Damian Priest Addresses Major WWE Money In The Bank Botch

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World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest has addressed a major botch from his match with Seth Rollins at WWE Money In The Bank.

Priest has reigned as the World Heavyweight Champion since WrestleMania 40, defending the title against names such as Jey Uso, Drew McIntyre and most recently Seth Rollins at Money In The Bank.

During his match with Rollins, a major botch took place where the referee held up a three count while Rollins had Priest covered, with fans believing that Priest ‘forgot’ to kick out.

In an interview with the New York Post, Priest addressed the botch, noting that there was ‘a situation’ that caused it, but he and everyone else involved is OK.

He said:

“The idea that I forgot to kick out, 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. 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.”

Priest is set to defend the title against Gunther at WWE SummerSlam in Cleveland next weekend.

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