WWE star Damian Priest looks to regain US title at Elimination Chamber; he's 'proud' of Rhea Ripley's success

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Damian Priest garnered momentum Monday night when he and Finn Balor defeated the Street Profits – Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins – ahead of this weekend’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.

Priest and Ford will be competitors in the Elimination Chamber match for the United States Championship against current champion Austin Theory, Seth Rollins, Johnny Gargano and Bronson Reed. Priest is looking to become a two-time champion.

In the unique setting, two superstars begin the match while the four others are enclosed in glass pods. The pods open at random and will continue until all the wrestlers are released. Wrestlers are eliminated via pinfall or submission only and the last man standing is declared the winner. This is one of the rare times when the U.S. title, and not the WWE or Universal Championship, is on the line.

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Damian Priest attends the 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards at Watsco Center on Sept. 23, 2021, in Coral Gables, Florida. (Rodrigo Varela/Getty Images)

It will be Priest’s first time in the Elimination Chamber.

"I feel good. I’m excited," he told Fox News Digital in the days leading up to the event. "I feel ready. I’ve been putting in the work week after week, going through these awesome matchups and putting in the time. I just feel like I’m ready for something like this."

Because Priest has never been in a match like this before, he’s turned to his Judgment Day stablemate for some advice. Balor was in the 2018 match with the winner moving on to WrestleMania 34 to headline a WWE Universal Championship match. Balor was the fourth to be eliminated.

"Yeah, I spoke to