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WWE Hall of Famer Believes LA Knight Deserves a World Title Run
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The men's main event scene in WWE seemingly has the same Superstars competing over and over again: Cody Rhodes, Jey Uso, Gunther, CM Punk, Seth Rollins, John Cena, Randy Orton, and Roman Reigns.
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While these are all very talented wrestlers who deserve their time in the spotlight, at some point other people need to be introduced in order to keep things fresh.
Yes, there are plenty of younger WWE Superstars who seem like they can be in the main event picture soon, including Bron Breakker, Dominik Mysterio, Penta, Carmelo Hayes, and Jacob Fatu. But one wrestler seems more ready for a push than the others: LA Knight.
LA Knight remains one of the most popular wrestlers in the company, constantly receiving huge pops from the crowd
AUSTIN, TEXAS - JANUARY 24: LA Knight enters the ring during SmackDown at Moody Center on January 24, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
AUSTIN, TEXAS - JANUARY 24: LA Knight enters the ring during SmackDown at Moody Center on January 24, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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During an episode of his "Kliq This" podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash revealed that he thinks LA Knight deserves a World Title run.
"I'll tell you what, we gave him a lot of s*** early in this show, that he was a copycat and everything else," Nash said, per Robert Defelice of Fightful. "I appreciate him. I think he's a f****** solid hand.
"The people like him. He would definitely be on my list of guys to give a World Title run to. His work has always been solid. Also, that f***** stays in f****** really good shape."
This support is particularly surprising because, as mentioned earlier, Nash was hypercritical of LA Knight, saying he was a ripoff of The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin.
However, it seems that LA Knight has changed Nash's mind, proving just how over the talented WWE Superstar really is.
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LA Knight has been wrestling professionally since 2003, appearing in promotions like the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), Total Nonstop Action (TNA), and even a brief period in WWE from 2013-2014.
LA Knight returned to WWE in 2021 under his current moniker, eventually winning the re-introduced Million Dollar Championship in NXT.
Eventually, he was moved to the main roster allied to Maximum Male Models as the manager to Mace and Mansoor under the name Max Dupri. However, he turned on the duo and reestablished himself as LA Knight.
After that, LA Knight experienced a huge rise in popularity in 2022 despite losing most of his matches. This was largely because of his natural charisma, excellent promo abilities, and in-ring style that was similar to the Attitude Era.
Since then, LA Knight has been one of the most popular wrestlers on the WWE roster. While he has held the United States Championship twice and won the SummerSlam Slim Jim Battle Royal, it's clear that fans want to see him with either the WWE or World Heavyweight Championship around his waist.
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