Damian Priest addresses not kicking out at WWE Money in the Bank

Damian Priest says he didn’t forget to kick out during his match with Seth Rollins at WWE Money in the Bank.

Priest told the New York Post recently that “there was a situation” that led to him not kicking out from Rollins’ Falcon Arrow moments before Drew McIntyre arrived to cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase. He reportedly told the outlet that he “didn’t want to get into anything medical” concerning what happened, saying it was personal.

“The idea that I forgot to kick out, that’s not a thing,” he said. “That’s not a thing. We don’t forget to kick out. Twenty years in, I’m pretty sure there is some kind of muscle memory there. So me forgetting was not the case. There was nothing outside that was supposed to happen. It was a matter of there was a situation, but I’m OK. Everybody’s fine, the story continues.”  

“It doesn’t affect anything,” Priest added. “The show goes on and I think fans are very invested in everything that’s going on. The ones that matter knew the situation and nobody thought twice about it. It was, move on.” 

Our Dave Meltzer addressed what happened in the July 15 edition of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, writing:

“Priest vs. Rollins was going along fine when, after a series of reversals, Rollins hit a falcon arrow on Priest, and he was supposed to kick out. He didn’t. It was just tabbed as a mistake in the heat of the moment. Referees are taught to call it as a shoot, but in this case, Rod Zapata really had no choice because counting the pin would ruin the entire storyline.”

Priest has a big SummerSlam weekend upcoming in Cleveland. In addition to defending his World Heavyweight Championship against Gunther on the show, “Damian Priest Live” will take place that Friday at The Agora. The show will also feature a screening of the WWE 24 documentary focussed on Priest.