LA Knight, theoretically, must have all of the tools to develop into a important event player in WWE, nonetheless, despite fans calling for it, he has yet to walk away with a world title or with a win against a important eventer in a feud. Pro wrestling veteran Bully Rayexplained why he believes that is the case in an episode of “Busted Open Radio.”
“In the case of LA Knight, I don’t imagine the problem is on the microphone,” Bully explained. “I imagine that the upper ups on the WWE imagine that the problem with LA Knight is when the bell rings.” The veteran then added that Knight being over should’ve led him to be higher up on the cardboard by now or no less than on his solution to important event status. Bully then questioned why WWE is not pushing Knight and suggested that it needs to be all the way down to his in-ring ability.
“I feel that they actually need to do something with him,” the veteran added, nonetheless. “He’s so over with the people, so if he’s that over, we’d like to try to offer him more opportunities? I feel what happens is once the bell rings, he doesn’t resonate with the audience, apart from his catch-phrases.” Bully then noted that Knight has been within the industry for a very long time so he ought to be a much bigger name in pro wrestling overall, while adding that WWE likely wants him to prove himself as well.
‘When the bell rings, LA Knight loses the people’
Bully Ray continued to specific his opinion that LA Knight’s character falls flat once the bell rings, citing how it is not WWE creative’s fault for his lack of a push since they already put the U.S. Championship on him before. “I promise, you people, I’m not saying this as a detriment or knocking LA Knight, it’s constructive criticism as to why the guy won’t be going further,” he added. “The emotional connection to the work is just not there. When the bell rings, LA Knight loses the people, he has to search out a solution to develop into one with them.”
In the case of Knight’s character work, he’s often in comparison with each the Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin, which Bully opined doesn’t add anything to the previous US Champion’s efforts in becoming a star. “Is he taking what he’s borrowing from the Rock and making it his own and becoming a much bigger star for it?” Bully asked, adding that Knight should take a page out of the book from other wrestlers like Hulk Hogan, who took facets from ‘Superstar’ Billy Graham, and made themselves into larger stars.
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