LA Knight believes there is more to his character than catchphrases and witty put-downs.
While Knight has quickly ascended to becoming one of the top names on SmackDown and is set for an imminent showdown with Roman Reigns at Crown Jewel, some have criticised The Megastar for being a copy of The Rock and relying too much on comedy. However, according to Knight, that is only a small part of what makes him special.
Speaking with YoJoshMartinez, Knight addressed those who were over-reliant on making the fans laugh and who have since been forgotten about:
“I’m doing nothing different. Literally, just be in the same trash talking and wanna fight kinda like no nonsense, no B.S. guy. I say no nonsense and people are gonna point out well, you know, you do kinda say little bits of funny things and stuff like that. Sure I do, but I always get back to the point. I don’t dwell in the comedy. You know what I mean? I feel like a lot of guys have gotten lost in that in this business over the last 5, 7, maybe even 10 years where it’s all become kind of silly fun and games. For me it’s like, I’m not trying to be fun and games.
Knight did go on to admit that he will throw in the odd comedic jab here and there but stated that he knows when it is time to get serious, especially when the top prize in the company is at stake:
I might splash in a little bit of humor here and there, but then I’m going to turn the corner and be deadly serious because for me, I want to be at the top of the industry. I don’t want to be a guy who’s just hanging out here and for that, you’ve got to be serious about the whole thing. So for me, I’m looking for that WWE Championship which is what we’re headed to very soon, and in order to do that, you just can’t be a silly, goofy guy.
So I don’t think I’ve done anything different other than just kind of kept my nose to the grindstone, keep moving forward, keep staying about my business, and it is what it is.”
LA Knight Questions His Own Rise
Few in WWE history have been able to turn their careers around quite like Knight. Seemingly doomed on arrival with the Max Dupri gimmick, many were relieved when The Megastar was allowed to be his true self and begin the meteoric ascent. Addressing his main roster history and time with the Maximum Male Models, LA Knight has gone on record that in a weird way, he has no business being the top star in WWE.
H/t to Wrestling News