Damian Priest Turns on R-Truth After WWE SmackDown Tag Team Title Loss
September 11, 2026
Damian Priest just stabbed R-Truth in the back on the September 11, 2026 episode of WWE SmackDown, and he waited until after their tag team...
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Damian Priest
Damian Priest is an American professional wrestler of Puerto Rican heritage signed to WWE, where he competes on SmackDown and is a WWE Tag Team Champion alongside R-Truth. Born Luis Martinez, Priest previously competed as Punishment Martinez before joining WWE and rising through NXT. His WWE accomplishments include the World Heavyweight Championship, United States Championship, NXT North American Championship, the 2023 Men’s Money in the Bank contract and multiple tag team championship reigns. Known as The Archer of Infamy, Priest is recognized for his striking power, size and signature South of Heaven chokeslam.
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R-Truth Apologizes to WWE Fans and Damian Priest After Losing Tag Team Titles
August 15, 2026
R-Truth had a simple message after losing the WWE Tag Team Championship on SmackDown — he’s sorry. Following the August 14 title change in Boston,...
Chelsea Green Calls Damian Priest WWE’s Biggest Backstage Diva
July 29, 2026
Chelsea Green has revealed who she thinks is WWE’s biggest backstage “diva”—and she didn’t hesitate for a second before putting Damian Priest on blast. Speaking...
Damian Priest Reveals His WWE In-Ring Retirement Timeline
July 8, 2026
Damian Priest isn’t ready to walk away from wrestling anytime soon, but he already knows one thing: he is not doing this into his 50s....
Lola Vice and Damian Priest Pack on PDA During Fourth of July Beach Trip
July 5, 2026
Lola Vice and Damian Priest are not hiding the romance anymore, and their Fourth of July looked straight out of a vacation flex. The former...
Adam Copeland Says Vince McMahon Didn’t Realize What He Had With Rhea Ripley & Damian Priest
July 4, 2026
Adam Copeland is peeling back the curtain on the early days of Judgment Day, and according to him, Vince McMahon wanted the group to have...
Damian Priest Stepped In To Help WWE Talent Escape Fans Before CM Punk Hotel Confrontation
April 20, 2026
CM Punk’s late-night confrontation with a fan in Las Vegas wasn’t the only tense situation involving WWE talent during WrestleMania 42 weekend, as a separate...
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Damian Priest Sets Condition for Bringing Relationship With Lola Vice on WWE TV
April 10, 2026
Damian Priest isn’t shutting down the idea of bringing his real-life relationship with Lola Vice onto WWE TV—but he’s making it clear it has to...
Damian Priest Defends Celebrity Involvement In WWE During WrestleMania Season
April 10, 2026
Damian Priest isn’t buying into the yearly complaints about celebrities appearing in WWE, and he made it clear he sees the bigger picture when it...
R-Truth & Damian Priest’s Tag Team Name Revealed Through New WWE Merch
April 10, 2026
R-Truth and Damian Priest finally have an official tag team name, and it didn’t come from an in-ring promo or backstage segment. Instead, WWE quietly...
Damian Priest Almost Signed With AEW Before WWE Offered Seven-Figure Deal
March 10, 2026
Damian Priest almost ended up in AEW before re-signing with WWE back in 2024 — but a massive offer reportedly changed everything. Self Made Pro...
How Damian Priest and Lola Vice Started Dating
March 5, 2026
Lola Vice is opening up about how her relationship with Damian Priest first began — and it turns out their love story started long before...
Damian Priest Reveals He’s Dealing with Multiple Injuries as WWE Limits In-Ring Work
December 14, 2025
Damian Priest is finally opening up about his injuries—and it’s more serious than fans realized. Speaking with Big Nick Turturro, the WWE star gave an...
Damian Priest Says Bad Bunny Is “Ready” for WWE Return
October 3, 2025
Bad Bunny hasn’t stepped foot inside a WWE ring since Backlash 2023 and fans have been wondering when he’ll finally come back to WWE. While...
Damian Priest Brings Lola Vice to Bad Bunny Concert for Her Birthday
July 19, 2025
Damian Priest and Lola Vice just added serious fuel to the dating rumors—and they didn’t even have to say a word. On July 19, the...
Damian Priest Refuses to Comment on Lola Vice Dating Rumors
July 16, 2025
Damian Priest isn’t ready to let the public into his personal life—especially when it comes to his rumored connection with Lola Vice. After Lola Vice...
Damian Priest Defends Jelly Roll’s Involvement in WWE After Fan Backlash
July 15, 2025
Damian Priest has now come to Jelly Roll’s defense after the singer received a ton of backlash over his involvement in WWE programming recently. While...
Damian Priest Roasts Cody Rhodes’ Over-the-Top Pyro in 4th of July Tweet
July 4, 2025
Damian Priest couldn’t help but take a playful shot at Cody Rhodes this 4th of July—and it had WWE fans cracking up. Priest jumped on...
Lola Vice and Damian Priest Spark Speculation After Yankees Game Appearance
June 26, 2025
WWE stars Lola Vice and Damian Priest turned heads with their latest appearance together — this time far from the wrestling ring and right in...
Kevin Owens Explains Why He Refused to Pair Up with Damian Priest
June 25, 2025
Kevin Owens has formed alliances with several top names during his time in WWE, including Sami Zayn, Cody Rhodes and more. However, the Prizefighter has...
Damian Priest Quietly Battled Injuries During Drew McIntyre Feud
June 19, 2025
While all eyes were on Drew McIntyre’s brutal exit from WWE TV after his steel cage loss to Damian Priest, the real story might be...
