Fan Favourite Set For Huge WWE Push After WrestleMania 39?

Having caught on with live crowds, this cult WWE favourite looks set for a post-Mania push.

by Andy H Murray
LA Knight
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Big things could be on the horizon for LA Knight after WrestleMania 39, with WWE reportedly set to push the fan favourite following the April premium live event.

WrestlingNews.co reports that WWE higher-ups are happy with Knight's work and the extent to which he is getting over with cross at live events. Now, head of creative Paul 'Triple H' Levesque wants to do more with the former Eli Drake after WrestleMania.

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There is currently no word on what, exactly, this will entail. WrestlingNews.co noted Knight's match with Cody Rhodes on this week's episode of Raw, stating that this could be a sign of WWE's intent to run that as a longer program later on. Rhodes is expected to dethrone Roman Reigns as Undisputed WWE Universal Champion at 'Mania. Not that there has been any indication of Knight in a World Title feud, though.

WWE personnel are also "very happy" with how Knight handled the creative handed to him in his pre-Royal Rumble 2023 program with Bray Wyatt. While some felt the feud would hurt Knight, that the 40-year-old ran with everything sent his way didn't go unnoticed.

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Knight has been back in WWE's system since signing in February 2021, and a main roster regular since April 2022, when he was initially brought up through Maximum Male Models.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.