Damian Priest On Rhea Ripley, Wrestling Bad Bunny, Winning The World Heavyweight Championship At WM40

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Chris Van Vliet

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🗓️ 3 September 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Damian Priest (@ArcherOfInfamy) is a professional wrestler currently signed with WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Cleveland, OH to discuss his Money in the Bank victory in 2023 that led to his World Heavyweight Championship reign that began at WrestleMania 40, wrestling Bad Bunny at Backlash in Puerto Rico and what that match meant to him, his time in The Judgment Day, his friendship with Rhea Ripley, R-Truth getting him to break character live TV, nearly giving up on his dreams of becoming a professional wrestler, what a Gunther chop feels like and more. Quote I'm thinking about: "The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding." Complete this survey for your chance to win $500: https://bluewirepods.com/survey Sponsors: FACTOR MEALS: Get 50% off your first box and 20% off your next month at http://factormeals.com/Insight50 BONCHARGE: Use the code CVV to save 15% off your infrared sauna blanket at https://boncharge.com/cvv MAREK HEALTH: Get a 10% discount on Marek Health's Optimization Package with code CVV: https://marekhealth.com/cvv BLUECHEW: Use the code CVV to get your first month of BlueChew for FREE at http://bluechew.com ROCKET MONEY: Join Rocket Money today and experience financial freedom: https://rocketmoney.com/cvv PURE PLANK: The future of core fitness! Use the code CVV to save 10% on Pure Plank which was designed by Adam Copeland & Christian: https://gopureplank.com/ PLUNGE: Get $150 off your Plunge with the coupon code CVV150 at http://plunge.com For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com If you enjoyed this episode, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast/iTunes? It takes less than a minute and makes a huge difference in helping to spread the word about the show and also to convince some hard-to-get guests. Follow CVV on social media: Instagram: instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Twitter: twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet Facebook: facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet YouTube: youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet TikTok: tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Chris Benfleet.
0:05.0	Yeah.
0:06.0	Oh, welcome back to another one here on Insight.
0:23.7	I'm CBV, Chris Van Fleet.
0:25.7	This episode is brought to you by F3 Energy more than just an energy dream.
0:30.6	Thank you so much for being with us on this one.
0:32.9	And thank you, as always, for helping to make Ins insight the number one wrestling podcast on the entire planet.
0:40.3	Hit a big old power bomb on that follow button if you haven't already.
0:44.7	Man, what a story Damien Priest has.
0:48.4	So pumped to have him on the show here.
0:50.6	He's not quite the journey from being homeless in New York City at one point to winning the
0:55.5	WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania.
0:59.7	We talk about his time in Ring of Honor, where he worked under the name Punishment Martinez,
1:04.8	to get signed by WWE in 2018, the work he did with NXT before getting called up to the
1:10.0	main roster, winning the United
1:12.0	States championship.
1:13.4	But it was joining Judgment Day, which really changed everything for him.
1:17.7	And I mean, come on.
1:19.1	Who could forget that match he had with Bad Bunny at backlash in Puerto Rico and
1:25.0	that entrance.
1:26.9	Insane.
1:28.0	Snap a screenshot and tag us so we can share this out.
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