Zak Knight wants to be someone who always entertains.
Zak Knight started wrestling for ROH in late 2023 and later made his AEW in-ring debut in April 2024. However, he has been absent from the company since June. Knight returned to the ring for WAW in August and recently noted that he had needed some time off due to personal and health reasons.
Speaking on Cruising with Kayfabe, Zak Knight commented on his goals in AEW and stated that he wanted to cement himself as a core member of the company.
“Everyone in the locker room wants to be world champion. Rightly so, you need that mindset. However, my goal is not to become world champ the next two or three years. Of course, I’m gonna say, ‘I’m gonna be champion.’ My goal is to cement myself as a core member of AEW, someone that, when I’m coming out weekly, you’re going, ‘Alrlght, we’re gonna get entertained.’ Whether he’s the champion or whether he’s winning, losing, whether he’s got a four-minute match or a fourteen-minute match, we’re gonna get entertained by Zak Knight. That is the title that I’m working towards," Knight said.
During the interview, Zak Knight discussed his absence from WWE. Check out his comments here.
As of this writing, there is no word on when Zak Knight will return to AEW/ROH programming.
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