LA Knight Addresses Missing WWE PPVs Despite His Popularity

Despite his surging popularity, WWE star LA Knight has missed some of the company's biggest shows in recent months.

He was absent from WrestleMania, Backlash and Night of Champions, though he competed at Money in the Bank and is an entrant in the Slim Jim Battle Royal at this Saturday's SummerSlam.

Speaking with Good Karma Wrestling about not making the cut when it comes to previous premium live events, Knight said:

"I mean some of that, look, the roster is so stacked and full. You want the premium live event to stand out as something different than what you see on TV, so you don't want the exact same formula. So those spots on the premium live events are limited, and so at some point, look, I'm getting the big reactions, you can't deny that. But at the same time, I guess some people would say, 'Well, he's only been here nine or ten months or whatever'. 

"But some of that's also just figuring out that a lot of this was unexpected. A lot of this came out of the blue, so sometimes plans have to change, and that's the way it goes. So here we are, and now you're looking at me being an integral part of this SummerSlam coming in. You got the Slim Jim battle royal, it's 20 guys in that ring. I don't who anybody else is in that match except me and Sheamus at this point, so all bets are off when it comes to that, but Ford Field, battle royal, you're looking for big things and there just might be this guy's hand raised right there. Yeah".

Knight will take on Sheamus on this Friday's episode of WWE SmackDown.

H/T Fightful

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