LA Knight looks back on not being chosen to win the Money In The Bank briefcase in 2023.
When Money In The Bank made its way to the O2 Arena in London, many fans believed that LA Knight would walk out of the event with the titular briefcase. With a field that also consisted of Logan Paul, hometown boy Butch, eventual winner Damian Priest and more, it seemed a foregone conclusion that the mega popular Knight would win the ladder match. In the end, he would not be the chosen victor, with Priest still holding the briefcase to this day.
While speaking to Chris Van Vliet on Insight, Knight was asked about not being chosen to win the ladder match despite his immense popularity at the time.
“And it’s funny because I just joked, story of my career. But at the same time, I always hesitate to say this stuff because I feel like it sounds like I’m like being self-congratulatory, but I can’t help but state the fact that I willed this sh*t into existence. I couldn’t stop, I couldn’t just be like, Well, I’m just here, I’m just going to be happy with that, and that’s cool. I wrote an email to one of the writers when I first came back as LA Knight and I just said, Hey look, I’d like to do this and this and this and at some point, I’m going to ask for the ball. And he was probably just kind of brushing me off. I don’t know, I can’t speak for him. But I’m sure at the time it was probably just like, his response was I appreciate the ambition. I’m sure at the same time, he’s just thinking who is this guy, whatever. But I meant that and I meant that in the realest possible way to where I want the damn ball and I’m going to make that happen. And so, as many times I’ve been told no, as many times, maybe I’ve shot myself in my own foot or slipped on a banana peel, or whatever it is, I need to will this thing into existence. So far 2023 has been a hell of a climb and making that happen. And so my goal is to just continue on in 2024 and 2025 and who knows from there. And you know, people want to look at the age number, but my God, I’m in some damn good shape.”
While Knight would not earn a shot at Roman Reigns or Seth Rollins from back at WWE Money In The Bank, he would later challenge Roman Reigns at WWE Crown Jewel, and will once again along with AJ Styles and Randy Orton at the 2024 Royal Rumble in a fatal four way match.
Elsewhere in the same interview, Knight spoke on the idea of him not needing a title. You can read more about that here.
Thank you to Chris Van Vliet for the quote(s).
