LA Knight is one of the most famous stars of WWE at this moment and he earned massive respect from the WWE Universe in a very short span of time. He joined the main roster last year after spending a year in the NXT. He was not presented as a top star in the NXT even though he had a short run of the Million Dollar Championship.
Even when he made his main roster debut WWE did not have any big plans for him. He himself revealed recently that WWE had concerns about his age and that was the reason why he was given the Max Dupri gimmick. But after Triple H became in charge of WWE creative, he scrapped the character and restored the LA Knight gimmick.
The Knight’s Tale: LA Knight Shares the Story of Winning Hearts and Becoming a Fan Favorite
Knight turned out to be one of the most famous stars of the promotion in spite of having terrible booking against Bray Wyatt. There was fear that he might lose his push after the failure of this feud but Knight was so talented that he elevated himself on to the top position of WWE.
At this moment, there is no doubt that he is one of the top stars of the promotions and he is the favourite to win the men’s Money in the Bank. Recently he spoke to Chris Van Vliet on Insight where he explained how he became the fan favourite. Here is what ‘The Megastar’ had to say;
LA Knight Is Favorite To Win Money In The Bank
“I can tell you exactly. It was back in March, we were in DC, Sheamus and Drew [McIntyre] were in the ring. And then all of a sudden, that music hit, and I walked out and I remember it just kind of hit me. And I was like, that’s different.
“But I was just thinking to myself, I was like, ah, they probably know I’m from up the road. Hagerstown is like, an hour away. Maybe enough of them know. Then we went to Pittsburgh the next week, went to New York the week after that.
“And everywhere we went beyond there, it just continued to pick up more and more, and I’m just like, Okay, well, I guess it’s not. I’m not from New York, not from Pittsburgh. So maybe it’s not that. And since then, it’s just kind of picked up. LA got to a fever pitch, obviously.
“Hell, Triple H is out there doing a presser in Saudi Arabia and he’s getting interrupted. So something’s happening. I don’t know why, and maybe I don’t even want to know why. But for some reason or another, the people are demanding me.” Concluded the former Million Dollar Champion.
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