Damian Priest On WWE Unreal: There’s Just A Part Of Me That’s Just A little Old School That Doesn’t Care For It
Damian Priest discusses WWE Unreal, noting that he personally doesn't care for it.
Damian Priest discusses WWE Unreal, noting that he personally doesn’t care for it.
While Netflix is the home of WWE Monday Night RAW in the United States and all WWE programming in other countries, the streaming giant has also produced WWE: Unreal, a behind the scenes look at WWE’s creative process that has usually left WWE superstars split on their feelings surrounding the series.
While speaking to the Sal Licata Show, Damian Priest was asked about WWE: Unreal and his thoughts on the series.
“No, I bet they’re still always going to be a little old school with me. Look, we’ve already seen the rabbit out of the hat. Like, we get it, but I think just overly doing it- like we’re not making movies. There’s a different- when you see the behind the scenes of how a movie was made, because that actor or the performers in that movie are already playing a different role by the time that comes out. We’re still us. I’m still Damien Priest. I just think it takes away a little of the lore, you know, because since we are these characters all year round, I don’t know. I feel like you lose a little bit of that. The way it makes you feel emotionally, you lose it a little bit when you see the other side. Now, even me just saying this out loud in an interview does the same. It’s the same problem, but you know, it is what it is. Like we’re in a different time and I totally understand why we’re doing it. There’s just a part of me, that’s just a little old school that doesn’t care for it. Like I’ve never watched it. I’ve never watched either season. I’d rather just watch what I see as a show, as a fan, then watch that and lose my interest in a character.”
Elsewhere in the same interview, Damian Priest shared what he got up to backstage while working a reduced schedule with WWE last year. You can read more about that here.
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