Damian Priest won the WWE United States title tonight at SummerSlam.
The finish of the match had Sheamus applying a knee lock on Priest. After struggling, Priest grabbed the face mask of Sheamus, ripping it off and exposing his face. Both men made it to their feet, where Priest connected with a kick then planted Sheamus with the Reckoning, pinning him to win the WWE United States title for the first time.
Sheamus had held the title for 133 days, defeating Riddle at Elimination Chamber on February 21 of this year. He has held the title three times.
Priest and Sheamus had been feuding ever since Priest won a contender’s match that took place on Raw back on July 26. For the next month, Priest feuded with both Sheamus and the team of John Morrison and The Miz. On the August 2 edition of Raw, Priest and Ricochet teamed together to defeat Morrison and Sheamus.