US Champion LA Knight says THIS moment turned his mother into a wrestling fan

LA Knight has finally carved out a position for himself in WWE after years of scratching and clawing. In 2024, he made his WrestleMania debut and won his first title in the Stamford-based promotion at SummerSlam.

With the benefit of hindsight, Knight calls his showdown with AJ Styles on The Show of Shows earlier this year "business as usual," but noted that it was the night his mother turned into a wrestling fan.

Speaking on the 105.1 The Bounce to promote WrestleMania 41, The Megastar was asked to share his honest thoughts about performing at The Showcase of The Immortals for the first time in his career. He revealed many of his friends and family were able to experience the spectacle:

"So it's a big experience, and it was eye-opening, not just for me, but I think even in my friends and family circle, there were new fans made. My mom, for instance, not historically a big wrestling or WWE fan, but after going to WrestleMania now, she's like, 'Oh my God! It's all I can think about. It was so fun,' and this person showed up, and Snoop Dogg showed up, and all this stuff and everything. So, like, new fans were made that night. For me, yeah, like you said, first time out to shoot. Yeah, it was a great night. But like I said, another night at the office." [From 01:52 to 02:28]

In the same interview, he also teased a showdown with John Cena at WrestleMania 41.

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LA Knight set to defend US Championship at WWE Crown Jewel

This past Friday, LA Knight acted as Special Guest Referee to Andrade vs. Carmelo Hayes, which was their seventh encounter in the series, currently tied at three each. It was also to determine Knight's new challenger.

Things took a turn when Hayes accidentally superkicked Knight during the bout, leading to The Megastar taking out the former NXT Champion and Andrade. Nick Alidis later told Knight that he would defend his United States Championship in a Triple Threat Match at Crown Jewel against both of them.

This marks LA Knight's first title defense on a premium live event since his win at SummerSlam. With hungry stalwarts like Carmelo Hayes and Andrade on the attack, perhaps The Megastar's reign is in jeopardy.

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