Damian Priest Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Damian Priest

• He was brought up in the municipality of Dorado, Puerto Rico.

• He developed an interest in becoming a wrestler by watching the World Wrestling Council in his childhood.

• His father taught him Japanese Goju-Ryu karate.

• Damian worked as a bouncer and then as a manager at nightclubs and strip clubs before getting established as a wrestler. He stated in an interview,
  

  I lived on the street for a few months because I had no money at all. I lived on the street, I slept on the street, and I was homeless and looking for how to eat. Even having work, I suffered. I tried to pay rent, sometimes I did not know what I was going to eat the next day. I kind of gave up wrestling and started working in nightclubs and earned money.”

• He trained as a wrestler at the Monster Factory.

• After winning several titles at the Monster factory, he attended the Ring of Honor training camp and trained himself at the ROH dojo.

• In 2014, Damian appeared in the WWE Money in the Bank event and played the role of a security guard.

• In 2015, he appeared on the ROH show under his real name Luis Martinez. He lost the first match against The Romantic Touch and won the second against Hellcat and Mattick.

• In 2016, he was part of the survival of the fittest match and got eliminated in the final Six Man Maheym match.

• In 2017, Damian won at the Honor Rising: Japan event where he teamed up with Hiromu Takashi and Tetsuya Naito.

• In 2018, Damian won his first championship in ROH at the promotion of the State of the Art event in Dallas, Texas.

• On 29 September 2018, he ended the Ring of Honor contract.

• In 2018, Damian signed a contract with WWE and was introduced along with the new members of the NXT brand.

• On 15 April 2019, he was reintroduced as Damian Priest in WWE.

• He defeated Raul Mendoza in his debut match in NXT on 19 June 2019.

• In January 2020, Damian fought against Keight Lee and Dominik Dijakovic in the NXT North American Championship two times and lost the title both times.

• On 22 August 2020, Priest defeated Oney Lorcan and Ridge Holland in the NXT North American Champion ladder match. He won the first WWE Championship title at this event.
  

  Damian Priest with the WWE Championship Belt

• On 31 January 2021, Damian entered #14, where he eliminated John Morrison, The Miz, Elias and Kane but later got eliminated by Bobby Lashley at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view.

• In 2021, he was introduced in Raw by Bad Bunny during a Miz TV segment.

• Damian introduced himself in a changed character with a new theme song, new mannerisms and a slightly changed appearance on the 25 October 2021, episode of Raw. The character was discontinued before he became a part of The Judgement Day.

• Damian got disqualified at the champion vs champion match in the Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura on 21 November 2021. The reason for his disqualification was that he attacked his allies Rick Boogs and Shinsuke Nakamura after getting distracted by them.
  

  Damian Priest fights with Shinsuke Nakamura

• Damian distracted AJ Styles during a match with Edge which led to AJ Styles losing the match and Damian and Edge allied to form The Judgement Day on 3 April 2022.

• The Judgement Day team Edge, Damian, and Rhea Ripley defeated Finn Balor, Styles, and Liv Morgan in a six-person mixed tag team match at Hell in a Cell on 5 June 2022.
  

  Damian Priest with Finn Balor and Rhea Ripley

• On 9 January 2023, Damian, Balor and Dominik won a tag team turmoil match in the Raw Tag Team Championship by defeating The Usos.

• Damian qualified for the Money in the Bank ladder match by defeating Matt Riddle on 12 June 2022.

• Damian and Balor defeated Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn to win the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship on 2 September 2023, at Payback. Damian became the third wrestler to win the title and have the Money in the Bank briefcase at the same time.
  

  Damian Priest holding the Money in the Bank briefcase

• Priest and Balor defended their WWE titles against The Street Profits on the 24 November 2024 episode of SmackDown.

• Damian is perceived as a dark and intense character in WWE. His character developed more machismo and rockstar-like attitude over the years.

• Damian loves listening to the rock music and heavy metal bands.

• He has a large collection of hand-to-hand combat weapons.

• He was inspired to wrestle by watching Pedro Morales, Scott Hall and The Undertaker.

• He drinks alcohol occasionally.

  Damian Priest drinking alcohol