Damian Priest | |
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Birth name | Luis Berrios Martinez Jr. [1] |
Born | New York City, U.S.[2] | September 26, 1982
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Damian Martinez[1] Damian Priest Luis Martinez[1] Punisher Martinez[1] Punishment Martinez[1] |
Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)[3] |
Billed weight | 249 lb (113 kg)[3] |
Billed from | New York City |
Trained by | Monster Factory[1] |
Debut | March 25, 2005[4] |
Luis Berrios Martínez Jr.[1] (born September 26, 1982) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Damian Priest. He is also known for his work in Ring of Honor (ROH) under the ring name Punishment Martinez, where he is a former one-time ROH World Television Champion.[5] He also worked in Japan through ROH's relationship with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
Martínez Jr. joined WWE in 2018 and began on its developmental brand, NXT, under his current ring name, winning the NXT North American Championship. In 2021, he moved to WWE's main roster and won the WWE United States Championship. He rose to popularity during his time as a founding member of The Judgment Day from 2022 to 2024, where he won the 2023 Men's Money in the Bank contract, became a four-time tag team champion, holding the Raw and SmackDown Tag Team Championships twice each under the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship banner with fellow Judgment Day stablemate Finn Bálor (being the only tag team to achieve such an accolade), and won the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XL after becoming the second man in history to cash in successfully at the namesake event.