LA Knight Took A Pay Cut

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6 ай бұрын

WWE Superstar LA Knight talks about taking a pay cut to leave Impact Wrestling where he was Eli Drake
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@CVVCLIPS 6 ай бұрын

Hit that subscribe button like it’s a DUMMY button. YEAH!

@MyPalJimbo 6 ай бұрын

Do I still wanna know what the LA in LA Knight stands for? YEAHHH

@toniowashere7622 6 ай бұрын

WHOS GAME IS IT LA KNIGHT YEAHHHHH

@BrentStanley-xx5hf 19 күн бұрын

Yeah

@keandregreen5628 6 ай бұрын

Its been a long time since I’ve liked a wrestler as much as la knight

@nknown8672 6 ай бұрын

YEAH! 🗣🔥

@shaynehenry1836 6 ай бұрын

Same here...LA Knight is the real deal

@leonidashitler4972 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely same . One of the only reason to tune into SmackDown every week

@abdulmajed5679 6 ай бұрын

@machinedhead1108 6 ай бұрын

Me too. Actually not since The Undertaker debuted.

@Chickenwings378 6 ай бұрын

I want this guy to make millions. He's literally the American Dream. Worked so hard for so long.

@milk_bath 6 ай бұрын

He is a better Dusty’s son than Cody.

@brandonalejandroblanco 6 ай бұрын

@@milk_bathStop being toxic lol

@ralphso5567 6 ай бұрын

Bruh it's a joke. Understand the reference @@brandonalejandroblanco

@FifiraJsutn 6 ай бұрын

... Yeah!!!

@johnnguyen6469 6 ай бұрын

Why do you care about how much money he makes and pocket watching? Weird

@theonlynikolai 6 ай бұрын

The way that "yes" shot out his mouth before Chris even finished the question😭🤣

@HunterGuy558 6 ай бұрын

But Chris did literally finish the question before he answered 😂

@Psydank 6 ай бұрын

God, that's so relatable, not leaving your job because you need the money. Love this guy!

@akeyrtainment8507 4 ай бұрын

Ain't we are? Unless you're born in a rich family

@Rilzars 6 ай бұрын

Not a fan of wrestling.. but I am a HUGE fan of LA Knight. I hope more people can appreciate this mans talent. He oozes charisma

@santiagon.2104 6 ай бұрын

Wrestlers should be good in the ring too tho. He’s only good on the mic and he’s also only good on the mic because he copies stone cold and the rock.

@Rilzars 6 ай бұрын

@@santiagon.2104 If he’s only good on the mic because he “copies” Stone Cold & The Rock, how come everyone doesn’t do it? Because it takes skill & charisma

@Revj1887 6 ай бұрын

Get lost no one wants to this crap@@santiagon.2104

@GGGxe 6 ай бұрын

@@Rilzarsvalid point but promos don't make matches interesting.

@ShimSladyBrand 6 ай бұрын

@@GGGxenot even remotely true. Have you ever even watched a wrestling match?

@dennythesavage 6 ай бұрын

Dudes the example of knowing what he’s worth, and took the gamble on himself. Not everyone can be a talentless hack that is pushed to the moon and back, and given everything that everyone else has earned, based off their family lineage.

@TheMulToyVerse 6 ай бұрын

If that was a dig at Cody then you’ve clearly never paid attention to his ringwork

@dennythesavage 6 ай бұрын

@@TheMulToyVerse definitely not a dig at Cody, he’s definitely earned where he is at now with grace, he really been building his own legacy on the indies, rebuilt himself to be marketable in the wwes branding and contributed more to wrestling as a whole more than almost anybody in WWE currently. He’s definitely a man with lineage, but he definitely wasn’t handed everything, he’s earned and deserves everything. (Cody Rhodes career is an example of when Vince McMahon doesn’t like your family, and has a grudge with one member, but their own talent is undeniable.)

@MacStatic 6 ай бұрын

I’d say Roman’s in ring work is lacking but has gotten much better on the mic. I will also say that there are much better talent than him but he’s also not a talentless hack. That being said, any one of the top guys would make a much better and much more marketable champion

@TheMulToyVerse 6 ай бұрын

@@MacStatic I feel that Roman isn’t as limited as he’s portrayed, but rather that his character doesn’t NEED a vast moveset His reign was built on the fact that he’s got the physical frame that Vince dreams of, though he’s not as jacked as he has been in the past though he looks like he has a lot more presence if that makes sense, but he’s also not out of shape by any stretch If he didn’t have Heyman and his stablemates, then I think this title run would’ve been over almost 2 years ago, but I think he would’ve held it at least 1 other time by now in that same span of time I actually want Lashley to regain or Drew… not because I think they are more marketable; they aren’t… but they *look* like champions. They just look right holding the title overhead With that said, I 100% would be ok with Orton having a few months with it or a few weeks with Styles… but Cody needs it at Mania. It’s not because he needs it to solidify his legacy or to prove he belongs… his legacy is undeniable and he *absolutely* belongs… I just feel it’s the epitome of longterm storytelling accidentally done right (there’s zero chance that Vince knew back then what would/could happen when he undid Dusty’s win all those decades ago) I want Cody to win at Mania, and then I want him to reintroduce the appropriate title that his family was denied… I don’t want CM Punk to get it quite yet, but maybe in Q3… and then I want Knight to reach that mountain top, *YEAH!* Maybe a 3 month run… I think he’s best suited as a threat to a champion rather than ~as~ a champion, but at least 3 months to see what they can do with the character… then maybe pass it on to someone like Gunther or Priest (I’m presuming he’ll fail with his cash-in and will pursue a singles run for a championship (still holding ties to Judgement Day, but not being a featured member… I dunno…)

@johnnguyen6469 6 ай бұрын

People saying earned this and that but he is the product of nepotism

@budbeals9207 6 ай бұрын

I remember years ago, I said to my wife while watching Eli Drake On Impact.....That guy is money!! So entertaining, so talented, WWE would be stupid not to sign this guy!! She asked how I knew. I said...I've watched wrestling all my life, this guy has it all...from the silver tongue, to the moves, the look, to the attitude. ...... I'm very happy for him, I hope he's around for a long time.

@brianstone3722 6 ай бұрын

Totally agree. He was the main reason I watched impact during his run there. Like you said I knew he was money entertaining as hell and oozed charisma, I said to myself this guy has potential to be a star and I'm happy it came to fruition. I liked EC3 as well WWE really screwed that guy over didn't even let the guy cut a promo and he was good at it not Eli Drake good but he's pretty decent at it, apparently he's the NWA world champion now so I'm glad hes doing well in another promotion.

@SedricSleepzzz 4 ай бұрын

Me too

@budbeals9207 4 ай бұрын

WWE really misused EC3

@Obironnkenobi 6 ай бұрын

Eli Drake was literally the only person that made me watch impact during that god awful Global Force run. You could tell in his promos that he was legit pissed. Kind of like the Austin promos when he went to ECW before going to WWF.

@Gabesgroovin 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely loved Eli Drake.

@alg7752 6 ай бұрын

It’s hard to not like this guy! Keep on grinding!

@KenLantern 6 ай бұрын

He deserve & has earned all the Gold!

@Shazprime 6 ай бұрын

My favorite wrestler right now. LEMME TALK TO YA

@noodlethetroll1727 5 ай бұрын

Been following his work since 2014, it’s fulfilling and incredible to see him get the success he so rightfully deserved

@lebronjericho6008 6 ай бұрын

I got back into wrestling dec 2022 and seeing how far this guy has come in literally one year is awesome glad I seen him wrestle twice last year YEAH

@kevinthomson95 6 ай бұрын

WWE contract? YEAHHHH!

@romewilliams3526 6 ай бұрын

Loved him since Eli Drake a breath of fresh air. So happy for his success

@JamellRene 6 ай бұрын

For how I feel about my career this guy gives all dreamers the belief to never say die. LA Knight has done something that goes deeper than just wrestling. My favourite Cody too as both have been under booked, overlooked, undervalued and questioned yet continue to write their own headlines and inspire people. Whatever it is you’re dreaming, keep going

@jugghead82 6 ай бұрын

Man I loved him as Eli but Damn I am so HAPPY for him LA KNIGHT YEAH ❤

@akhaotic 6 ай бұрын

i never noticed LA Knight was a shoe god at Impact! Those bred 11 boots and cherry 11 boots were some HEAT

@giovannireyes9455 6 ай бұрын

I love this dude, I can't remember the last time I cared about wrestling and it really is all down to this guy. I can see him heading down the Braun Strowman path. Huge star potential. But when he finally gets the strap, people wont be invested anymore.

@LMcGearty 6 ай бұрын

I want to see this guy with a title and a long championship run, he deserves it.

@misterdurante2276 6 ай бұрын

Good bet glad knight is good $$ financially

@arostwocents 6 ай бұрын

I loved him in Impact. Not interested in WWE since i was a kid but I'm glad hes doing well, hes great.

@Codfather9272 6 ай бұрын

LA Knight vs Logan Paul for the US title at Mania

@aquilafifita7706 6 ай бұрын

Great idea. Take the title off the undeserved.

@leonidashitler4972 6 ай бұрын

@@aquilafifita7706Yeah!!!

@macewindu6853 6 ай бұрын

It’s the only way to make the title relevant

@JohnAnderson-hg3gf 6 ай бұрын

@@macewindu6853 bullshit it is

@amyourneighbor 6 ай бұрын

@@JohnAnderson-hg3gfsooner or later Logan is out for next 3-4 months kinda make sense to give your biggest baby face atelast midcard title if he ain't winning the universal championship (spoiler he ain't )

@jonathanmette8348 6 ай бұрын

Dude is having a hell of a run. They need to give him one of the big two belts.

@d2.050 6 ай бұрын

LA Knight!!! 🙌🏻

@macewindu6853 6 ай бұрын

LA Knight vs Logan Paul is almost guaranteed to happen. After Logan retains against KO, he’s gonna claim to be unstoppable, and then LA Knight’s music is gonna hit. They’re gonna have a heated feud, and after a few months mania will arrive. This is perfect for knight, because he’s not going to get a world title yet, and the US title is in desperate need of a real champion

@akshaysahay9939 6 ай бұрын

He should have been a champion by now

@Rylitos 6 ай бұрын

WWE has horrible booking and shows.The ppvs are the only ones worth watching the whole show tbh.

@amyourneighbor 6 ай бұрын

@@Rylitosso true ....don't remember the last time when woman's tag championship was Relevant or us championship

@farah.t 6 ай бұрын

Vince would’ve killed LA Knight in 2016 he’d be in AEW rn

@TheMulToyVerse 6 ай бұрын

It was so strange seeing Steiner take that chair shot… at that stage in his career I’m sure he could veto the pitched spot or just change the match on the fly, but still took it

@natebaxter9551 6 ай бұрын

Steiner was a team guy in TNA. As long as he got paid.

@reirose3069 6 ай бұрын

I remember Markyd123 cover this in one of his videos and now we know it's confirmed. Eli Drake should've been bigger in Impact and NWA

@brettt141 6 ай бұрын

And he still underused in wwe

@MrSmokeDawg13 6 ай бұрын

My boy is definitely going to be goated

@adzkebabz7278 6 ай бұрын

I love Knight so much. Going from Max Dupri to LA Knight was such a smart move by Creative. I hope they bring his "Dummy" back in as unlikely as that may be

@theodorenewmunir9100 6 ай бұрын

LA Knight is wise

@teemimika7105 6 ай бұрын

If he came back during peak NXT black and gold era, he would be a world champion already at this point. Luckily he still have a chance to feel all of WWE when he came (NXT black and gold, NXT 2.0, NXT new era, main roster)

@Moha_English 4 ай бұрын

No matter if it was too late or not for this man he's the walking incarnation of charisma in wwe right now and the only guy in pro wrestling that I'd listen to his promos all night long.

@erickrose7821 6 ай бұрын

La knight sneaker collection must be crazy

@jasonhaberski6843 6 ай бұрын

I want this man to win the championship belt so bad. He has the charisma to be a superstar

@jasoncox7783 6 ай бұрын

I use to like him in impact wrestling Eli la Drake!!

@ThomasUfnalCrowlake 6 ай бұрын

The fact that impact of alk places was paying substantially better money to their not main stars than WWE offered is honestly mind-blowing.

@PepperStep_ 5 ай бұрын

He’s up there with the top superstars in my book. He reminds me of a mix of stone cold, rock, everyone from the attitude era basically and it works for him. His headlock driver looks good. Most the time doesn’t look effective, but he makes it look good and always the seller. Looks great

@eudarriusthomas8470 6 ай бұрын

I didn’t know he wrestled in Jordan’s looks great

@Smackattackk 6 ай бұрын

saw him at fast lane. me and my sister went and sat close as he'll for first show ever. it was awesome I left there screaming YEAH for weeks!!! lol

@freddiemontanez8461 5 ай бұрын

I love LA Knight.

@gvstarr 6 ай бұрын

Honestly when you think about the period of time he would have come back in, it’s probably better he came back when he did

@BeansBroBeans 6 ай бұрын

I think it worked out well for him. The GFW run did him dirty, but he raised his stock huge in NWA imo. And then he got to the main roster just as Vince was going to bury him, but then HHH saved him

@sensoine 6 ай бұрын

Bless this guy 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

@clintdeangelis5082 6 ай бұрын

Then he went back to WWE and got turned into Max freaking Dupri.... Thankfully they got that fixed before the damage was permanently done.

@tannerfreeman8723 5 ай бұрын

The Eli drake gravy train turkey trot is the best and somehow forgotten match in wrestling history

@Edward-jk5ec 6 ай бұрын

and he still did get bad booking but as soon as he got hot and Trips took control he had a break and now one of the main event stars in WWE. He is in the title match at the Royal Rumble, he'll likely be in the main event of Elimination chamber and will have a match for Wrestlemania. it really is at the right place at the right time.

@HokageEliGaming Ай бұрын

LA knight’s sneaker game is something serious😮‍💨🔥

@BigBoss-lp9yi 5 ай бұрын

I feel like of all the WWE guys that are newer to the company and all the young talent, he's the most like the Attitude Era with his promos and its not because of copying anyone, it's his energy and how he delivers a promo. Its weird, when I watch the others, Im looking for where they're getting better or worse based on this era, but when he talks I feel like the promo is instantly like 20 years ago. I cant place why though 🤔 I like it, personally 🤗

@juanresto6756 6 ай бұрын

Honestly, he came at the right time.

@r.hewlin8328 6 ай бұрын

LA vs Rusev Day feud would've been cool

@DennitClaudmen 6 ай бұрын

The best wrestler of todays era

@tylerrollins5295 6 ай бұрын

I loved his world title run

@danielmurphy9543 6 ай бұрын

La knight is the best thing in wwe

@gioruiz89 6 ай бұрын

I’ll admit it’s taken me a bit to root for LA Knight but how can you not. Feel like WWE need to capitalize on his momentum now and push him to the moon instead of other rumored matches at mania. YEAH!

@DuckySteelwingOW 4 ай бұрын

LA Knight came in at the perfect time. He may be older than most of the roster, but he is probably the most popular wrestler in WWE aside from Cody Rhodes. I honestly think if he came to WWE in '16 or '17, he would not gotten as over with Vince still in charge. Triple H has done wonders since fully taking over.

@kennethbryant5819 3 ай бұрын

He's definitely raked in more coming back off of merch sales even if he isn't main eventing. He was topping the chart before CM Punk and Randy Orton came back.

@1CursedXD1 6 ай бұрын

I bet that slim Jim money was delectable my guy

@anthonybariek997 6 ай бұрын

The surprise I take from this is that TNA Impact pays better than NXT, didn’t expect that.

@moeedaftab4776 5 ай бұрын

LA Knight vs MJF, that can literally take WWE and wrestling back to the attitude era

@garciamike3000 6 ай бұрын

He said yeah at the end of the

@SedricSleepzzz 4 ай бұрын

I forget how agile L.A. KNIGHT really is. Just look at that slingshot attempt.

@optimus2008 6 ай бұрын

Honestly, i think it was good that he didn't go to WWE in 2017. Vince was on another set of drugs and alcohol altogether.

@leonboyd1973 6 ай бұрын

Funny how people are saying this guy hasn't earned his position on the card

@PrincessVanessaTheFirst™ 5 ай бұрын

He needs to win at Elimination chamber and become champ at WM40

@joshtapiwa541 6 ай бұрын

Knight needs to change his finisher, the BFT, most wrestlers aren't selling it or don't know how to.

@jamstarent21 6 ай бұрын

How about those Jordan Concord wrestling boots he has at the end. Yeahh

@de132 5 ай бұрын

That fan at the end is kinda jacked lmao

@yakamarezlife 6 ай бұрын

Making Maryland proud

@smoothforreal4242 5 ай бұрын

“what a pittance” lol

@RoyalSoul666 6 ай бұрын

Understandable but it was part of his journey

@Parker_1313 2 ай бұрын

We all love Max dupri

@truuflight1142 6 ай бұрын

Bro was instantly put in the top fued in the company the rising vs bdc a world champion for like 6 months won feast or fired wrestled abyss in his last match 1st person to kick out of petey Williams Canadian destroyer kotm champion tag champion what more do you want?

@cchisolm92cc 6 ай бұрын

I didn't like when they booked that miserable micro of a man, Austin Aries to beat him for the title. Especially in the manner that they did it. And look how AA shitted on them once he had to drop the title.

@Disneymagic24 6 ай бұрын

bro when they did that, especially in a like 3 minute match, i was pissed. like you couldnt have built something outta that? i have a theory that knowing how austin aries has been, he only agreed to come back if he was the world champ

@truuflight1142 6 ай бұрын

I mean Austin Aries was a much bigger draw than him at the time when AA was world champion the company had much higher ratings

@Wubbalubbadubdub22 3 ай бұрын

LA knight vs dean Ambrose back ehen he was world champion would have been amazing

@daumtto 3 ай бұрын

now that's a real fact of life.

@mudassirawad5533 6 ай бұрын

If he want to wwe in 2017 he would have been a Hollywood star by now.

@moreblack 4 ай бұрын

I wish they'd make another Southpaw Regional Wrestling to feature the new guys like him.

@markmierau5189 2 ай бұрын

E L I Drake YEAH!

@steezylingling 6 ай бұрын

Bro stays with the Jordan 11 style boots

@KanishQQuotes 6 ай бұрын

Wow he is handsome

@WithFearGaming 6 ай бұрын

If he had gone to WWE in 2016, we wouldn't have the LA Knight we have today. Remember, Vince wanted him to be a manager.

@BobbyD520 4 ай бұрын

It's funny because I still call him Eli Drake lol. YEAH!

@MrSweetpoeticjustice 6 ай бұрын

So wait he was making more money at impact than what would be (I’m assuming) a developmental or like a lower level roster spot contact from WWE?! Well damn lol.

@davidbermudez7704 6 ай бұрын

YYEEAAHHH

@SpinConez 6 ай бұрын

I like LA Knight and enjoy the push he's getting but I also think Solo Is a GREAT wrestler. These 2 I am watching the most these days and I don't like that they keep giving Solo all these losses its cool tho. Hopefully he gets his push in the future

@Kevin257 5 ай бұрын

YEAH!!!!

@RashadSims-bh3zz 6 ай бұрын

Tbh thats crazy af thinking about it now though its like seriously smh all thst then he wins it and it just feels like a consolidation prize nothing complete bs