LA Knight started making appearances on NXT programming back in 2021, but that was actually the beginning of his second run with the company. Knight was originally released from his WWE contract back in 2014 and he went on to wrestle for companies such as Impact Wrestling and NWA.
Recently Knight talked about his return to WWE on Busted Open Radio, and he revealed that he told the company they could fire him if he wasn’t able to get over within three months.
“When I first came back in 2021, I said, ‘Look, here’s the deal,’ I said, ‘If you feel like I’m not getting over after three months, get me out of there.’ That’s how confident I was that just in a short amount of time, I’m gonna make this happen. I know how to do this. I’ve been around it long enough to make that happen and you know, I had a little more help in NXT at least as far as billing and the way I was kind of used and whatnot. It’s been a little bit more of a struggle up here but somehow, some way, here we are.”
Obviously LA Knight has succeeded at getting over with the fans as he gets one of the loudest reactions from the audience, and he’s also become one of the top merchandise sellers in the company. It seems that WWE has acknowledged Knight’s popularity, and you can get more details on how he’s viewed by WWE higher-ups here.
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