LA Knight successfully defended his United States Championship at Crown Jewel last night. It was a stellar battle filled with close falls and counters. However, at one point Knight slipped his foot off the turnbuckles and suffered a nasty fall on the top rope.
After his match, The Megastar joined the Crown Jewel Post-Show to address his possible injury. He explained that he landed on his inner thigh, avoiding any major harm. Knight shared that, rather than celebrating his hard-fought victory, he’s now focused on perfecting this maneuver to avoid future injuries.
Thankfully, it was more inner-thigh that caught that. What’s crazy is, I overshot the hell out of that. You see my heel slip, bop, there it went.
That stuff happens. LA Knight via Crown Jewel Post ShowThe United States Champion promised the WWE Universe to make sure he would not slip while performing this top rope move again. Additionally, this isn’t the first time Knight has botched that move during his performance.
He has frequently made serious blunders on the top rope over the past year. la knight just gave himself a diy castration pic. twitter.
com/hlOVcm4NWN— jesse (@solsrvca) November 2, 2024Moreover, it will be interesting to see if the 42-year-old plans to retire this maneuver or not given his failure rate. Nonetheless, it is likely that he is not yet settled with Carmelo Hayes and Andrade. Therefore, it will be interesting to see what the future holds for the United States Champion on SmackDown.
RELATED“Chat GPT a** tweet,” LA Knight and 30-year-old star trade jabs on social media ahead of championship match on SmackDownLA Knight wants to face John Cena at WrestleMania 41. LA Knight has been operating at the top of WWE as the United States Champion. After having a blockbuster year, there were some speculations about the WrestleMania plans of The Megastar.
In his recent interview, he namedropped John Cena as his first preference for The Show of Shows in Las Vegas. LA Knight and John Cena (via WWE)Speaking on 105. 1 The Bounce, Knight expressed his desire to face John Cena in what could be the latter’s final WrestleMania.
He acknowledged the possibility of Cena opting to challenge a World Champion instead but emphasized that he is also willing to pursue the World Title to secure the match. Man, its tough to call that because you look at the fact that I’m the United States Champion right now. You also look at the fact that it’s John Cena’s last WrestleMania.
Is there an opportunity there? Yeah, maybe. LA Knight via 105.
1 The BounceRELATEDVideo: WWE releases unseen footage of HEATED backstage confrontation between LA Knight and 34-year-old star on SmackDownThere were a few interactions between Cena and Knight last year. However, WWE never booked them against each other in a singles match. Therefore, it could be a blockbuster battle of charisma that is possible in the retirement tour of the Greatest of All Time next year.