LA Knight was a focal point of the December 8 edition of WWE Monday Night Raw as he rekindled his issues with The Vision, ultimately losing to Logan Paul in the main event of the show before he was beaten down by the faction in the closing moments of Raw. The episode went off the air after Bronson Reed delivered a Tsunami to Knight on top of a car.
LA Knight’s booking on December 8 quickly fuelled outrage on social media, with a number of WWE fans accusing the company of burying the former United States Champion with the beatdown by The Vision. However, new reports suggest the company does not view the segment in the same light.
Backstage Reaction To ‘Burial’ Allegations
People within WWE were confused by the outrage over Knight’s booking on the show, Fightful Select has reported, and WWE stated it was simply a ‘standard story beat that will be revisited.’ The beatdown was intended to advance the storyline rather than diminish Knight’s standing on the roster.
One conspiracy theory online suggested Knight was being punished for holding up a ‘We want LA Knight, not Jey Uso’ sign. People within WWE have claimed that it isn’t the case, with one source in WWE creative stating that Knight being booked to defeat Jey Uso in the Last Time is Now tournament would be a ‘weird punishment.’
LA Knight also won’t be leaving WWE anytime in the near future, as he signed a new contract with the company in 2024 and has years left on his deal. The star made a name for himself as one of the top babyfaces in the industry and remains a key figure on the Raw brand.
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