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#2 Damian Priest pinned Drew McIntyre to retain his United States Championship on WWE RAW

Damian Priest opened up WWE RAW this week and issued an Open Challenge for his United States Championship. Sheamus came out to accept the challenge, closely followed by Drew McIntyre, who also wanted a shot at the title.

Later in the night, the three men competed in a Triple Threat Match for the title. Priest and McIntyre teamed up for some time to take out Sheamus before taking each other down with some thunderous blows.

Sheamus took control of the contest for some time and slowed down The Archer of Infamy. The Celtic Warrior sent McIntyre into the steel post and continued to work on the United States Champion.

All three men exchanged some near falls as they delivered some top moves to put each other away. The Scottish Warrior took down Sheamus with a Future Shock DDT but could not hit the Claymore.

Priest surprised the WWE Universe and hit Sheamus with The Reckoning to pick up the win and retain his United States Championship on RAW. After the match, Priest and McIntyre shook hands as the former WWE Champion put The Archer over before walking back.

That match was 🔥 ONE OF THE BEST IVE SEEN IN AWHILE 🔥 https://t.co/1rVLdWUp2m

— Dana Brooke WWE (@DanaBrookeWWE) August 31, 2021

This was Priest’s first title defense on RAW, and it was a massive one. WWE did the right thing by taking McIntyre out of the equation. Sheamus and Priest will probably have a rematch for the title at WWE Extreme Rules.