Booker T says WWE should go all in with LA Knight.
In recent weeks, Knight has become a fan-favorite star, and a sizable portion of the WWE Universe is seeminly rooting for him to win the Men's Money in the Bank Ladder Match. Knight has consistently been getting some of the loudest reactions of the night, and he continues to gain momentum in the ring as well.
Speaking on The Hall of Fame with Booker T and Brad Gilmore, the WWE Hall of Famer discussed Knight's surging popularity ahead of WWE Money in the Bank.
“Put the rocket on him, man. I mean, quit messing around. Put the title on him [laughs]. That’s my thing, man. When you got a guy like him, he’s rare, he’s very rare. He’s organic, he’s figured it out on his own. When you got guys like that, you got to put ‘em in the game. That’s just me. That’s the school I come from. So yeah, watching that dude do his stuff right now, it’s been awesome," Booker T said.
Booker T went on to describe how Knight essentially made something out of nothing, and people want to root for him. He also noted that, in wrestling, it's important to win by attrition, as talent sometimes have to wait until everyone else drops off. Booker stated that when you have something special, "they" are going to know it.
“I watched that dude sit and get a little bit of nothing, and go out there and sprinkle some salt and pepper on it, and some Cholula in it. It feels good. You want to get behind him. He hasn’t been the chosen one or anything like that. Another thing that I say all the time, you gotta win by attrition. You gotta wait until everybody else drop off, and when you walk through that curtain, it’s some heat, and something going on. They gonna know it. It’s inevitable. So I’m just glad to see him getting his flowers," he said.
Knight pinned Rey Mysterio on the June 23 episode of WWE SmackDown. Catch up on our coverage of the show here.
In a recent interview, Knight stated that he has a lot to prove. Check out his comments here.
Knight recently reflected on his journey up to this point. Click here to see what he had to say.
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