LA Knight opens up about being Bray Wyatt’s final opponent
LA Knight was the last opponent Bray Wyatt competed against inside a WWE ring. The Megastar recently opened up about his feud against The Eater of Worlds.
Bray Wyatt returned to the Stamford-based company at the 2022 Extreme Rules Premium Live Event. The former Universal Champion got in a rivalry against LA Knight following the much-anticipated return, leading to a Pitch Black Match between the two at Royal Rumble 2023, which Wyatt won. Unfortunately, it was Bray Wyatt's last-ever televised wrestling match before he passed away on August 24 at the age of 36.
During a recent interview with In The Kliq, LA Knight talked about his feud with Bray Wyatt. The 41-year-old believes it is weird being the latter's last opponent. However, he revealed that facing such a huge star had been a massive opportunity for him:
"I don't really think about it too too much just because it's a weird thing to consider and celebrate I guess, in a weird way. I wish I wasn't his last match. So I think that's really more the way I think about it. At the same time, that was an experience for me where that was an opportunity, and I don't know that it was looked at as an opportunity in a lot of ways. I think it was just thought of as here's a guy who can handle himself in this situation and help to put the spotlight on Bray and bring him back," Knight said. [From 11:39 to 12:15]
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LA Knight believes he grabbed his opportunity during his feud against Bray Wyatt
The feud against the former leader of The Wyatt Family turned out to be a career-defining one for Knight as it helped the former Million Dollar Champion leave a mark on the WWE Universe.
In the same interview, LA Knight claimed he made the best use of the given opportunity and revealed he was thankful for receiving it:
"Man did I shine a light on myself as much as I could. If they gave me 30 seconds, if they gave me two minutes, no matter how much time I had on that TV screen, my God was I gonna make a splash. My God, was I gonna make a loud noise and that's exactly what I did. So in that sense, I'm very grateful for that. But I'm also, if I can toot my own horn I guess I'm grateful for myself in a certain sense of just being able to take advantage of that opportunity." [From 12:16 to 12:43]
The Megastar is currently involved in a rivalry against AJ Styles. It will be interesting to see what lies ahead for the two veteran performers as we move towards The Show of Shows.
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