Jeff Jarrett shares his thoughts on LA Knight's success.
In recent months, Knight has become one of the most popular stars in WWE, as fans have rallied around him, and he consistently gets some of the loudest cheers of the night. Knight was viewed as one of the favorites to win the Men's Money in the Bank Ladder Match, and before the show, Kevin Nash sparked some controversy when he called Knight a rip-off of The Rock.
Speaking on My World with Jeff Jarrett, the WWE Hall of Famer was asked about Nash's comments regarding Knight. Co-host Conrad Thompson noted that wrestlers are inspired by those who came before all the time, and they often take inspiration from others.
“There’s so many different things, they start as something and completely pivot, and that’s kind of the recipe to success is adapting as you go, that, ‘Oh, wow, that didn’t work, so let’s try that.’ While I’m talking about [LA Knight], when did. He start? He’s not a young guy. When he worked for [TNA], that’s six years ago, he’s 35, and they had told me, ‘Yeah, he actually was in the WWE developmental, and it didn’t work out.’ I’m like, ‘That’s interesting. Where did I miss this guy?’ So he’s been around, and by osmosis and trial and error and sometimes the almighty word ‘timing’ doesn’t work out, sometimes it works perfect, sometimes it doesn’t work perfect at all. But to your point, absolutely, everything is inspired in a certain way. The folks that can take a little inspiration here and a little inspiration and a little inspiration there and mash it up and make it authentic to themselves, then they’re not just uber successful, but innovators, if you will. Getting into the philosophy, everything starts as a thought, and what are thoughts made of? In a lot of ways, divine inspiration, but intuitive thought, it’s all kind of what you’ve seen before and how can I do something a little different," Jarrett said.
Jarrett then specifically addressed Nash's comments and noted that he could imagine him saying that when they were on the road. He then complimented Knight for working hard and making the most of his platform. Jarrett also highlighted Knight's experience and praised his persistence, his passion, and his perseverance.
"Kevin, I read that, and it took me back to being in the car. I could see Kevin Nash saying that riding down the road, and I guarantee you, if he had a couple of tall ones in him, he would shift doing impersonations, and then we would really laugh out ass off. But hat’s off to LA. They’ve given him the platform, and when you give a guy who has, look, he’s been four, five characters on national TV, whatever it may be, but a seasoned guy versus a guy who’s got three, four, five years in the business, that’s where you can immediately tell the difference. It’s like here in Nashville, the musicians that get on stage. The guys that can really do it off the cuff, that doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time to develop that talent. So he’s been grinding for a lot of years. Congrats to a guy who has persistence, passion, and perseverance," Jarrett said.
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Booker T recently stated that WWE should put the rocket on LA Knight. Check out his comments here.
In a recent promo, LA Knight vowed to become a champion with or without a briefcase. More information is available here.
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