LA Knight discusses missing major Premium Live Events during the height of his popularity.
LA Knight’s growth over the last year not only in skill but also in terms of getting over with wrestling crowds has been obvious. Despite this, Knight has not been booked strongly, losing many matches over the last few months despite the overwhelming support from fans.
Not only this however, but WWE has decided to leave Knight off some major events they have hosted, including WrestleMania 39 earlier this year.
Speaking with Good Karma Wrestling, Knight was asked to describe the hardest part of his rise to stardom in WWE.
“Sure. I mean some of that, look, the roster is so stacked and full. You want the premium live event to stand out as something different than what you see on TV, so you don’t want the exact same formula. So those spots on the premium live events are limited, and so at some point, look, I’m getting the big reactions, you can’t deny that. But at the same time, I guess some people would say, ‘Well, he’s only been here nine or ten months or whatever.’ But some of that’s also just figuring out that a lot of this was unexpected. A lot of this came out of the blue, so sometimes plans have to change, and that’s the way it goes. So here we are, and now you’re looking at me being an integral part of this SummerSlam coming in. You got the Slim Jim battle royal, it’s 20 guys in that ring. I don’t who anybody else is in that match except me and Sheamus at this point, so all bets are off when it comes to that, but Ford Field, battle royal, you’re looking for big things and there just might be this guy’s hand raised right there. Yeah,”
LA Knight
Knight is currently scheduled to compete in the SummerSlam Battle Royal on Saturday night and will face another man scheduled for the match in Sheamus this Friday on SmackDown.
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