WWE Royal Rumble 2023: Predicting All 30 Entrants

23. Damien Priest - #8

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Damien Priest is not a star, exactly, but he's over in the remarkably fun Judgment Day stable - remarkable as in Triple H is booking it, and it's somehow quite fun - and can be sold, through his size alone, as a difference maker who is not eliminated easily.

He's really only in there to facilitate the next phase in the Mysterio family saga, which is delightfully silly yet effective melodrama that Triple H has the chance to explore in a fairly nuanced way.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!