LA Knight looks back on an unbelievable 12 months in WWE.
Following a successful stint in NXT, Knight would introduce himself to the main roster in May 2022 under a different name, Max Dupri. Despite Knight’s best efforts, the new persona was not well received by fans and Vince McMahon even going as far as to consider letting Knight go at that point. Following 5 months as the manager of Maximum Male Models, Max Dupri would be no more as the manager introduced himself as LA Knight.
Speaking with CBS, Knight acknowledged how he was able to drop the unpopular gimmick and become the biggest babyface on SamckDown just one year later:
“In a weird way, I’ve got no business being here,” Knight said. “Looking just a year ago at where I was and what I was doing, what a hell of a turnaround. It’s damn near unheard of.
“I’m not the best at letting myself really feel that. Maybe 10 years down the road when I look back. But right now in this situation, I’m just so — I don’t know if you’d say — maniacally focused on making sure that everything hits the mark and that everything is the way I want it to be. It’s tough for me to step back and be like, ‘Wow, this is great!’ Occasionally, I might have that thought but it’s very fleeting.”
LA Knight Wants To Be The Guy
Despite being known as Knight for over a year on the main roster, The Megastar is still yet to hold a championship. During the same interview, Knight revealed how he gets granular with his presentation and aspired to be the face of WWE:
“I don’t know that with my personality I’ll ever be satisfied,” Knight said. “I have such a habit of nitpicking everything and getting down to nitty-gritty details… Obviously, for me, I want to be at the top of the mountain. There are a lot of hurdles to get there but I always wanted to be there.
Discussing his unpopular persona Max Dupri, LA Knight gave a surprising take.