Damian Priest Says His AAA Run Is On Hold, ‘It’s Just Timing’
Damian Priest delivers some disappointing news regarding his run with AAA.
Headlines were made when Priest debuted for the company back in July. Then, a few weeks later, he competed alongside La Parka, El Fiscal, and El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. in a four way match for the Latin American Championship.
Priest has been absent from AAA since that match. In a new interview with Complex Graps, he revealed that the run is on hold for now.
“Well, there’s a lot that I wanted to do there, including winning that championship. Unfortunately, it’s scheduling. It’s just really hard to get to Mexico on Saturdays from when I’m on SmackDown on Fridays. That’s what happened. I was advertised for two shows and both shows I ended up not going. I felt bad because it’s making me look like I’m just no showing. It makes the brand look bad too, if they’re just advertising. So, we had a talk and unfortunately it was like, let’s put this on hold for now. If I’m on break from SmackDown, which I’ve never had, we would then look into maybe me spending a few months with AAA. I can’t tell you how the first time I went there to cut that promo, the vibe, it maybe woke up something that had been asleep for a minute. The love that I saw, whether it was the fans, the crew, the talent backstage. I can see Taker’s passion. Obviously this is a new venture for him, but he’s all in. It’s serious. He wants this brand to be a serious player, it’s cool to watch. How could you not want to be a part of something like that where everybody’s working hard to make it as good as it can be and having fun at the same time. So, as far as what’s next, unfortunately I don’t know. I did have one promo and one match. I would like to do a lot more, it’s just timing. I think there’s still a plan to try and figure it out at some point, when I don’t know, but whenever that time comes, that plan is championships. I want to feud with all the top stars, I want to mix it up with everybody there. I’ve been around for a minute but I can still go, especially with that style, I think I could surprise a lot of people bringing some old school Damian Priest out. You know, some NXT Damian Priest out. It’d be fun to do.”
Damian Priest wrestled Nathan Frazer on the November 6 episode of SmackDown. If you missed anything from that show, check out Fightful’s recap by clicking here.
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