Triple H Reveals His Instant Reaction To Damian Priest Botch At WWE Clash At The Castle

Things don’t always go 100% according to plan in professional wrestling, as Damian Priest found out at WWE Clash at the Castle 2024.

The World Heavyweight Champion found himself stuck during his title defence against Drew McIntyre, with Priest’s ankle caught up in the ropes when attempting a tope con hilo. McIntyre and referee Eddie Orengo eventually had to free Priest from the ropes, and during an appearance on the Pat McAfee show, WWE Chief Content Officer Triple H revealed his immediate reaction to the incident:

“Damian Priest goes to do a dive over the top rope, just slips like probably quarter inch, half inch, foot slips off the rope, his ankle gets caught up in the top rope, and in one move he is hanging upside down by one leg. Looked like he killed himself. Looked like everything tore, the joint snapped, and all this stuff,” Triple H recalled. “We have communication with the referees and everything like that, and now they’re trying to figure out how to get them out of there.

“When you see that, that’s live. I’m like ‘Oh my God, show’s over. We’re going to have to get him out of there, stretcher him out.’ My wheels are immediately spinning about where we go with this. We ask is he okay, and then a few seconds later, he says he’s fine. I’m like ‘There’s no way he is fine.’ We ask again, he says he’s fine. He gets up and I can see him and he’s adamant that he is totally fine. I’m like, ‘Okay,’ so we’re going to watch. I’m thinking maybe [Priest is running on] adrenaline here, but he turned out he was totally fine.”

Injury-free, Priest would emerge victorious from the match thanks to CM Punk, and will put the title on the line against a returning Seth Rollins at Money in the Bank on July 6.

H/T: WrestleZone