Damian Priest is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Damian Priest, and is a member of the stable The Judgment Day.
15 Facts About Damian Priest
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Damian Priest is known for his work in Ring of Honor under the ring name Punishment Martinez, where he is a former one-time ROH World Television Champion.
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Damian Priest learned Japanese Goju-ryu karate from his martial artist father.
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Damian Priest was 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.
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In January 2020, Damian Priest was included in a storyline around the NXT North American Championship with Keith Lee and Dominik Dijakovic.
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At the event, Damian Priest won the title, earning his first championship in WWE.
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Damian Priest ended up chokeslamming Bad Bunny through the announcer's table.
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Damian Priest lost at Backlash after Savio Vega and Carlito interfered for Bad Bunny.
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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 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.
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The new character and the theme song culminates two sides of Priest: one side is the calm, composed side known as "The Priest", similar to his previous character, and the other is a new darker, fiercer side known as "The Damian", which would be seen if Priest would get provoked or disrespected.
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Damian Priest's wrestling style involves various power moves as well as high flying moves, and his striking is heavily influenced by his background in martial arts.
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Damian Priest uses the Razor's Edge and a release suplex slam which has been dubbed Broken Arrow.
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Damian Priest's finisher is a rolling cutter called The Reckoning.
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Damian Priest used a sitout chokeslam called the South of Heaven as his finisher, when he was working with ROH, which he still uses in the WWE as one of his signature moves, but not as a finisher.
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Damian Priest is friends with Keith Lee, Matt Riddle, Rhea Ripley, and musician Jesse Leo.