Damian Priest On Dominik Mysterio: “That Guy’s A Megastar”

Dominik Mysterio has come a long way since making his WWE in-ring debut at the turn of this decade. The current Intercontinental and AAA Mega Champion is one of the top heels in the business, and his character work has earned him respect from both veterans and his peers.

One man who saw the evolution of Dominik Mysterio from a directionless kid of a WWE Hall of Famer to the heat magnet that he is today, Damian Priest, believes that the 28-year-old is already a “megastar.” In the summer of 2022, Dominik betrayed his father, Rey, and joined forces with The Judgment Day. This proved to be a watershed moment in his career, as he quickly turned into one of the biggest heels in the business.

In a recent appearance on Delivering Happiness, Damian Priest opened up about Dom’s evolution and how he, Rhea Ripley, and younger Mysterio got closer in real time during their time with The Judgment Day.

“He’s unreal, like, where he’s gone. When I first met him, he was… I want to say lost, but he didn’t have a direction. He was paired with his dad. He had short hair, clean cut. He was just wrestling and having fun. I think once everyone decided like a change needed to be made, and he joins Judgment Day, and then he and I, along with Rhea, got a lot closer. I mean, then it was on a regular daily basis that we were hanging out. It wasn’t just at the arenas. Like, we were going out afterwards, and he was training in Orlando, close to where I live. So then we were meeting for dinner and stuff like that. So he was around me a lot, and then we really got to become like a family. It’s crazy, like, seeing what I knew then to seeing what I know now of him and the way he is. Not the same kid. Like, that guy’s a megastar,” he said.

Check out the conversation below:

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