{"id":208858,"date":"2025-12-15T23:24:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T05:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=208858"},"modified":"2025-12-15T23:24:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T05:24:18","slug":"damien-priest-reveals-that-injuries-have-led-to-reduced-wwe-schedule-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/12\/15\/damien-priest-reveals-that-injuries-have-led-to-reduced-wwe-schedule-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Damien Priest reveals that injuries have led to reduced WWE schedule in 2025."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4147151779\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Damien Priest says that injuries have led to a reduced schedule for him in WWE in 2025. \u201cThe company now this year decided \u2018Let\u2019s take it easy on him&#8217; because I\u2019ve been going hard for a while,&#8221; said Priest during an appearance on actor Nicholas Turturro&#8217;s YouTube show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6wGPB37zQAY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delivering Happiness<\/a> on Dec. 12.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tore my shoulder a couple times within the last year and a half. My knees are banged up, my back is oof. I need a lot of work done, but I choose to not because if I don\u2019t have to, I won\u2019t. I\u2019ll just figure it out. Let\u2019s do rehab and just keep me in the game coach type of thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Priest said WWE is forcing him to slow down due to injures in order to lengthen his career. \u201cThis year I think the company was like, \u2018We\u2019re happy with you but we need to make sure you\u2019re going to last here.\u2019&#8221; said Priest. So, they\u2019ve been forcing me to take it easy, put it that way. Not the easiest thing to do when you want to just go out there and perform because you love what you do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Priest last wrestled on Dec. 12 on Smackdown teaming with Rhea Ripley against Zelina Vega &amp; Aleister Black. Priest was victorious, as Ripley got the win for their team pinning Vega after hitting her Rip Tide finisher. Priest is a former WWE Money in the Bank winner. He cashed in his briefcase at WrestleMania XL and beat Drew McIntyre to capture his only WWE World Hvt. Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Priest is also a founding member of the Judgement Day faction. He was kicked out of Judgement Day along with Rhea Ripley on Aug. 4, 2023 after losing the WWE World Hvt. 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