Due to Cody returning to WWE with the Cross Rhodes, Damian Priest has had to switch up some of his moves in the ring.
In an interview with Sean Ross Sapp, Damian Priest talked about the Broken Arrow and some of his new moves. Shortly before Cody Rhodes made his WWE return, Priest ominously stopped using the Reckoning as his finish. When asked about if he stopped using the move due to Cody’s return, Priest had this to say.
“Of course. On my end, there was no thought as to why. I wanted to establish another move. That’s all it was. There was no thought of I would lose a move. I just wanted to establish another move. How many guys would have multiple? The Undertaker, you have the Last Ride, Hell’s Gate, Tombstone, and the Chokeslam. So for me, it was just I need more moves I can win matches with. I can’t just rely on one move. So that’s what it comes down to. So now, although I don’t use the Reckoning any more, but I still have it. I have the South of Heaven, the Razor’s Edge and contemplating throwing a submission in there. That literally was the thinking. I saw the stuff after and I thought, ‘Hey, whatever. Give it attention.’ Whether it’s right or wrong, it doesn’t matter. People are talking about it and that’s all we want is for people to talk about it. So it worked.”
Damian Priest to Fightful
Priest has left Reckoning out of his arsenal as of late and has been using other finishers since Cody’s WWE return.
H/T to Fightful for transcription
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