Report: Big Name Done With WWE NXT?

Don't expect to see much (if anything) else from this wrestler in WWE NXT 2.0...

by Andy H Murray
NXT Say Goodbye
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If the recent main roster teases weren't enough of a clue, WWE currently has no more plans for LA Knight in NXT 2.0 going forward, suggesting he is done with the developmental brand.

This is according to Fightful Select, who report that the former Eli Drake is now considered a main roster wrestler following recent dark appearances at SmackDown tapings.

While Knight hasn't actually wrestled on a SmackDown taping since January, he appears to be putting a group together. On 15 April, he introduced Face, the former Mace, as the first member of Knight Model Management, before seemingly adding Mansoor to his crew the following week. While neither of these angles made it to television, both found their way to the internet afterwards.

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Fightful reported on 7 April that WWE was considering calling Knight up from NXT as a manager, not a wrestler, due to his strong promo game. This now appears to be coming to fruition, though nothing is certain in WWE until it happens on television. Plans change, pal.

Knight's last NXT match came at Stand & Deliver 2022 on 2 April, where he lost to Gunther. The 39-year-old has been with WWE since signing in February 2021.

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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.