Knight continues to be booked as a big attraction for WWE, and his feud with The Miz may have launched Knight into the main event scene like so many fans have wanted for the Mega Star in the last year or so.
Earlier this year, LA Knight was absent from WrestleMania 39, despite many fans wanting to see Knight added to the card at the last minute.
However, with a big contract looming and talks continuing, Knight has fans in high places, including in apparently, Nick Khan.
Nick Khan appeared on The Bill Simmons Show and discussed the constant sensation that is the Mega Star, LA Knight.
“We think so,” he said. “You mentioned LA Knight. I think what’s proven in combat sports is the next one never looks like the last one. You see folks, WWE included, you get a John Cena, and part of the thought is, ‘we just need to find the next John Cena.’ There is no next John Cena. The next one never looks like the last one. If you look at UFC, same thing. When you saw Conor McGregor, a megastar in terms of marketability. Darren Till came around and it was ‘Darren Till is going to be the next Conor McGregor.’ There is never going to be a next Conor McGregor. If you look at boxing, when everyone was looking for the next Muhammad Ali, it didn’t look like Ali, it was Sugar Ray Leonard. When it was the next Ray Leonard, it didn’t look like Ray Leonard, it looked like Mike Tyson. An entity can be fixated on ‘this is our next so and so,’ I’ve never seen it work. LA Knight is the first LA Knight, and that’s part of why we think he’s resonated.”
Nick Khan
We will have to wait and see when this deal will eventually be completed, but for now Knight will continue to be one of the most over stars in the whole world of professional wrestling.
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