Top WWE RAW star is now in a similar spot as Roman Reigns, according to wrestling veteran (Exclusive)
It was a long time coming, but Roman Reigns' return still feels like a monumental moment in recent WWE history. Following SummerSlam, Bill Apter pointed out the similarities between Damian Priest's and The Original Tribal Chief's journeys.
Priest and Reigns had contrasting fortunes at SummerSlam as the Archer of Infamy lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Gunther. Roman returned during the main event and sent a resounding message to Solo Sikoa, seemingly helping Cody Rhodes retain the Undisputed WWE Championship.
Roman Reigns and Damian Priest are now babyfaces, and Bill Apter highlighted the fascinating shift in their characters on Sportskeeda's The Wrestling Time Machine podcast.
From being a despised heel, Damian Priest is now in a similar position as Roman Reigns, as they are the top babyfaces of their respective brands after being on the opposite spectrum for an extended phase.
Bill Apter explained:
"Damian Priest is sort of almost in a role like Roman Reigns at this point, where the fans despised him, and now they are all for him, and he is with one of the most popular athletes, male or female, in the world, Rhea Ripley." [1:45 - 2:05]
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Bill Apter on Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley's WWE alliance
SummerSlam was essentially the end of The Judgment Day that fans grew to love over the past year. Finn Balor turning on Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio's betrayal of Rhea Ripley has led to a new Judgment Day.
Conversely, Priest and Ripley have become the Terror Twins and are out to get some redemption over their former friends.
Bill Apter, like many fans, was excited to see what the duo of Damian and Rhea brought to the table, predicting the former Judgment Day members to be a hot act in the near future on WWE TV:
"The whole Judgment Day situation there. The Judgement Day is exploding but it's now brought Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley together in unison. That's going to be one of the hottest things ever in WWE." [From 00:46 onwards]
As seen on RAW, Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley sent a message to Liv Morgan and Dominik Mysterio, resulting in the company announcing a mixed tag team match for Bash in Berlin.
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