Low Ki comments on being brought into WWE as an NXT "rookie."
Low Ki, known as Kaval during his brief time in WWE in 2010, was brought in as a "rookie" on the second season of WWE NXT. Unlike Bryan Danielson, who debuted as Daniel Bryan as a rookie on season 1 of NXT, Ki actually went on to win the whole season, having a brief run on WWE SmackDown that was highlighted by a WWE Intercontinental Championship match at Survivor Series against Dolph Ziggler.
During an appearance on Thats Wrestling!, Ki, while discussing his frustrations with his booking in WWE, recalled a writer telling him that, with his amount of experience before he got to WWE, if it were any other job, he would have been brought in at a high-ranking position rather than being labeled "a rookie."
"Everything that I had to go through in that company, I had answers for to try to improve upon, and I was still being met with resistance. I was still being met with the carny nonsense from these office people," he said. "Hell, I had one of the writers tell me, 'With your qualifications, if this was any other job, you would have been brought in as a CEO, but for whatever reason, they bring you in as a rookie.'"
Learn more about Low Ki's pitches for his direction on WWE SmackDown, including portraying an evil clone of Rey Mysterio, at this link.
Learn more about Low Ki's time in NXT and what he thought about working with Michelle McCool and Layla here.
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