LA Knight is assured he’ll discover success in WWE a method or one other
LA Knight picked up his first large pay-per-view win as a member of WWE’s fundamental roster on Saturday evening, defeating 24 different males within the Slim Jim SummerSlam Battle Royal. Knight’s reputation has elevated exponentially because the begin of the 12 months, however he has spent most of that point with out being concerned in any main storyline or noteworthy feud. And given WWE’s lengthy historical past of refusing to push sure wrestlers once they discover an surprising reference to followers, there’s been concern that the corporate may watch for too lengthy to strike whereas the iron is scorching with Knight.
However, whereas showing on the SummerSlam post-show press convention late Saturday evening, Knight stated followers should not fear about whether or not or not he’ll get a push.
“I definitely look at it that way (like his SummerSlam win was a long time coming) in the grand scheme of things,” Knight stated. “But if you’re also looking at the fact that what LA Knight only appeared on the Smackdown roster, what back in October? So in a weird way, this has been an amazingly fast climb and it’s been really crazy how it’s happened kind of unexpectedly.
“I’ve stated this earlier than. I’ll say it once more, I at all times knew that I had one thing to give,” he continued. “Did I do know that it was going to go to this stage this shortly? Not essentially. But rattling, right here we’re. And for me, everyone is speaking about, ‘Oh, properly, he, , he wants the rocket strapped to him.’ Look, I’ll strap the rocket to myself and that is precisely what I received.”
LA Knight says don’t fear about #WWE strapping the rocket to him. He’ll do it himself #SummerSlam pic.twitter.com/WCTWO0u5NE
— Connor Casey (@ConnorCaseyCB) August 6, 2023
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Knight’s post-show feedback had been simply the most recent in a lengthy line of interviews the place the previous Million Dollar Champion stays assured that his uncooked charisma and in-ring potential will shine by even when alternatives aren’t at all times despatched his approach.
“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,” Knight advised Good Karma Wrestling lately. “Those spots on the premium live events are limited. 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.'”
“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,” he added.
WWE SummerSlam 2023 Results
- Logan Paul def. Ricochet
- Cody Rhodes def. Brock Lesnar
- LA Knight wins the SummerSlam Battle Royal
- Shayna Baszler def. Ronda Rousey (MMA Rules)
- Intercontinental Championship: Gunther def. Drew McIntyre
- World Heavyweight Championship: Seth Rollins def. Finn Balor
- WWE Women’s Championship: Bianca Belair def. Asuka & Charlotte Flair
- WWE Women’s Championship: Iyo Sky def. Bianca Belair
- Undisputed WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns def. Jey Uso (Tribal Combat Rules)
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