WWE Men's Royal Rumble 2022: How Every Elimination Happened

24. Damian Priest

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Ditto.

Damian Priest was the sacrificial lamb in Chad Gable's "master plan" to take down Omos. The Alpha Academy leader told Priest he was the biggest so should tackle the giant first. Poor Damian, who had lasted 11 minutes, ended up getting put out throat-first the same way Montez Ford had.

This wasn't a banner night for the United States Champion.

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