliminated him as a result with help from Dominik afterwards.[88] On the February 6 episode of Raw, Priest defeated Angelo Dawkins to qualify for the Elimination Chamber match for the United States Championship.[89] At Elimination Chamber on February 18, Priest failed to win the title inside the namesake structure.[90]
On the Raw after WrestleMania 39, Priest got involved in Dominik's confrontation with Bad Bunny, Priest's WrestleMania 37 tag team partner. Priest ended up chokeslamming Bad Bunny through the announcer's table.[91] Bad Bunny returned on the April 24 episode of Raw and challenged Priest to a San Juan street fight at Backlash.[92] Priest lost at Backlash after Savio Vega and Carlito interfered for Bad Bunny.[93] On May 7, Priest, alongside Bálor, were selected as the Raw participants for the new World Heavyweight Championship tournament.[94] However, Priest lost his qualifying match to Seth "Freakin" Rollins at the quarterfinals round on the May 8 episode of Raw.[95] Rollins went on to become the inaugural World Heavyweight Champion at Night of Champions. On the June 5 episode of Raw, Priest unsuccessfully challenged Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship. Bálor interfered during the match to Priest's chagrin as Priest claimed he did not need The Judgment Day to beat Rollins.[96]
World Heavyweight Champion (2023–2024)
[edit]Priest defeated Matt Riddle to qualify for the men's Money in the Bank ladder match on the June 12 episode of Raw.[97] At Money in the Bank, Priest won the match after delivering a Broken Arrow to LA Knight off of a ladder. Later that night, Priest appeared halfway through the World Heavyweight Championship match between Bálor and Rollins. Priest's presence distracted Bálor, allowing Rollins to take advantage and win the match, much to Bálor's irritation.[98] At Payback on September 2, Priest and Bálor defeated Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn to win the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship after interference from Dominik, Ripley and JD McDonagh. Priest became the third wrestler to win a title and hold the Money in the Bank briefcase simultaneously, the first being Rob Van Dam with the Intercontinental title in 2006 and The Miz in 2010 with the United States Championship.[99] On the September 25 episode of Raw, Priest and Bálor defeated Owens and Zayn in a rematch to retain their titles.[100] At Fastlane, Priest and Bálor lost the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship to Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso after JD McDonagh accidentally hit Priest with his briefcase, ending their first reign at 35 days.[101] Priest and Bálor, however, regained the titles in a rematch on the October 16 episode of Raw.[102]
At Crown Jewel on November 4, Priest attempted to cash in on Seth Rollins after his successful title defense against Drew McIntyre, but Zayn stopped him and ran off with the briefcase before he could officially do so. Later that night, Priest lost to Rhodes despite interference from Bálor, Dominik, and McDonagh.[103] On the November 13 episode of "RAW", Priest accompanied by his stablemates called himself the leader infront of their WarGames opponents on the opening in-ring segment of the show. Later that night, during a backstage segment at their "clubhouse", the group were on a brief disagreement with Priest about what he said earlier, until Ripley thought that it could be a good idea for their upcoming WarGames match, with rest of Judgment Day (Bálor and Mysterio) agreeing with Ripley's idea that he should be appointed as the group's leader (team captain) for that night only. [104] After ending their conversation about WarGames, The group agreed to make McDonagh an official member of The Judgment Day, in which Priest agreed. Later that night, Priest and Bálor defeated Rhodes and Uso in a rematch to retain their titles after interference from McIntyre.[105] On the November 24 episode of SmackDown, Priest and Bálor successfully defended their titles against the Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford).[106] The next night at Survivor Series: WarGames, Priest participated in his first WarGames match alongside The Judgment Day against Rhodes, Rollins, Uso, Zayn, and the returning Randy Orton in a losing effort.[107] On the December 18 episode of Raw, Priest and Bálor successfully defended their titles against The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed and Julius Creed).[108] At Royal Rumble on January 27, 2024, Priest entered the namesake match at #26, eliminating R-Truth before being eliminated by Sami Zayn.[109] On the following episode of Raw, Priest and Bálor defeated DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) to retain their titles.[110] At Elimination Chamber: Perth on February 24, Priest and Bálor successfully defended the titles against New Catch Republic (Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate).[111] On Night 1 of WrestleMania XL on April 6, Priest and Bálor lost the SmackDown Tag Team Championship to A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory and Grayson Waller) and the Raw Tag Team Championship to the Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) respectively in a six-pack tag team ladder match, ending their second reign with the undisputed titles at 173 days.[112]
The following day, at Night 2 of WrestleMania XL, Priest successfully cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on Drew McIntyre to win the World Heavyweight Championship following an attack by CM Punk, becoming the second person to cash in at WrestleMania, as well as the first world champion of Puerto Rican descent, and second overall, since Pedro Morales in 1971.[113] At Backlash France on May 4, Priest successfully defended his title in his first title defense against Jey Uso after interference from Bálor and McDonagh despite asking them not to interfere.[114] At King and Queen of the Ring, WWE's chief content officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque announced that Priest would defend his title against Drew McIntyre at Clash at the Castle: Scotland in the latter's home country.[115] At the event on June 15, Priest successfully retained the title against McIntyre after interference from CM Punk.[116] On the following June 17 episode of Raw, Priest challenged a returning Seth Rollins to a title match at Money in the Bank, which on the following week's Raw gained a stipulation; if Rollins lost, he would be unable to challenge Priest for the title as long as he held it. but if Priest lost, he would be forced to leave The Judgment Day.[117] [118] At the event on July 6, Priest successfully defended his title against Rollins and McIntyre, the latter of whom cashed in his newly won Money in the Bank briefcase during the match, but was attacked by Punk. Priest subsequently pinned McIntyre to retain his title. On the following episode of Raw, Priest and Rollins mutually agreed to lift the stipulation they agreed to for their match at Money in the Bank. After the event, Priest began showing more respect to his opponents as his crowd support gradually increased, teasing a face turn in the process. At SummerSlam on August 3, Priest lost the title to King of the Ring winner Gunther via technical submission, ending his reign after 118 days. In the closing moments, Priest hit Gunther with a South of Heaven chokeslam, only for Bálor to betray Priest by placing Gunther's foot on the bottom rope to void the pin, turning Priest face for the first time since February 2022.[119]
The Terror Twins (2024–present)
[edit]On the following episode of Raw, Finn Bálor officially kicked Priest and Ripley out of the group, with the latter having been betrayed by "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio at SummerSlam, and introduced the "new" Judgment Day, consisting of himself, Mysterio, JD McDonagh, and the new additions of both Carlito (once an associate member of the group now an official member) and Liv Morgan.[120] During Priest's match against McDonagh, Bálor ambushed him along with the rest of The Judgment Day, until Ripley came out to save him. Priest and Ripley would afterwards embrace each other, thus staying together as a team and going by their unofficial tag team name, The Terror Twins.[121]
Professional wrestling style and persona
[edit]Martinez is known to have a deep voice, which has helped him in his promos to maintain the menacing, dark character while working as Punishment Martinez in Ring of Honor.[122][123][124] In WWE, "Damian Priest" was previously intended to be a similar, but darker, more intense character than the characters that Martinez has represented previously in other promotions,[125] however, his character gradually evolved and developed a more machismo, rockstar-like attitude that pursues more fame, recognition and success, and the character is further emphasized by portraying bars, parties and women frequently with him in backstage segments. Therefore, he has been referred to as "The Archer of Infamy".[126][127][128][129]
On the October 25, 2021, episode of Raw, Priest debuted a new character, having a more calm and composed personality with a darker and fiercer side described as the "Damian inside [of him]", which would be seen when provoked or disrespected.[130][131] This character would be discontinued after Martinez turned heel in early 2022, subsequently becoming part of The Judgment Day following WrestleMania 38.
His wrestling style involves various power moves as well as high-flying moves, and his striking is heavily influenced by his background in martial arts.[132] He uses the Razor's Edge (a crucifix powerbomb, inherited from Razor Ramon, his childhood wrestling idol)[133][134] and also a release suplex slam which has been dubbed Broken Arrow. His former finisher was a rolling cutter called The Reckoning. After debuting on the main roster, it was renamed Hit The Lights since the 2021 Royal Rumble, potentially due to sharing the name with Mia Yim, also known as "Reckoning" at the time, as a member of Retribution.[135] The name was reverted to The Reckoning on July 26, 2021, episode of Raw.[136] Priest now primarily uses a sitout chokeslam called the South of Heaven as his finisher. Originally utilized when he was working with ROH, he began to use it again since becoming part of The Judgment Day in 2022.[137][138][139]
Personal life
[edit]Martinez is a melophile, being heavily influenced by rock and heavy metal.[140] He and his family have known and interacted with various music bands and personalities, like Bad Bunny, Dee Snider, and Eddie Ojeda.[141][142]
Martinez is also a big fan and a collector of hand-to-hand combat weapons.[143]
Martinez cites Pedro Morales,[144] Scott Hall[145] and The Undertaker as his inspirations in wrestling.[146] He is good friends with fellow wrestlers Keith Lee, Matt Riddle and Rhea Ripley.[147][148][149]
Championships and accomplishments
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- Keystone Pro Wrestling
- KPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Matthew Riddle[150]
- Monster Factory Pro Wrestling
- MFPW Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[151]
- MFPW Tag Team Championship (2 times)[152] – with Brolly (1) and Q. T. Marshall (1)
- MFPW Invitational Cup (2016)[153]
- New York Post
- Faction of the Year (2023) as part of The Judgment Day[154]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Faction of the Year (2023) as part of The Judgment Day
- Ranked No. 71 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2023[155]
- Ring of Honor
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Worst Match of the Year (2021) vs. The Miz at WrestleMania Backlash[159]
- WWE
- World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[160]
- WWE United States Championship (1 time)[161][162]
- WWE Raw Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Finn Bálor[163]
- WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Finn Bálor[164]
- NXT North American Championship (1 time)[165]
- Men's Money in the Bank (2023)
- Slammy Award (1 time)
- Faction of the Year (2024) – as a member of The Judgment Day
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- ^ Moore, John (November 23, 2019). "11/23 NXT Takeover: WarGames results - Moore's live review of Undisputed Era vs. Tommaso Ciampa, Keith Lee, Dominik Dijakovic, a partner in a WarGames match, Rhea Ripley, Candice LeRae, Tegan Nox, and Mia Yim vs. Shayna Baszler, Io Shirai, Bianca Belair and Kay Lee Ray in a WarGames match, Finn Balor vs. Matt Riddle". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (November 24, 2019). "WWE Survivor Series results: Powell's live review of Brock Lesnar vs. Rey Mysterio in a No Holds Barred match for the WWE Championship, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt vs. Daniel Bryan for the WWE Universal Championship, Becky Lynch vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Bayley in a non-title match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Moore, John (April 1, 2020). "4/1 NXT TV results: Moore's review of Keith Lee vs. Dominick Dijakovic vs. Damian Priest in a Triple Threat for the NXT North American Championship, second chance gauntlet match for a spot in the ladder match to determine the No. 1 contender to the NXT Women's Championship, Velveteen Dream vs. Bobby Fish". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ a b Moore, John (April 22, 2020). "4/22 NXT TV results: Moore's review of Velveteen Dream and Keith Lee vs. Adam Cole and Roderick Strong, Shotzi Blackheart and Tegan Nox vs. Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez, Interim NXT Cruiserweight Title tournament matches with Kushida vs. Tony Nese, Drake Maverick vs. Jake Atlas, and El Hijo Del Fantasma vs. Jack Gallagher". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Moore, John (April 29, 2020). "4/29 NXT TV results: Moore's review of Keith Lee vs. Damian Priest for the NXT North American Championship, NXT Women's Champion Charlotte Flair vs. Mia Yim in a non-title match, Drake Maverick vs. Tony Nese in an Interim NXT Cruiserweight Title tournament match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Moore, John (May 13, 2020). "5/13 NXT TV results: Moore's review of the major announcement delivered by Triple H and Shawn Michaels, Matt Riddle and Timothy Thatcher vs. Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel for the NXT Tag Titles, Finn Balor vs. Cameron Grimes, Rhea Ripley's appearance". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Moore, John (June 7, 2020). "NXT Takeover: In Your House results - Moore's live review of Adam Cole vs. Velveteen Dream in a Backlot Brawl for the NXT Championship, Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Io Shirai for the NXT Women's Championship, Keith Lee vs. Johnny Gargano for the NXT North American Title, Tommaso Ciampa vs. Karrion Kross". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
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- ^ Moore, John (August 5, 2020). "8/5 NXT TV results: Moore's review of Damian Priest vs. Oney Lorcan vs. Ridge Holland in a ladder match qualifier, Rhea Ripley vs. Dakota Kai in a No. 1 contenders match, Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel vs. Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish for the NXT Tag Titles, Keith Lee vs. Cameron Grimes in a non-title match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Moore, John (August 22, 2020). "NXT Takeover: XXX results - Moore's live review of Keith Lee vs. Karrion Kross for the NXT Championship, Adam Cole vs. Pat McAfee, Io Shirai vs. Dakota Kai for the NXT Women's Championship, a ladder match for the vacant NXT North American Title, Finn Balor vs. Timothy Thatcher". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Moore, John (September 16, 2020). "9/16 NXT TV results: Moore's review of Damian Priest vs. Timothy Thatcher for the North American Championship, Tyler Breeze and Fandango vs. Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel for the NXT Tag Team Titles, Io Shirai vs. Shotzi Blackheart in a non-title match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
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- ^ Moore, John (October 4, 2020). "NXT Takeover 31 results - Moore's live review of Finn Balor vs. Kyle O'Reilly for the NXT Title, Io Shirai vs. Candice LeRae for the NXT Women's Title, Damian Priest vs. Johnny Gargano for the NXT North American Title, Santos Escobar vs. Isaiah Scott for the NXT Cruiserweight Title, Kushida vs. Velveteen Dream". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Moore, John (October 28, 2020). "10/28 NXT TV results: Moore's review of the Halloween Havoc edition featuring Damian Priest vs. Johnny Gargano for the NXT North American Title and Io Shirai vs. Candice LeRae for the NXT Women's Title in Spin The Wheel, Make The Deal matches, Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Gonzalez, Cameron Grimes vs. Dexter Lumis in a Haunted House of Terror match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Moore, John (November 11, 2020). "11/11 NXT TV results: Moore's review of Championship Wednesday with Johnny Gargano defending the NXT North American Title, Santos Escobar vs. Jake Atlas for the NXT Cruiserweight Title, Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan vs. Tyler Breeze and Fandango for the NXT Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Moore, John (November 18, 2020). "11/18 NXT TV results: Moore's review of Io Shirai vs. Rhea Ripley for the NXT Women's Title, Leon Ruff vs. Johnny Gargano for the NXT North American Title, Dexter Lumis vs. Cameron Grimes in a blindfold match, NXT Champion Finn Balor returns". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Moore, John (December 6, 2020). "NXT Takeover WarGames results: Moore's live review of Undisputed Era vs. Pat McAfee, Pete Dunne, Oney Lorcan, and Danny Burch, and Shotzi Blackheart, Ember Moon, Rhea Ripley, and Io Shirai vs. Candice LeRae, Toni Storm, Dakota Kai, and Raquel Gonzalez in WarGames matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Moore, John (December 9, 2020). "12/9 NXT TV results: Moore's review of NXT Champion Finn Balor's opening segment, Ember Moon vs. Raquel Gonzalez, Tommaso Ciampa vs. Cameron Grimes, NXT Takeover WarGames fallout". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Moore, John (December 16, 2020). "12/16 NXT TV results: Moore's review of Kyle O'Reilly vs. Pete Dunne for an NXT Title shot at New Year's Evil, Karrion Kross returns to action, Rhea Ripley vs. Toni Storm, Kushida and Leon Ruff vs. Johnny Gargano and Austin Theory". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Moore, John (January 6, 2021). "1/6 NXT TV results: Moore's review of New Year's Evil featuring Finn Balor vs. Kyle O'Reilly for the NXT Title, Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Gonzalez in a Last Woman Standing match, Karrion Kross vs. Damian Priest, Santos Escobar vs. Gran Metalik for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (January 31, 2021). "WWE Royal Rumble results: Powell's live review of the Royal Rumble matches, Drew McIntyre vs. Goldberg for the WWE Championship, Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens in a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Universal Championship, Sasha Banks vs. Carmella for the Smackdown Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (February 1, 2021). "2/1 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of the night after the Royal Rumble with Edge vs. Randy Orton, Bobby Lashley vs. Riddle for the U.S. Championship, Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin vs. Lince Dorado and Gran Metalik for the Raw Tag Titles, Bad Bunny on Miz TV". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (February 15, 2021). "2/15 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus vs. AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton vs. The Miz vs. Jeff Hardy in a gauntlet match to enter last in the Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (February 22, 2021). "2/22 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review Miz's WWE Championship Celebration, WWE Women's Tag Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler vs. Asuka and Charlotte Flair, U.S. Champion Riddle vs. John Morrison, Elimination Chamber fallout edition". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (March 1, 2021). "3/1 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review The Miz vs. Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship, Drew McIntyre returns, the build to WWE Fastlane continues". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (March 15, 2021). "3/15 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin vs. Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods for the Raw Tag Titles, Riddle vs. Mustafa Ali for the U.S. Title, Raw Women's Champion Asuka vs. Shayna Baszler in a non-title match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (April 5, 2021). "4/5 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of the brand's final push for WrestleMania 37 with WWE Champion Bobby Lashley vs. Cedric Alexander in a non-title match, Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler vs. Rhea Ripley and Asuka in a non-title match, Drew McIntyre vs. King Corbin". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (April 10, 2021). "WrestleMania 37 results: Powell's live review of night one featuring Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair for the Smackdown Women's Championship, Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods vs. AJ Styles and Omos for the Raw Tag Titles, Bad Bunny and Damian Priest vs The Miz and John Morrison". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (April 12, 2021). "4/12 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of the night after WrestleMania 37, Rhea Ripley vs. Asuka for the Raw Women's Championship, Miz TV with Maryse, Firefly Funhouse, new broadcast team, new venue". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (May 16, 2021). "WWE WrestleMania Backlash results: Powell's live review of Roman Reigns vs. Cesaro for the WWE Universal Championship, Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Braun Strowman for the WWE Championship, Rhea Ripley vs. Asuka vs. Charlotte Flair for the Raw Women's Championship, Bianca Belair vs. Bayley for the Smackdown Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
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- ^ Powell, Jason (July 12, 2021). "7/12 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of Bobby Lashley vs. Xavier Woods in a non-title match, Sheamus vs. Humberto Carrillo for the U.S. Title, Asuka vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Naomi vs. Nikki ASH in a four-way, John Morrison vs. Ricochet in a Falls Count Anywhere match, Erik vs. Omos, Ivar vs. AJ Styles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (August 9, 2021). "8/9 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of the build to SummerSlam featuring Randy Orton's return, Bobby Lashley and MVP commenting on Goldberg, Charlotte Flair addressing her loss to Nikki ASH". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (August 21, 2021). "WWE SummerSlam results: Powell's review of Roman Reigns vs. John Cena for the WWE Universal Championship, Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks for the Smackdown Women's Championship, Bobby Lashley vs. Goldberg for the WWE Championship, Edge vs. Seth Rollins, Nikki ASH vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea Ripley for the Raw Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ Powell, Jason (August 30, 2021). "8/30 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of Randy Orton and Riddle vs. Bobby Lashley and MVP for the Raw Tag Titles, Damian Priest vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus in a Triple Threat for the U.S. Championship, The Miz vs. John Morrison, Eva Marie vs. Doudrop". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (September 6, 2021). "9/6 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of Charlotte Flair vs. Nia Jax for the Raw Women's Championship, Tag Team Turmoil for a Raw Tag Title shot, Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus for a U.S. Title shot, Natalya and Tamina vs. Rhea Ripley and Nikki ASH in a non-title match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (September 13, 2021). "9/13 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of Bobby Lashley vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship following Big E's threat to cash in the MITB contract, Damian Priest vs. Jeff Hardy for the U.S. Title, Raw Women's Champion Charlotte Flair vs. Shayna Baszler in a non-title match, Rhea Ripley vs. Natalya". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (September 26, 2021). "WWE Extreme Rules results: Powell's review of Roman Reigns vs. "The Demon" Finn Balor in an Extreme Rules match for the WWE Universal Championship, Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair for the Smackdown Women's Championship, The Usos vs. The Street Profits for the Smackdown Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (September 27, 2021). "9/27 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of Big E vs. Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship, Charlotte Flair's open challenge for the Raw Women's Championship, Damian Priest vs. Sheamus in a No DQ, No Count-Out match for the U.S. Title, Riddle vs. AJ Styles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
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- ^ Powell, Jason (November 29, 2021). "11/29 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of Edge's return, WWE Champion Big E vs. Kevin Owens in a non-title match, Finn Balor vs. Seth Rollins, RKBro vs. Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler for the Raw Tag Titles, Damian Priest vs. Apollo Crews for the U.S. Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
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- Luis Martinez at IMDb
- Damian Priest on X
- Damian Priest on WWE.com
- Damian Priest's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database
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- NXT North American Champions
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- ROH World Television Champions
- Sportspeople from the Bronx
- 21st-century male professional wrestlers
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- Money in the Bank winners
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