ANTI? >> I AM WWE SUPERSTAR DAMIAN PRIEST OF THE JUDGE.
>> ALL RIGHT. IT’S THE 36TH
ANNUAL ROYAL RUMBLE. AND WHAT
BETTER PLACE TO BE THAN HERE IN
THE ALAMO CITY BECAUSE WE HAVE
HAD TO SAY THE BEST WRESTLING
FANS. I’M SO EXCITED TO BE HERE
TODAY IN PERSON WITH DAMIAN
PRIEST. HELLO OR HOW ARE
FANTASTIC. I’M SO GLAD TO BE
WITH YOU. LAST TIME WE SPOKE
WAS VIA ZOOM, RIGHT? YEAH.
OKAY. SO NOW WE’RE HERE IN
PERSON AND I REMEMBER YOU
TELLING ME HOW MUCH YOU LOVE
COMING TO SAN ANTONIO. WHAT IS
IT THAT YOU LOVE ABOUT HERE
COMING HERE? THE VI? I MEAN,
IT’S YOU GET HERE AND YOU JUST
LOOK AROUND. IT’S LIKE, OKAY,
THIS IS COOL. THIS PLACE IS
JUST THE SCENERY. THE PEOPLE,
THE RESTAURANT’S. YEAH. IT’S
GOOD TIMES. YEAH. I KIND OF
TONE IS A GOOD TIME AND THE
FANS, RIGHT? I WANT TO SAY WE
HAVE THE BEST WRESTLING EVENTS.
SO I WOULD SAY SAN ANTONIO AND
JUST SO MANY LEGENDARY WRESTLER
THAT COME FROM THIS AREA OF THE
STATE IN GENERAL. SO IT, I
GUESS, IS JUST
OPEN LIGHT, TEXAS, A WRESTLING
STATE. YEAH. AS ANTONIO
SPECIFICALLY, IT’S IT’S A GOOD
AREA FOR.
>> I MEAN, I CAN GO ANYWHERE
WHERE SOMEBODY IS NOT COMING
UP TO ME IS KIND OF COOL
FEELING. YOU KNOW? YES, YES, I
HAD TO RUN OUT THERE. GRAB TO
MAKE SURE HE WAS OK, RIGHT?
WE’VE GOT LOTS OF FANS OUT
HERE. ALL RIGHT. YES, AND THIS
IS YOUR DREAM. I KNOW YOU TOLD
ME LAST TIME YOU WERE LIVING
YOUR DREAM LIKE YOU HAVE TO
PINCH YOURSELF. SOMETIMES IT’S
WILD THAT I CATCH MYSELF
SOMETIMES LIKE IS THIS LIKE I
DON’T KNOW HOW I GOT HERE, BUT
I’M GRATEFUL. I’M GLAD THAT YOU
SHARE YOUR STORY, THOUGH,
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU’RE YOU,
YOU MOTIVATE A LOT OF PEOPLE,
EURO ROLE MODEL FOR SO MANY.
YOU TELL ME LASTING. DON’T LIKE
WORKING OUT. HOW DO YOU
MOTIVATE YOURSELF TO DO THAT?
BECAUSE BIG PART OF THE JOB
RATE, IT’S ONE OF THOSE THINGS
IS DUE TO MYSELF EVERY DAY,
RIGHT BEFORE GOES NOT BECAUSE I
WANT TO BECAUSE I HAVE TO GUIDE
IT. NOW WE’LL TALK WHILE
RUMBLES. SO I HAVE MY SON HERE
TO ASK THE QUESTION THIS TIME.
BUT I KNOW THE BIG RIVAL IS THE
USOS. SO YOU HAVE A GAME PLAN
TO TAKE THEM ON. WELL, IF
THEY’RE IN THE ROYAL RUMBLE,
THE GAME PLAN IS DUMPED YOU
KNOW, AND YOU COME UP AND THROW
HIM OUTSIDE THE RING. SECOND,
ELIMINATE THAT THAT WOULD BE TO
GO. BUT UP TO GO FOR.
>> EVERY OTHER SUPERSTARS IN
THIS MATCH, WHICH IS A TOTAL OF
30 SUPERSTAR. SO
>> LOOKING THE 29 OTHER
SUPERSTARS AND GOT IT WILL BE
ROOTING FOR YOU WAS THE BIGGEST
CHALLENGE WHEN YOU GO INTO A
ROYAL RUMBLE. THIS IS YOUR 3RD,
RIGHT? YES. PREDICTABILITY.
>> WE DON’T KNOW WHAT NUMBER
WOULD COME OUT. WE DON’T KNOW
WHO’S COMING OUT WHEN AND WHO
IS RETURNING MORE.
>> YOU KNOW, IT’S IT’S ALL A
SURPRISE SO THAT THE BIGGEST
CHALLENGES YOU CAN PREPARE.
>> YEAH, JUST GOT TO, YOU KNOW,
BE READY. AND, YOU KNOW, AND
JUST EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED.
>> ALRIGHT, EXPECT THE
UNEXPECTED. ALRIGHT. SO WE’RE
GOING TO DO A FEW RAPID FIRE
QUESTIONS TO THESE. ALL RIGHT.
SO WHAT IS YOUR GO-TO
LAZY DINNER?
>> THESE IF I’M COOKING, IT IS
JUST BURGERS. YOU KNOW
SOMETHING SIMPLE OR MAYBE A
HER WHO NEED THAT RIGHT WITH
THE WORK OUT. ALL RIGHT.
SO IF YOU COULD KNOW EVERY
LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD, WOULD
YOU RATHER DO THAT OR BE ABLE
TO TALK TO ANIMALS? BECAUSE I
REMEMBER YOUR SPIRIT. ANIMAL
IS A PENGUIN MEMBER. YEAH.
HAHA. I THINK I’M TALKING
ANIMALS. I KNEW TIME. YEAH.
AND THEN YOUR WRESTLEMANIA
DREAM MATCH.
>> IF I COULD PICK ANYBODY FROM
THE NARROWS ME VERSUS THE THAT
WOULD HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, HE’S
MY DOG IS THE REASON WHY FOLLOW
UP WITH A BUSINESS OWNER,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD HAVE
BEEN A WHILE TBE ABLE TO, YOU
KNOW, HAVE THAT AS A MOMENT OF
MY CAREER, MY RECORD, YOUR
FAVORITE METAL BAND. DO YOU
HAVE A FAVORITE? I HAVE A EASY
ANSWERS. ALWAYS YOU YOU COULD
ALWAYS I CAN ALWAYS PLAY ANY
OUT, BUT LISTEN TO THEM
STRAIGHT THROUGH NO ISSUE.
>> YEAH, THE MIGHTY METALLICA.
I MEAN, THERE’S SO MANY DO
THAT. THE WORD METALS IN THEIR
NAME. YEAH. HAHA. ALL RIGHT.
NOW I HOPE YOU’RE HUNGRY
BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU’RE FROM
PUERTO RICO, BUT WE HAVE TO
GIVE YOU SOME TEX MEX EATS
HERE. OH, BOY, SO I LOVE IT.
WHY NOT? RIGHT? WE HAVE TO GET
ALL RIGHT NOW. SO THAT LOVELY
PEOPLE HERE.
>> IT’S BACK TO WHY NOT?
OK? SO WE’VE GOT SOME BUCKLE.
YOU HAVE A FAVORITE, YOU KNOW,
TEX MEX FOOD THAT YOU LIKE TO
EAT? GREAT ANSWER. MEETING YOU
TODAY.
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ONLY THERE ARE STILL TICKETS
AVAILABLE. I KNOW HE AND, YOU
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