Coming out of their feud, Priest and Black could naturally pivot their attention to the upcoming WWE Royal Rumble premium live event, where 30 men will compete for a title shot of their choosing at WrestleMania 42. Beyond that, Henry foresees them each latching onto a new adversary.

“The darkness element of Aleister Black, you can transition him any day of the week with anybody, especially if somebody is like, ‘Wow, you took a good ass whooping’ and then he’s like, ‘Well, I can give you one.’ You can go right into something like that, it’s easy,” Henry said.

While Black’s future appears more clear-cut to Henry, the same cannot be said about Priest, particularly due to his character’s duality. As such, Henry suggests that WWE deeply consider his possibilities before carrying them out.

“Priest is a hybrid dark side wrestler that is a fan favorite,” Henry said. “Do you lean into the darkness or do you lean into him being a fan favorite? And who will that guy be? It’s got to be somebody that we look at as not only being an antagonist, but somebody that looks at Priest like, ‘You get a lot of opportunity for a guy that hasn’t won anything in a while. I’ve won a lot, and I haven’t got any half the opportunities you have.’ Figure out who that is, and then that’s who you put Priest with.”

Prior to his battles with Black, Priest spent many months opposing “The Scottish Warrior” Drew McIntyre, whom he notably met at WrestleMania 41, and later, Saturday Night’s Main Event.

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