Damian Priest comments on his time as Señor Money in the Bank.
Damian Priest won the WWE Money in the Bank briefcase in 2023 and used it to successfully cash in the briefcase to win the World Heavyweight Championship at WWE WrestleMania XL. Now, Priest is reflecting on his nine months with the briefcase that made all of his dreams come true.
Speaking with Chris Van Vliet on the Insight podcast, Priest revealed how he came up with the moniker of Señor Money in the Bank after a couple of failed cash-in attempts.
“Yeah. After a few failed cash-ins, I was like, doesn’t seem like I’m cashing in any time soon. So I went and I was like, ‘Hey, got an idea,’ and I presented it as merch, and they were like, ‘Great idea,’ [laughs]. I was like, we’ll do it custom, and I want to be called Señor, throw a little difference. Everybody that’s had different briefcases had a thing to it. I was like, I want to be Señor. It’s the first one, it’s completely different, and you’re always trying to be different. I loved it, and I’m glad that I was able to hold it for so long, now in retrospect, because I had a cool briefcase that I was able to hold for so long. It also came from the idea, it looked like I was carrying around a giant lunchbox around the airports. It was embarrassing. So that’s really why I wanted to change it."
He also spoke about traveling with the briefcase, noting some details of his travels through TSA with his special purple briefcase.
"A lot of times I would check a bag, just so I could put it in my checking, even though I didn’t need a checking bag," he said. “It’s the funniest thing. Everybody’s like, ‘You got money in there?’ I’m like, ‘It literally says in the bank.’ [Laughs] It literally says, ‘In the bank,’ but okay, let’s let that one go. Some would be like, ‘Money in the Bank. Manifesting, that’s good, good for you.’ I’m like, ‘Thanks, that’s exactly what I’m doing.’ [Laughs]"
As for what was in the briefcase while he was traveling, Priest revealed that he would carry some toiletries, but he was specifically asked not to carry anything dirty inside of it as other wrestlers had done that in the past. Priest was told that that practice ruined some of the past briefcases.
“Just a contract. But I would put my toiletries. I wouldn’t put my dirty stuff in because that was a complaint that they told me from the get-go. They’re like, ‘Hey, don’t be like previous holders that put their dirty stuff in here and just ruined these briefcases.’ I was, ‘I’m good, don’t worry.’ I would just put stuff that like, toiletries or take my gear to a show in them. But yeah, I used it. I legitimately used it like a real briefcase. I didn’t have paperwork, so I used other stuff, my sunglasses and stuff like that.
Now, Priest is without a briefcase, a World Heavyweight Championship, and a faction. While both he and Rhea Ripley were excommunicated from Judgment Day, their personal bond has never been stronger.
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