Nick Khan praises LA Knight.
LA Knight has risen to superstardom in 2023 as he continues to receive big pops from the live crowd when his music hits. Knight has found a connection to the crowd that very few wrestlers have been able to achieve in WWE.
Nick Khan appeared on The Bill Simmons Show when Simmons commented that WWE seems to be in a boom when it comes to creating stars, naming LA Knight as one of the current stars.
"We think so," he said. "You mentioned LA Knight. I think what’s proven in combat sports is the next one never looks like the last one. You see folks, WWE included, you get a John Cena, and part of the thought is, ‘we just need to find the next John Cena.’ There is no next John Cena. The next one never looks like the last one. If you look at UFC, same thing. When you saw Conor McGregor, a megastar in terms of marketability. Darren Till came around and it was ‘Darren Till is going to be the next Conor McGregor.’ There is never going to be a next Conor McGregor. If you look at boxing, when everyone was looking for the next Muhammad Ali, it didn’t look like Ali, it was Sugar Ray Leonard. When it was the next Ray Leonard, it didn’t look like Ray Leonard, it looked like Mike Tyson. An entity can be fixated on ‘this is our next so and so,’ I’ve never seen it work. LA Knight is the first LA Knight, and that’s part of why we think he’s resonated."
Knight is set to take on The Miz on the September 15 episode of WWE SmackDown.
Elsewhere during the interview, Khan discussed WWE and UFC coming together to own the weeks. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
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