| Damian Priest | |
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| Birth name | Luis Martínez[1] |
| Born | September 26, 1982 New York City, U.S.[2] |
| 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 Martínez[1] (born September 26, 1982) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, performing 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 joined WWE in 2018 and began on its developmental brand, NXT, under his current ring name, winning the NXT North American Championship once. In 2021, he moved to WWE's main roster where then went on to win the WWE United States Championship once. He then rose to popularity during his time as a founding member of The Judgment Day from 2022 to 2024, where during his tenure, 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 accolade), and won the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 40 after becoming the second man in history to cash in successfully at the namesake event.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Punishment Martinez has big plans in ROH". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ "Damian Priest News, Videos and Biography". December 2, 2020.[unreliable source?]
- ^ a b "Damian Priest". WWE.
- ^ "cagematchprofile". cagematch. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ "Punishment Martinez". Ring of Honor. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.