In recent weeks, Rhea Ripley has become a “leader” of sorts as it pertains to The Judgement Day faction.
Speaking on the latest edition of WWE’s “The Bump,” Damian Priest opined on the perception that Ripley is positioning herself as the group’s leader, Rhea stopping him from cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase at Fastlane 2023, and more.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On the perception that Ripley is positioning herself as the group’s leader: “They’re right. I think a few short weeks ago, I was the one everybody was saying was the leader. A few months before that, it was Finn Balor. Before that, well, nobody really ever says Dom. But it’s interchangeable. We’re all leaders, so they are right. She is a leader, and I think Finn Balor’s a leader. I’m a leader. I think we all share in that leadership role, and right now, she’s just taking more of it because we obviously at times don’t act like ourselves.”
On Ripley stopping him from cashing in Money in the Bank at Fastlane: “In this instance, she was there to lead me the right way. When she wasn’t around, I kind of took the reigns of leading the guys in a certain way. Other times, when Rhea was distracted and I was distracted, Finn Balor stepped in. That’s the beauty about what we got going on. We can all lean on each other, and somebody’s always gonna step up and take that leadership role when it’s needed.”
In other news, Swerve Strickland recently spoke with DAZN to discuss Prince Nana’s viral dance and why he hasn’t done it yet.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On the Nana dance helping the song go viral: “Yeah, yeah it has because the song has been out for like a year, year and a half. Something about putting a dance to it shot it over the hedge like by far. The stream numbers have went crazy and it’s cool because I own the song, so I’m watching the numbers just jump weekly. I still haven’t got a collection of data from TikTok or YouTube listens, so when I accumulate all of that, it’s probably a gold record at this point. I thank Nana for that.”
On stopping Nana from doping the dance heading into his contract signing with Hangman Page: “To see how much traction it was getting and the energy we were getting from the crowd, it’s like, do I stop this? Do I stop him from doing it tonight because we just really started rolling, but I got convinced [to do it]. Hearing [the reaction from the crowd], it was like, yeah, okay. It’s like a girl denying that kiss until the next date, it makes you want her even more. She’s even more attractive to me now, now I gotta really fork out some money on this next date, I gotta really take her to a nice restaurant. That’s what we got from the fans at WrestleDream, it was like, give us Nana, we want it so bad. Alright, I’ll allow it.”
On not having done the dance himself: “I have not done the dance. There’s a scientific reason why I haven’t done the dance. I will say we just shot the music video for Big Pressure and so when that debuts, that’s when you shall see the dance.”
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The recent weeks have seen Rhea Ripley take on a leadership role within The Judgement Day faction, according to Damian Priest. In an interview on WWE’s “The Bump,” Priest discussed Ripley’s position as the group’s leader, her role in stopping him from cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase at Fastlane 2023, and more.
Priest acknowledged that there has been a perception that Ripley is positioning herself as the leader of the faction. However, he emphasized that leadership within the group is interchangeable and shared among its members. Priest himself was once considered the leader, as was Finn Balor. He mentioned that they all have leadership roles and that Ripley is currently taking on more of that responsibility because they sometimes don’t act like themselves.
Regarding Ripley stopping him from cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase at Fastlane, Priest explained that she was there to guide him in making the right decision. In her absence, he took on the role of leading the group, and when both Ripley and Priest were distracted, Finn Balor stepped in. Priest highlighted the beauty of their dynamic, where they can all lean on each other and someone always steps up to take on the leadership role when needed.
In other news, Swerve Strickland recently spoke with DAZN about Prince Nana’s viral dance and why he hasn’t done it yet. Strickland mentioned that adding a dance to the song helped it go viral, leading to increased streaming numbers. He expressed gratitude to Nana for the dance’s success and revealed that he owns the song.
Strickland also discussed stopping Nana from doing the dance during his contract signing with Hangman Page. Initially unsure whether to allow it due to the traction it was gaining, Strickland eventually gave in after witnessing the crowd’s reaction. He compared it to a girl denying a kiss until the next date, making her even more attractive. Strickland admitted that he hasn’t done the dance himself yet but teased that it will be featured in the music video for his song “Big Pressure.”
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