LA Knight has become one of the most popular Superstars on the WWE main roster this year, and it’s been rumored that WWE is looking to sign Knight to a long term deal. While it seems that WWE wants to sign LA Knight to a new contract it’s been reported that the deal has not been signed as the two sides are still negotiating.
It’s no big secret that LA Knight has been getting a lot of attention, and some fans took exception to Kevin Nash saying that Knight’s act is too similar to The Rock and Steve Austin’s. Knight recently referenced an old Kevin Nash promo where he mistakenly referred to a verb as an adjective, which some people saw as LA Knight taking a shot at Nash.
Kevin Owens addressed the promo on his Kliq This podcast, and during the show he made some interesting claims regarding his talks with Triple H about LA Knight’s contract status.
“I mistakenly say ‘adjective’ instead of ‘verb.’ When I picked my action heroes or favorite pro wrestlers when I was a kid, grammar and punctuation wasn’t that important to me. I don’t ever say, ‘that guy’s grammar is so bad, I don’t think I can hang out with him anymore.’ Sammartino [Bruno Sammartino] is a perfect example. There is a guy that you know rocked his SAT. I start following this chain, this story of how he laid into me. I apologized and people want him to be their chosen one, he can be the chosen one, I have no problem with that. It looked like I took the high road, and he, for some reason, I understand why he did it because he doesn’t f***ing know. It took him 29 years to get over, he’s going to make mistakes along the way. It wasn’t like he had any clear cut pattern or plan to make it besides, Rock and Steve have been gone long enough, he could do their s**t.
I see where he’s up for a new contract. I call Triple H. ‘Paul, what’s the deal?’ Early, it said negotiations were going great and then it seemed like there was a hitch. Paul told me, ‘I don’t understand. This kid…’ ‘Kid? This guy is my age. Are you more worried about the fact that his fan appeal will recede faster than his hairline?’ Unless you’re just a knob gobbler, there is no way you would pick those sunglasses as something to wear. Paul said, ‘we’re so far apart that the only way I’ll sign this guy is as a nostalgia act.’ ‘Like me, a legends deal?’ ‘Yeah, he’s doing their s**t. I can’t give him the same pay as guys going out there doing original s**t.’ He went back 27 years to find the adjective. If I would have known Moses was going to come down with a golden tab that said, ‘though shall not use adjective in place of a verb.’ If I would have known that, maybe I would have written something down. I was stoned to the bone and on guaranteed money. Come on dude, you can do better than that. Obviously, he can’t. I guess the impasse is, he’s been offered a legends deal, which I would take. I’m in the Hall of Fame twice, both times as Kevin Nash. He’s LA Knight. What the f**k is LA Knight? Is that Night Ranger’s first vinyl, the name of it? It’s like Oz. You’re the evening? What is LA Knight? Anything he can steal, he’s on it. Nothing original, certainly.”
H/T Fightful
