Damian Priest comments on the growing tension between himself and Judgement Day stable mate Finn Balor.
The Judgement Day pair have had tension since Saturday’s Money In The Bank event, where Damian would distract Finn just long enough for Seth Rollins to regain the advantage and retain his world heavyweight title.
Then, on Monday’s RAW, Priest would attempt to cash in his newly won Money In The Bank briefcase, with Balor interrupting and causing the pair to argue.
Speaking on WWE’s The Bump, Priest was asked about the situation, and he noted that it was caused by a lack of communication.
“That was one of those situations where [it was a] miscommunication. We hadn’t talked to Finn, and we weren’t sure if I gonna actually cash in. But obviously, Dom, myself and Rhea had discussed it. In the moment, Dom was like, ‘You should do it right now.’ So he gave me the briefcase, and I thought about it. I was like, you know what, maybe I shouldn’t wait. Maybe I’ll do this right now. Unfortunately, Finn came out, and I wasn’t expecting that. It was just a lack of communication. I have a whole year with this thing if I want to, so I’m good being patient,”
“I guess that’s fair. Obviously, it’s no secret we were having some arguments and whatnot on-screen. The whole world could see us. So yeah, but I have siblings, we argue, but we’re still a family, it’s okay. I think that’s where Finn and I are. We’re having some disagreements. I think our focus is a little different, and our goals, and they’re just kind of stepping on each other. But that doesn’t mean that we have a personal issue with each other. We just gotta be better at communicating, that’s all,”
“I was simply just standing up. I wanted Finn Balor to beat him. I was out there, not to cash in, realistically. I was there to make Seth feel the pressure of me cashing in, throw him off his game so that my buddy could beat him for the title. Unfortunately, Finn Balor, again, this is our own fault, this was a lack of communication. He thought I was trying to do something else, and his eyes drifted away from the prize, and unfortunately, he got beat. But yeah, my intention was never to cash in on Finn. Actually, I wasn’t even going to cash in on Seth in that moment. I wanted Finn Balor to win,”
Damian Priest
We will have to wait till next week to figure out if the tension is resolved, but the Judgement Day faction will be on NXT next week.
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