Damian Priest Calls Rhea Ripley One Of His ‘Favorite People,’ Jade Cargill Thanks Asuka

During a recent appearance on Cody Rhodes’ “What Do You Want To Talk About?” podcast, Damian Priest lavished praise on his former Judgment Day stablemate Rhea Ripley.

Priest revealed that Rhea is one of his “favorite people” and discussed her journey to WWE, noting that her success motivates him to work harder.

You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:

On Ripley’s path to WWE: “So that idea, her moving across the world and dealing with that internal, like, missing her family. Nobody can identify with it. I can’t even compare to that. No matter how hard I work and how much I push my family aside, they’re still here. So, to me, what she did to achieve her dream, that’s why she’s in the position she’s in, ’cause who’s willing to do so? I don’t know if I would have, but now she inspired me to, like, ‘You know what, no matter what I think I can or cannot do, I’m gonna try to do it anyway because if she did all that, everything else seems so minuscule.’”

On Ripley’s drive to improve as a performer: “So with all that and all that success and watching her, makes you wanna work harder. But on top of that, she also has never changed. She’s still the same girl that I met in NXT. The kind, just compassionate to everyone, willing to do whatever it takes to achieve her own dream without stepping on others. I will forever admire that. And she’s forever one of my favorite people because of that.”

Jade Cargill defeated Asuka to win the 2025 King of the Ring tournament at Saturday’s WWE Night of Champions pay-per-view event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Following the match, Cargill expressed her appreciation for The Empress of Tomorrow. She wrote,

“Thank you to @WWEAsuka for one of my dream matches. I’m so thankful to have had a match with you. it meant more than anyone would know. more to come.”

Cargill will now challenge Tiffany Stratton for the WWE Women’s Championship at SummerSlam 2025.

Thank you to @WWEAsuka for one of my dream matches. I’m so thankful to have had a match with you. 🤍 it meant more than anyone would know. more to come.

— Jade Cargill (@Jade_Cargill) June 28, 2025

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