Damian Priest Wants Another World Title Run After WWE Booking Frustration

Damian Priest wants to leave tag-team duties behind and chase more WWE gold.© WWE Network

Damian Priest wants more singles gold in WWE, and he says he's done spending his best years helping other people get over. The former World Heavyweight Champion talked about the frustration on Complex Graps, pointing to how few chances he's had at singles titles despite what he's already done. He's held tag team championships five times, but he wants another world title run and shots at the Intercontinental and United States championships. Priest admitted that working next to celebrities and tag partners has left him wanting a run built around his own goals in his current WWE stretch.

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Damian Priest Says His Tag-Team Run Has Given Him Enough, and He Wants Singles Gold

Priest said his time alongside R-Truth was frustrating, mostly because it wasn't where he wanted his career to go. Five tag team title reigns are already on his résumé, so now he's after singles gold.

“I've also shown I can do the singles, and I want more of those,”Priest said. He added that he's never had a WWE Championship opportunity or challenged for the Intercontinental Championship, and he believes he can win United States title again.

Bad Bunny came up too. Priest said he's often been paired with people instead of getting to focus on his own title ambitions.

“I've just always been paired, and I'm sorry to say it this way, but I've had to carry people. I don't want to carry anymore. If I carry, it has to be my own bags and own titles,” he said.

Priest Still Wants WWE's Main Event Spot but Says He Must Help Make the Change

In a recent Complex Graps interview, Priest stood by his criticism of seeing the same names in WWE's top matches, and that list includes Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes, CM Punk and Seth Rollins.

“I still stand by what I said, but the change wasn't them. I realized it was me,”Priest said.“So I needed to make a change so I can make an impact on what I'm complaining about. That's on me.”

Triple H spoke to similar frustration on the SummerSlam post-show, saying established performers had earned their positions.

“There are no turns. That's not how it works. You earn the spot,” WWE's Chief Content Officer said.

Priest closed with his own line on it. “I've been there before, but it's been too long since I've been there, so I'm coming back for what's mine again,” he said.