Knight is trusted, but knows not to push it.
L.A. Knight is three months into his reign as WWE United States Champion. Thus far, he’s had five successful defenses with the latest being at Crown Jewel.
There’s an interview with Knight that was conducted by SPORTbible. The conversation shifted over to mic work and Knight said sometimes, he gets himself in trouble because he likes to work off the cuff. He added that WWE likes structure, so he tries to meet them in the middle.
For the most part, they trust Knight to push out his own verbiage but he knows not to go too far.
Sometimes I get myself in trouble because I like to work a little more off the cuff and sometimes they (WWE management) like a little structure. I try to meet them in the middle on that and for me, I want to listen and react instead of thinking of all this prefab. It didn’t feel right to me. If I want to be as authentic as I can be and connect with everybody out there, I need to listen. Instead of going out there pre-planned, just being able to be authentically me has been a godsend. Sometimes I have to meet them in the middle but for the most part, they’re like, ‘We’ll let you do your thing but just don’t push it!’
Knight is a member of the SmackDown roster and after the 11/15 program, POST Wrestling will release a new episode of Rewind-A-SmackDown.
