Damian Priest on His AAA Run Being Put On Hold Due To ‘It’s Just Timing’ Reasons

As noted before, Damian Priest made his surprise debut appearance for Lucha Libre AAA this past July. Priest has been absent from AAA since this past August’s AAA Ola de Calor show which featured him competing in a Four-way match for the Vacant AAA Latin American Championship.

A recent episode of the Complex Graps podcast featured Priest as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Priest’s thoughts about his current abscense from AAA and the reason being due to his WWE work schedule-related issues.

“Well, there’s a lot that I wanted to do there, including winning that championship. Unfortunately, it’s scheduling. It’s just really hard to get to Mexico on Saturdays from when I’m on SmackDown on Fridays. That’s what happened. I was advertised for two shows and both shows I ended up not going. I felt bad because it’s making me look like I’m just no showing. It makes the brand look bad too, if they’re just advertising. So, we had a talk and unfortunately it was like, let’s put this on hold for now. If I’m on break from SmackDown, which I’ve never had, we would then look into maybe me spending a few months with AAA. I can’t tell you how the first time I went there to cut that promo, the vibe, it maybe woke up something that had been asleep for a minute. The love that I saw, whether it was the fans, the crew, the talent backstage. I can see Taker’s passion. Obviously this is a new venture for him, but he’s all in. It’s serious. He wants this brand to be a serious player, it’s cool to watch. How could you not want to be a part of something like that where everybody’s working hard to make it as good as it can be and having fun at the same time. So, as far as what’s next, unfortunately I don’t know. I did have one promo and one match. I would like to do a lot more, it’s just timing. I think there’s still a plan to try and figure it out at some point, when I don’t know, but whenever that time comes, that plan is championships. I want to feud with all the top stars, I want to mix it up with everybody there. I’ve been around for a minute but I can still go, especially with that style, I think I could surprise a lot of people bringing some old school Damian Priest out. You know, some NXT Damian Priest out. It’d be fun to do.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com