6 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE Raw (5 June - Review)
2. Priest Earns His Stripes
It’s pretty clear WWE is leaning into Damian Priest as a player on Raw these days, and he rewarded them Monday night with a class performance against Seth Rollins.
Priest battled Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship in a match where the outcome was all but preordained – Seth was making his first title defense just nine days after winning it, so losing the championship would have been a huge shock.
The two had a really good TV main event, with Rollins doing his usual routine (which is a compliment) and Priest upping his game by pulling out some rarely seen offense, including a cyclone kick, top-rope hurricanrana and a headlock driver. But despite the flurry of attacks, Rollins was resilient and toppled Priest with a stomp.
Interestingly, Finn Balor attempted to interfere (that wasn’t shocking), and when Damian saw him, he didn’t look pleased. That could factor into some dissension down the line for the Judgment Day. And after Monday’s performance, you can almost envision a babyface Priest challenging Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship, can’t you? But let’s hope that’s a ways off given the chemistry of the Judgment Day.