5 WWE Superstars who lost 100+ lbs

#3 WWE NXT Superstar Damian Priest

Damian Priest was rejected by WWE on two occasions in the five years leading up to him signing with the company in 2018.

Speaking in an interview with Sports Illustrated in 2020, the WWE NXT Superstar said he was frustrated at not getting opportunities earlier in his career, so he decided to make big changes to his lifestyle.

“I’ve worked very hard to become something special. Early on in my career, I was frustrated when I didn’t have the right to be frustrated. What I needed was to work harder. And I changed my life, shed 100 pounds, and developed a positive work ethic.”

As of the time of writing, Priest’s only WWE main-roster match came in November 2019 when he was part of Team NXT in the 5-on-5-on-5 elimination match against Team RAW and Team SmackDown at the WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view.

Priest only lasted 10 minutes in the 29-minute encounter, which was won by Team SmackDown’s Roman Reigns, after he was eliminated by Team RAW’s Randy Orton.