Damian Priest is a professional wrestler currently signed with WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Cleveland, OH to discuss his Money in the Bank victory in 2023 that led to his World Heavyweight Championship reign that began at WrestleMania 40, wrestling Bad Bunny at Backlash in Puerto Rico and what that match meant to him, his time in The Judgment Day, his friendship with Rhea Ripley, R-Truth getting him to break character live TV, nearly giving up on his dreams of becoming a professional wrestler, what a Gunther chop feels like and more. ROCKET MONEY: Join Rocket Money today and experience financial freedom: https://rocketmoney.com/cvv BONCHARGE: Use the code CVV to save 15% off your infrared sauna blanket at https://boncharge.com/cvv BLUECHEW: Use the code CVV to get your first month of BlueChew for FREE at http://bluechew.com 00:00 Intro 00:42 Winning the WHC at WrestleMania 40 01:43 Being grateful for the life that he always wanted 03:25 Giving up on his dream of working for WWE 04:58 Consistently setting higher goals for himself in WWE 06:30 Looking back on how he used to look physically 07:21 What was the major change he made in his life? 09:37 People being afraid to try their all and failing 11:40 Being raised as a Puerto Rican in New York 12:32 Making the decision to begin pro wrestling training 13:47 Training at the Monster Factory for his first match 15:19 Which wrestlers inspired him growing up? 17:16 Remember the first time he met The Undertaker 23:43 His match at In Your House with Finn Balor being a turning point 25:54 R-Truth getting him to break when he’s on camera 28:05 Paul Heyman helping coach him on promos 29:27 Having a booming voice for promos 31:21 Wrestling Bad Bunny at Backlash in Puerto Rico 37:08 Crowds singing wrestling theme songs 37:49 Bad Bunny feeling pain after their match 39:30 Being told he was winning Money In The Bank 41:21 What was he feeling before his WrestleMania 40 moment 45:20 Achieving success at 41 46:13 Expecting his future to be even better than his past 46:54 Who instilled his self-belief in him 47:42 Was he almost cast in Black Panther 2 ? 49:04 Not living life with regrets 49:43 His close friendship with Rhea Ripley 51:21 How does he continue to motivate himself for more 52:24 Changing his finisher due to Cody Rhodes coming in 54:42 What was it like watching his documentary for Summerslam weekend 58:03 His promo in the ring with Gunther before Summerslam 59:40 What does a chop from Gunther feel like? 01:00:31 Rebranding the MITB briefcase at Senor Money In The Bank 01:03:28 3 things Damian Priest is grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet #wwe #damianpriest #wrestling #wrestlemania #BlueWireVideo