WWE Damian Priest's superstar officially moved to SmackDown last night. After Friday's show, former heavyweight world champion revealed why he left Monday Night Raw.
The Street King was part of the red brand roster for almost four years. He defeated Finn Balor in his last fight in RAW, in a street struggle on January 13, 2025. Last night, in a segment between racks, Nick Aldis presented Damian Priest as the new member of Smackdown and the opponent of Carmelo Hayes.
Former Judgment Day member won a great victory over Hayes in a combat against one. During an interview between the racks with Byron Saxton, Damian Priest explained his decision to move from RAW to the blue brand. The 42 -year -old star declared that after almost four successful years in the red brand, where she achieved numerous achievements, she was ready to start again in SmackDown.
“It's something big, man. Four years in WWE, all in Monday Night Raw, and I feel that this is the right time to change. I achieved everything I wanted to achieve in RAW. World Champion, champion of the United States, (Y) several times champion in pairs. Now it's time for something new, a new challenge, new rivals, and I am here in Smackdown, ready to face them all,” said Priest. (From 00:24 to 00:44)
You can see the interview below:
Wrestling veteran criticizes WWE fans after the change of Damian Priest and another star to SmackDown
Together with Damian Priest, The Miz, twice champion Grand Slam, also changed Raw's brand to SmackDown last night. Later, the wrestling veteran Vinceo Russo commented on the situation.
In the last episode of BroDown Live With Mac Davis, Russo criticized fans for their emotion around the annual draft, despite the frequent roster changes. The veteran argued that the wrestling world falls into the same trick every year, tune in to see what WWE superstars are assigned to what brands, just to see that the Rosters eventually become fluids.
“They know that they get a good number with the draft. So there will be draft. There is no doubt about that. These idiots will tune the draft thinking, 'Oh, my God! This guy is in this show; that guy is in that show.' Meanwhile, three weeks later, everyone is in all shows.
Meanwhile, The Archer of Infamy was welcome to SmackDown by WWE Rhodes undisputed champion last night. It will be interesting to see if Damian Priest challenges The American Nightmare for the title in the coming weeks.
