The fans in Glasgow who attended WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland weren’t happy with Damian Priest defeating Drew McIntyre at Saturday’s pay-per-view event, and this is something Priest loves.
Speaking at the post-WWE Clash at the Castle media scrum, the reigning WWE World Heavyweight Champion commented on the negative in-person reaction to the win, people calling him a transitional champion, and more.
You can check out some highlights from the media scrum below:
On the negative in-person reaction to the win: “I think this was my favorite [crowd] just for the fact that they wanted me to lose so bad and I won. There is no better feeling than somebody telling you you can’t do something and then shoving it down their throat. To me, this is — so far — my favorite place.”
On people calling him a transitional champion: “Again, more things to shove down people’s throats. Before I was a champ, ‘You can’t do it,’ I did it. ‘You can’t hold it,’ I held it. ‘You can’t beat Drew in Scotland,’ I did it. He called me a paper champion, he said I couldn’t beat him. Everybody thought I was going to lose. Damian Priest is the World Heavyweight Champion, the face of Monday Night Raw. Against all odds, against all hate, I’m the champ and I’m going to continue being the champ.”
On CM Punk’s involvement in the match: “Number one, I didn’t even know he was here. I had no idea that he was gonna’ get involved. I found out literally as I was walking out and I saw him with the referee t-shirt on and then I was told in the back what happened. As far as him being back, it’s fine. He’s a huge star. We all know his accolades. We all know his resume. So when he’s back healthy if he can perform still at that high level and he earns his way, I would love to share that ring with him, but he’s gonna have to earn it because I am the World Champion.”
WWE has announced that NXT North American Champion Oba Femi will be speaking on this week’s edition of NXT TV.
You can check out the updated lineup for this week’s episode of WWE NXT below:
NXT Championship #1 Contender’s Battle Royale:
25 Competitors TBA
NXT Women’s North American Championship Match:
Kelani Jordan vs. Michin
Roxanne Perez & Lola Vice vs. Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson vs. Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx
We’ll hear from NXT North American Champion Oba Femi.
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After his successful title defense at #NXTBattleground, we will hear from the North American Champion @Obaofwwe THIS TUESDAY on #WWENXT!
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— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) June 16, 2024
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