Much can be said about whether or not Damian Priest has shown the instincts of a future world champion since winning the Money in the Bank briefcase. However, as per the stipulation, he only needs the most opportune three seconds to take the throne should he wish to cash in his contract.

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Priest is tied up with the WWE Tag Team Championship heading into Philadelphia, scheduled to defend the belts alongside Finn Balor in a six-pack ladder match against New Catch Republic, The Awesome Truth, A-Town Down Under, DIY, and the New Day. Presuming he gets through that match in one piece, he will have the pick of the bunch with Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins both defending their Undisputed Universal and WWE World Heavyweight titles against Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre respectively.

He might even stand a chance to cash in on either of those titleholders on the first night of ‘Mania, as Rollins and Reigns stand opposite one another with Rhodes and The Rock, respectively, in tag team action. With all those chances begging to be taken, the poll put to the Wrestling Inc. team backs Priest to call his shot in Philly with 53% of votes — nearly an even split. If he does cash in, 78% of us believe it will be for the World Heavyweight title, not the WWE title, and the same percentage believes such a challenge would be successful.

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Priest’s contract will be valid until the next Money in the Bank event in July, so there is still plenty of time to wait and see. But as one of WWE’s current world champions can attest to, there’s nothing quite like a WrestleMania cash-in.

Written by Max Everett