LA Knight caught fire with WWE fans last year after being repackaged following the Max Dupri character under Vince McMahon’s leadership. Since Triple H has taken over creative, Knight has thrived.
Since being given a push last summer, Knight’s popularity has taken off. He has been booked in high-profile feuds and matches, including against Roman Reigns and Logan Paul. He is currently in a feud with Paul ahead of their United States title bout at SummerSlam.
While speaking with Cody Rhodes on episode 1 of What Do You Wanna Talk About?, Knight talked about WWE’s “golden circle” of top stars and if fans pit them against each other.
Knight said, “I haven’t actually looked at it that way. Yes and no. There have been comparisons, and I think that only happened because, with me busting out at the end of 2023 in the merchandise game, where I was up there and doing that stuff, and it was like, ‘Wait a minute, Cody was doing the merchandise numbers, now LA Knight’s doing the merchandise numbers, but Cody’s there, and it keeps switching.’”
Knight continued, “I think that kind of introduced that. I don’t feel like, maybe, I’m being overly humble, but I don’t feel like people have put me on that same level yet, if I’m honest……How terrible is it to have one guy and then a pool of guys who are just hoping to get a taste of it? Have I noticed a little bit of that? Sure, but I don’t think it’s risen to a fever pitch yet. I don’t think the general audience yet has put me on the same level….I’m like knocking on my ceiling, your floor. I’m on the eleventh floor. You’re on the twelfth. That’s what I feel most people perceive.”
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