Damian Priest Attacks R-Truth Again Ahead Of SmackDown

Damian Priest isn’t done tormenting R-Truth. The former WWE World Heavyweight Champion struck again ahead of the September 25 episode of SmackDown, continuing the assault on his one-time tag team partner that began earlier this month.

Priest turned on Truth after the pair came up short in their bid to win the AAA World Tag Team Championship from The War Raiders, a defeat that appears to have been the breaking point for Priest. Since then, he’s made it clear the partnership is over — and that Truth is now a target rather than an ally.

The latest attack keeps the story simmering as SmackDown heads toward its next chapter, giving Priest a fresh heel edge that’s been missing from his act for a while. Pairing him with Truth in the first place was an unusual swerve, blending Priest’s edgier persona with Truth’s comedic sensibilities, and it never quite got the traction WWE may have hoped for on the tag scene. Turning that partnership into a betrayal storyline gives both men something more defined to work with — Priest as a credible aggressor looking to reestablish himself as a singles threat, and Truth as a sympathetic veteran suddenly on the wrong end of a beatdown.

It also raises questions about where Priest goes from here. Since losing his world title, he’s been searching for his next program, and turning on a former ally is a time-tested way to reintroduce a star as a heel with something to prove. Truth, for his part, has spent years being wrestling’s ultimate good-natured underdog, and repeated attacks like this one are clearly building toward some kind of confrontation or payback moment down the line.

Whether that comes in the form of a one-on-one match, a returning ally stepping in to even the odds, or a slower-burn angle remains to be seen. But WWE seems intent on making sure fans know this rivalry isn’t over — if anything, it’s just getting started. Expect Priest to keep escalating the attacks until Truth, or someone in his corner, finally answers back.