LA Knight didn't get into professional wrestling to be a background player.
LA Knight had a second opportunity to defeat Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at the WWE Royal Rumble 2024 PLE when he competed in a Fatal 4-Way against Reigns, Randy Orton, and AJ Styles.
After coming up short, Knight now knows that he will not be the one competing for that prestigious championship at WWE WrestleMania 40. Still, there are plenty of other singles championships in WWE for Knight to challenge for.
Speaking with Baby Huey on the In The Kliq podcast, Knight made it clear that his ultimate goal is still to become the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. However, he's not opposed to winning the WWE Intercontinental Championship or the WWE United States Championship first.
"Look, for me, again, I never got into this to be a background player. I want to be the guy and in order to do that, I need to be the champion. I need to be the WWE Champion, 'THE guy.' Right now, I feel like Roman Reigns is holding that role. Some could say it's Seth Rollins, but I look at that streak that Roman Reigns is on and he's holding, and I want that," Knight said. "Now, am I opposed to, on the way there, doing it the old way of [getting] that US Championship or Intercontinental Championship as a proving ground, as a stepping stone, to getting there? Look, man, I told everybody from day one, I'm coming in for gold. Nobody's gonna stop me from that. So if that means US Title on the way, Intercontinental Championship, on the way, or whatever, I mean, I'm game for it. At the end of the day, I'm looking for that top spot."
Continuing on, Knight says that when it comes to his eventual opponent for WWE WrestleMania 40, he is open to facing Logan Paul for the WWE United States Championship, Gunther for the WWE Intercontinental Championship, or even Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship, but he wants to walk out of WrestleMania holding gold and continuing on his path to eventually taking down Roman Reigns.
"I'll tell you what, if [a United States Championship match with Logan Paul] presents itself and that's a thing, Yeah, maybe. I mean, look at WrestleMania at this point, as far as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, that's already been determined, right? It's not going to be me and Roman Reigns. Whether it's The Rock or Cody or whomever, whatever it's going to be, it looks like it's going to be Rock and Roman Reigns at this point, it's not me," he lamented. "So with that being the case, and I open to another opportunity on the way to claming my throne at some point? Absolutely. So, we'll see. Will I cross paths with Logan Paul? I don't know. Will I cross paths with Gunther? I don't know. Will I cross paths with Seth Rollins? I don't know. At some point, one way or another, I'm coming out with gold, and again, I'm looking for that top spot because I can't be in any other spot."
Logan Paul's next challenger for the WWE United States Championship will be revealed by Nick Aldis on the February 9 episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown.
The Rock and Roman Reigns will come together for a face-off at the WWE WrestleMania Kickoff press conference in Las Vegas on February 8. Learn more here.
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