WWE Smack Down _July 17, 2025 - Damian Priest Vs Carmelo Hayes _ Aleister Black attacks Damian Priest - video Dailymotion

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00:00It's the habit of a lifetime, Mello.

00:16The following contest is scheduled for one call.

00:20Introducing Curtis, from Boston, Massachusetts,

00:24weighing in at 210 pounds,

00:28he is the 2025 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal winner,

00:37Carmelo Hayes!

00:43He's been in with top tier competition lately,

00:45last month part of the King of the Ring tournament.

00:47A win in a spot like this,

00:49an upset like this against a determined gaming priest

00:52would be huge for Melo.

00:54Priest and Hayes coming up next,

00:55WWE Universe.

01:08I'll tell you, the WWE podcast roster has gotten so good.

01:12You see Taker six feet under Charlotte.

01:14Flair was on this week.

01:15Cody's what do you want to talk about?

01:17And of course, the incomparable interview skills

01:19of Steph McMahon with What's Your Story this week

01:21with a great convo with Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model,

01:25Libby Dunn.

01:26Just awesome content across the board with the WWE podcast.

01:30And now it's Carmelo Hayes who, speaking of his talking,

01:37that's gotten Damien Priest's attention,

01:40and he has to deal with that right now.

01:43Well, Melo calls it an opportunity,

01:45that would be an opportunity to finally get a dub

01:48against a top tier former world heavyweight champion.

01:53Time for talk is over.

01:55Now time to back it up, Melo.

01:57And here's a call from New York City.

02:26Weighing in at 249 pounds, Damien Priest!

02:41You know, it's interesting to think how we've arrived at this

02:44because Damien Priest really was trying to smooth things

02:47over in recent weeks with Arch Truth and Aleister Black

02:51and the way Truth's been going about things.

02:53And then Melo opens his mouth.

02:55Aleister Black snapped a week ago and hit a Black Mass

02:58and a brutal attack on Priest.

03:00Priest is looking for Aleister Black today

03:02and Melo's got to get in the way again.

03:04Yeah, I'd argue that Carmelo Hayes somehow

03:07always seems to be loitering in the background

03:10when Damien Priest is at his most agitated.

03:14And Melo just cannot resist taking a verbal cheap shot.

03:18and it continues now.

03:19Oh, and Melo is wasting no time.

03:27Well, that's one reason why you feel so cocky and confident ahead of a matchup

03:34against someone as big, powerful and talented as Damien Priest.

03:38get the jump on him, get your licks in early and there goes the battle.

03:42Damien Priest not even able to get his ring jacket off

03:45and he's getting absolutely smothered by him.

03:47In a cascade of booze here in San Antonio.

03:54And now maybe he took it a step too far.

03:58Look at that face of Damien Priest.

04:01Priest has been rocked right off the bat here.

04:03Okay.

04:08And now the jacket's off.

04:11Last time we saw Priest in a singles match,

04:14that was that memorable steel cage showdown on Saturday night's main event.

04:19And now the jacket's off.

04:24Last time we saw Priest in a singles match,

04:27that was that memorable steel cage showdown on Saturday night's main event.

04:32Back in late May when he beat down Drew McIntyre.

04:38There is just a rage that is permanently burning inside of Damien Priest on the best of times.

04:44But I would argue Damien Priest is at his best when he's not quite at boiling point,

04:49which he is right now.

04:51This can, if you're not careful, lead to mistakes.

04:54Huge right hand sends him out towards our announce desk.

04:58And now Priest just easily picks him up.

05:01And he's gonna try to set him flying, but Melo looked to counter and then the drop kick

05:07that just sends the back and back of the neck of Priest into the post.

05:11Quick thinking by Carmelo Hayes as he was out on the floor against Damien Priest.

05:31He was looking to toss him right into that post and Hayes was able to slip free and counter it and then came with a quick drop kick.

05:41Well, perhaps the all time NXT success story, Carmelo Hayes has been superb since getting drafted to SmackDown.

05:51But superb isn't good enough for Carmelo Hayes.

05:53He wants to be the guy, the top guy in the entire industry.

05:57If you want that, you've got to run through guys like Damien Priest and suddenly things aren't looking good.

06:05This is exactly where he doesn't want to be.

06:07Towing the line right in the kitchen.

06:09Squared up against Damien Priest.

06:12The bigger man and a striker and they pose him right in the eye, Wade.

06:15Well, that was brilliant. That was brilliant. Toe to toe, Melo simply cannot beat Damien Priest in a slugfest.

06:23Nobody's eyes are protected against the cheap shot like that and now Melo back on top.

06:30More than one way to skin a cat in this game.

06:38Melo is having difficulty getting Damien Priest off his feet despite the volley of shots thrown to that spine.

06:44Oh, no.

06:47Sit-out suplex into the cover. Hooks the leg. Look at him, put him away right here.

06:50But that right shoulder gets up by Melo.

06:57See Damien Priest still trying to shake the cobwebs off.

07:00He's taking quite the beating in this one.

07:02That jump start from Carmelo Hayes.

07:05Plus getting blasted into the ring post.

07:09Still perhaps shrugging it off now and getting a little momentum for himself.

07:12Oh!

07:14I'll tell you right now, Carmelo Hayes perhaps the best mover of his generation and he needed it there.

07:20He just takes out that left leg and then comes back with the kick up top.

07:24Lateral pressed and just easily dismissed by Damien Priest.

07:28Well, this has been a tactical masterclass from Carmelo Hayes.

07:31You might not like it but the cheap shots, the chopping out the legs of the bigger opponent is exactly what you have to do.

07:37Melo desperately trying to get over the line here.

07:41And again, not giving Damien Priest any room.

07:53The problem is you give Priest room, he gets back to a vertical base.

07:57He's on a vertical base, suddenly he has the advantage once again.

08:13Knows exactly how to use his massive frame to full advantage.

08:17I give Melo credit whenever he faces an opponent that has such a distinct size advantage.

08:23He always is applying the creative offensive strategy to try to counter just that.

08:28We've seen it a few times here and just chopping down the legs of Damien Priest.

08:49Alongside Wade Barrett, I'm Joe Tessitore here in San Antonio.

08:52Sold out Frost Bank Center.

08:54Damien Priest, the former World Heavyweight Champion, was stalking backstage,

09:00looking for Aleister Black who attacked him a week ago.

09:04Instead he ran into the mouth of Carmelo Hayes, was jawing a lot and thus a match was made.

09:11Hayes has been in control but now look at Priest rallying back.

09:16Center of the ring, blow for blow.

09:18Yeah, and this has been Carmelo Hayes' problem.

09:2090% of this match he is completely controlled, but he got cocky, gave too much breathing.

09:26Oh, did you see the height that he just sent up to the rafters of the Frost Bank Center with Carmelo Hayes?

09:34What a huge flapjack that was and now Carmelo Hayes, from looking like he was heading to a coasting victory,

09:42is suddenly facing all the rage of Damien Priest.

09:48And he wants to deliver for this sold out Frost Bank Center crowd.

09:55And Hayes is gonna try to bail.

09:57You've got to bail in.

09:58Oh, nice.

09:59Wow.

10:00He drew him in.

10:01He drew him in.

10:02Completely suckered in, Damien Priest exposed the arm and attacked.

10:06And the springboard by Hayes, he drew him in and now gains momentum.

10:11And looks good while he does it.

10:14What a million dollar smile.

10:17And that smile is gonna grow even bigger.

10:20Wait a minute.

10:21Oh, here we go.

10:22Wait a minute.

10:23We're here in San Antonio, the hometown of Shawn Michaels.

10:26And a Shawn Michaels mentee.

10:28Is he tuning it up?

10:31Off the band.

10:32Is he looking for sweet shit?

10:34Oh, Priest.

10:36Watch out, my friend.

10:39South of Heaven countered.

10:41Swings wildly and then meets the target.

10:45Nice.

10:46Oh, look at that by Hayes.

10:47La Mystica connects.

10:50Oh, big right hand.

10:52With all the momentum of that jump too.

10:55What is Damien Priest going for here?

10:57He's got him up in position for Razor's Edge.

11:00Say hello to the, but no.

11:02Slipping out the back door is Carmelo Hayes.

11:05Carmelo Hayes scrambling for all his worth here.

11:08But everything he does is just a beat ahead of Damien Priest,

11:12who has been softened up from the word go in this one.

11:15Hayes is so hungry for a big win.

11:18Right back to it is Priest.

11:21But Hayes again finding a way.

11:26This will be a huge opportunity to come up with a signature upset.

11:33To the top rope.

11:34Resourceful.

11:36Splash!

11:38He took some damage.

11:39A delaying hook in the leg.

11:41And with that, the kick out by Priest.

11:43Mello is really rolling tonight.

11:46This is when Damien Priest all went in for the big one.

11:51And now hitting a Eddie Guerrero style frog splash right here in South Texas.

11:56Didn't quite get the job done.

11:59But Mello, with all the momentum.

12:02And remember, still to come tonight, the undisputed WWE Championship contract signing for SummerSlam.

12:08Cody Rhodes, John Cena, both here in the building.

12:11We saw Cody earlier tonight when we opened up SmackDown.

12:15That car crash that shocked everybody.

12:17Started off the show, we're still looking for more information there.

12:20Oh!

12:21Priest connects!

12:22Oh!

12:23He sends Mello crashing down into the announced desk.

12:27And that was after a sweet slug to the jaw.

12:30The elbow of Priest connecting to a leaping Carmelo Hayes.

12:35Who has gone glassy-eyed now.

12:38And we might be about to get ourselves some old school punishment.

12:43That's exactly what he's lining up.

12:45Damien Priest.

12:50Alistair Black arrives!

12:52He's been looking for him all day.

12:55Well, now Damien Priest has got him.

13:00Be careful what you wish for.

13:02This guy's like Kaiser Soze.

13:04He just appears.

13:07Bell Ring matches over.

13:09As Alistair Black has disrupted things here.

13:16He attacked Priest a week ago.

13:18Priest was trying to hunt him down.

13:25Oh!

13:27Bullseye!

13:28Black Mass again.

13:29Don Mello Hayes has had his own issues with Alistair Black in recent months.

13:35Says no thank you.

13:37I'm out.

13:38I do not know what to do.

13:43It is a win-win.

13:44No!

13:45I do not know what to do.

13:46It is a win!

13:48No!

13:49No!

13:50No!

13:51No!

13:52I heard you're looking for me, we heard it say.

13:57you're looking for me we heard him say aleister black again brutally attacking damian priest

14:09verbal message sent but the physical will have a lot longer impact

14:18take another look at this a bullseye black mask to the temple

14:25that is such a difficult move to execute muay thai aficionado and doesn't damian priest know that

14:37that is how it ends and reminder

WWE Smack Down _July 17, 2025 - Damian Priest Vs Carmelo Hayes _ Aleister Black attacks Damian Priest

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