LA Knight believes he could have made his unpopular manager character work if given more time.
Currently The Megastar of SmackDown and known for whipping the fans into a frenzy with his charisma and catchphrases, Knight is a million miles away from his main roster debut persona, Max Dupri.
Knight himself has admitted that he could not connect with the manager of a fictional model agency as it is not who he is, whereas Knight is more of an extension of himself. Speaking with Metro, Knight believes that although he could have made it a success, it would have been nowhere near as successful as where he is today:
‘My reaction was F Yeah, immediately. Let’s make that happen. Because I don’t know who or what the hell Max Dupri is! Now, look, given the time, could I have done that? Could I have made it work? I’m sure I could have. Now, would it have ever been anything like we’re doing right now? No. Because at the end of the day, that wasn’t me. It wasn’t for me.’
When asked about what led to Knight dropping the Max Dupri character, The Megastar jokingly hinted that it may be down to the change of creative, with Triple H running the show in place of Vince McMahon:
‘You know, I don’t know all the details. But I think there were some administrative changes somewhere or other, I don’t know exactly what happened. Some things happened. People got moved around and things happen, you know?’
Knight would go on to say how he is privileged to make the most of his onscreen time, no matter how short. Whether is a full segment or a quick promo:
‘Just the fact that I could go out there and make the most of my time. “Hey, you got 30 seconds to go talk about this.” Cool! Well, that’s gonna be the best damn 30 seconds of the show! Alright, you got two minutes go to this.” Great, that’s gonna be the best damn two minutes of this show. And if anybody wants to argue it cool, but the proof is gonna be in the pudding.’
Being recognised for his achievements, LA Knight is set to be awarded a with a prestigious honour.
LA Knight Defies The Odds
LA Knight is grateful for the opportunity to be his true self on the main roster and for the fans getting behind the rise of The Megastar, which led to a main event match against Roman Reigns at Crown Jewel. Looking back on his wrestling career, LA Knight has admitted that he actually has no business being in this position.
In a new interview in 2024, LA Knight discusses why it took so long to get his own WWE merchandise.
LA Knight discusses his time as Max Dupri and many other topics in an exclusive interview in the latest issue of Inside The Ropes magazine. UK fans can order the magazine here and fans in the USA can order the magazine via Pro Wrestling Tees.