WWE star LA Knight reveals how Bray Wyatt rivalry played vital role in meteoric rise

LA Knight knows how significant the Bray Wyatt feud was (Picture: WWE)

LA Knight is the name on everyone’s lips with WWE fans clamouring to see the megastar keep rising up the ranks.

The charismatic star is taking the wrestling world by storm with fans around the world making their voices heard, and the 40-year-old veteran turned overnight success has pointed to the impact of his Bray Wyatt rivalry earlier in the year.

Reflecting on their feud and subsequent Mountain Dew Pitch Black Match, Knight said: ‘It’s a challenge in a lot of ways, because it’s out of my wheelhouse, a lot of the more spooky stuff.

‘But at the same time, when you can get out of your comfort zone a little bit and do some different things, that’s how you grow, that’s how things get better.

‘And also when you can adapt and make things work like that, it also just… I guess speaks to your own abilities, and kind of that whole thing, for the SmackDown audience, helped put me on the map.’

When it came to the match itself, Knight insisted so much of the concept was kept under wraps until he got to the venue.

Knight showed another side to his persona (Picture: WWE) The Pitch Black Match was a total mystery until the bell rang (Picture: WWE)

‘Well, I don’t think anybody really knew what the hell to expect. I didn’t know what to expect until, honestly, when we got there. It was an unusual set up,’ he recalled.

‘Just the whole thing was out of the ordinary. And even just as far as what we knew to expect – completely not present until we got there.’

Despite fans seeing a whole other side to the former Million Dollar Champion, Knight – who previously made waves in promotions like IMPACT Wrestling and Billy Corgan’s National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) – insisted his ability to adapt has always been there.

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‘You get used to that, the indies and stuff, and actually learning to wrestle around the world. Most of the time, you don’t even know who you’re wrestling until when you get there, you just meet the guy for the first time and it’s three hours before the show,’ he laughed.

‘In that sense, my whole career’s preparing for off the wall wackiness like this, so it’s all good!’

WWE SummerSlam airs tonight (Saturday, August 5) at 1am on the WWE Network. LA Knight will be part of the Slim Jim Battle Royal.

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