LA Knight (@reallaknight) is a professional wrestler signed to WWE. He is also known for his time in IMPACT Wrestling and the NWA. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood, CA to talk about the incredible year that he had in 2023, what his plans are to top it in 2024, his goal to win a Championship, wanting to be "the guy" in WWE, being the top merch seller several months in a row despite only having a few pieces of merch in the WWE Shop, almost winning the Money In The Bank briefcase, his epic promo battles with The Miz, his rivalry with Logan Paul, his WWE Championship match with Roman Reigns at Crown Jewel, the various TV shows and commercials that he has acted in and much more!
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If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got. - Henry Ford
00:00 Intro
00:35 F3 Energy Taste Test
01:25 How the crowd fueled his success
03:48 Not having a t-shirt at first
05:22 Being a 20-year overnight success
09:02 Did he think his in-ring career was done with Max Dupri?
13:10 What were his highlights of 2023
15:29 Memories of Money In The Bank
17:30 Not winning a championship in WWE
20:35 His merch sales being the highest in WWE
24:35 Does he know all the lyrics to John Cena’s theme song?
25:49 Memories of working with John Cena
26:54 His promos with The Miz
30:10 People digging up his old acting work
35:38 Memories of Hollywood auditions
39:08 Going on The Rock’s reality show ‘The Hero’
40:16 Did he regret not going to WWE sooner?
43:00 He emailed Triple H asking for a job in WWE
47:00 3 Things LA Knight is grateful for
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