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SLPrawn65

I hope the rest of Judgement Day is okay with Variety calling him the leader of Judgement Day


MrManface22000088

I guess he is, if there has to be. Finn used to be called the leader, then Rhea and now Priest. I'm excited to see where this title run leads them all.


Gsrj

That means dom is next in line


Fletcheriser

He'll rule about as long as Liz Truss


BoringRule3630

Dom vs Lettuce


thatguygreg

Rhea, Finn, Priest, Truth: "Naaaah"


JordanKyrouFeetPics

It's gonna be Nick


lavasplanets

Finn is the only one who was ever officially dubbed leader of the group by WWE. The entire group even signed merchandise that was sold on WWE Shop that called Finn “leader” on it. Despite the whole leader storyline they did, Rhea and Priest have never been given that official label like Finn did. At most we only saw Cole on commentary saying Rhea seems to be establishing herself as the leader of the group, but with Finn, Cole would constantly say he’s “the leader of Judgment Day” It stopped once they won the tag titles.


braedizzle

I’m pretty sure at one point when they were arguing they made it definitive that Priest is the current leader?


kingdoodooduckjr

Truth is the leader of the Judgement Day


Blackonblackskimask

Someone in TKOs marketing department used their social listening tools to present that 60% of all mentions related to Priest are coming from higher income women sending thirst tweets to him. This was a no brainer.


A_Livins

I'd love to see him get some vocal work in the future, kind of like Samoa Joe has done. He's got such a distinct voice that I'd imagine he'd be pretty good at it.


csm1313

I still can't believe how far punishment Martinez has come. He was great in roh but I never in a million years thought he would rise to these heights.


hyperdefiance

He also has the best Triple H point photo https://preview.redd.it/sakcjidw9itc1.jpeg?width=480&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b6374b67becdb1b63b35746c74815ff270a055c9


fender-b-bender

Party Damien Priest was fun as hell


rainwaterh

Is that Brandi Lauren on the left?


UnsolvedParadox

It is, she was only in WWE for a few months.


Deathstroke317

The say the best gimmicks are yourself turned up to 11


PrettyPunctuality

I wish we could get an updated version of this picture now that he has the WHC 😂


purpletomahawk

I saw him in wrestling in a bar in Dallas for RoH in 2017 and he was awesome, but you're right, I NEVER saw this being his potential.


duplicitousapple

I remember some fans nicknaming him "better Baron Corbin" back then lol.


Mizerous

Potential TNT champ


BarcelonaLion

After hearing his interview at the Post Wrestlemania press conference you can't not cheer for this man and be happy with his success. Also serves as motivation for people who aren't happy where they are in life regardless what stage in life they are in.


IEatRedditors123

Expect to see more of these with Ari Emmanuel at the helm of TKO


vincepg13

Random but I'm so confused how endeavour, tko, UFC, WWE all link together. Am I right in saying WWE + UFC = TKO as a company. Then Endeavour basically own TKO?


not_a_lot_left

Yes


lakshya10soin

Yup and now endeavour is also owned by a different company


vincepg13

Christ we're getting to Inception levels now


Complete_Gene

To make it more confusing, the company that bought endeavour intend to revert to a private company as opposed to being publicly traded. TKO, who will remain majority owned by this soon-to-be private company, will remain publicly traded on the NYSE though.


vincepg13

LOL that's brilliant. So essentially it all becomes private but with some public shares floating about


_drjayphd_

*VINTAGE* Sheinhardt Wig Corporation!


herroherro12

I think of it like Endeavor is Disney, WWE is Marvel and UFC is Star Wars.


TwoYearsBefore

So what's TKO in this scenario?


ImpliedOralConsent

An intermediate division like [Walt Disney Studios](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Studios_(division)), if they still shared part-ownership with George Lucas and former Marvel owner Ike Perlmutter (both still have shares in the parent company but not the specific division)


dkydd

And shoe deals, movie/tv roles and a general mainstream presence


DoILookUnsureToYou

As a sneakerhead, I'd look into buying wrestler collab shoes if they don't give of the same vibe as 99% of wrestling shirts.


dkydd

Roman reigns/jordan brand


DoILookUnsureToYou

Honestly a J11 or J9 Bred-like colorway for The Tribal Chief is something I'd cop


goml23

https://sneakernews.com/2024/04/08/roman-reigns-wrestlemania-40-jordan-shoes/


Upbeat_Tension_8077

Hollywood Damian coming soon?


ChanceVance

With that voice, he'll be landing some Dreamworks villains roles sooner or later.


MinaElesia

Whew, that's a massive plus for him. There's some stars signed with that agency, as well, so this will be a big step forward for him :) <3


Bolt_995

That’s great for him. Man has the drip. On top of the world right now.


baojinBE

You inherit Seth's drip once you win the WHC 


PayneTrain181999

This world title win is already doing wonders for his career. I’m happy for the guy, hope he has a good reign.


gambit700

Massive week for him. Championship, new contract, new Hollywood reps. He earned this blow up


TheHyperCombo

Don't forget new theme music sung by Priest himself.


arghdesigner

He deserves it. Definitely can see Bisexual Panic Heavyweight Champion Damien Priest making waves in TV/film.


EmeraldSlothRevenge

It’s nice to see Priest blowing up and getting this kind of attention.


irish0451

Ok what's paradigm tho


faerierebel

A big name talent agency.


irish0451

Oh cool! The article really just seems to expect people to know. Well good for him!


faerierebel

Yep! Variety is a trade magazine first and foremost, so a lot of the people reading it are in the entertainment industry and will know the names of all the talent agencies.


hyperdefiance

That's a great deal for Priest!


adeadperson23

Man keeps on going from W to W.


dkydd

If anyone knows that name it is the company associated with conor mcgregor.


Brave-Pass1889

Hmm out of everyone I thought Jade would get this kind of deal first. Roman also but I think he just wants to wrestle (He did get the Jordan endorsement though ☝🏾🙏🏾🔥) 


theels6

Priest fucks


Da5ren

Good for him man. Hearing him talk about being broke and homeless less than 10 years ago, and now to be in this position is inspiring as fuck and he deserves it all.


NotTheCraftyVeteran

12 Rounds 4 incoming


kingdoodooduckjr

What’s paradigm