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Damian Priest attacks R-Truth after AAA tag title loss on SmackDown

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Last updated Sep 12, 2026

Damian Priest attacks R-Truth after AAA tag title loss on SmackDown
Summary

Damian Priest turned on R-Truth following a tag team championship match on the September 11, 2026, episode of WWE SmackDown in Mexico City. The duo failed to capture the AAA World Tag Team titles from the War Raiders after the champions landed their finishing maneuver, Ragnarok, on R-Truth. Despite a brief moment of camaraderie where Priest hugged his partner and placed a sombrero on him after the match, he suddenly clotheslined R-Truth. Priest followed the attack with a South of Heaven maneuver directly onto the sombrero. The dissolution of the team follows a period where the pair maintained a partnership despite previous title losses and internal friction. While the pairing was originally considered a temporary comedy-based act, the post-match incident marks an end to their formal association.

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By the Numbers
  • •War Raiders defeated Damian Priest and R-Truth to retain the AAA World Tag Team titles.
  • •The match took place in Mexico City during the September 11, 2026, episode of WWE SmackDown.
  • •Damian Priest attacked R-Truth immediately after the match concluded.
  • •The attack featured a clothesline followed by South of Heaven on a sombrero.
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  • 1:44 AMWrestling Inc — Damian Priest Turns On R-Truth Following AAA Tag Title Loss On WWE SmackDown
  • 1:36 AMCageside Seats — Damian Priest finally turns on R-Truth
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The pairing of Damian Priest and R-Truth always felt temporary, a play on their prior comedy bits within The Judgment Day. It gave them something to do on Friday Night SmackDown, where they were even tag team champions at one point! Once they lost those titles, it seemed clear they were going to split up. And then they didn’t. Instead, Truth kept them together getting bookings for the AAA tag team titles. WWE did some obvious teasing of a break up and then finally followed through with it on this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown in Mexico City after the two lost to The War Raiders: OH NO 😣 Damian Priest has TURNED on R-Truth! @ArcherOfInfamy pic.twitter.com/DIdNBOswlQ — WWE (@WWE) September 12, 2026 This was always coming but the way they went about it made it feel more like Priest just trying to get away to do his own thing than it did an actual heel turn on a beloved babyface character. Truth is objectively that but I don’t know, this just felt a little too cut and dried. Just me? Get complete SmackDown results and coverage of this week’s entire episode by clicking here.

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Damien Priest and R-Truth couldn't capture the AAA tag titles from War Raiders and Priest took out months of frustration out on Truth after the match.

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