LA Knight lacks emotional connection with the fans, WWE legend claims

LA Knight lacks an emotional connection with the fans, according to a WWE legend. The Megastar has been one of the most popular stars on WWE's roster in the last few years and has been pushed in the main event scene.

However, Knight has been found floating mostly between the upper mid-card and main event. According to WWE tag team legend Bully Ray, fans are having a hard time getting behind the former United States Champion.

Talking on the Busted Open Podcast, Bully said that on the recent episode of RAW, LA Knight was trying hard to get a reaction from the fans, but he lacks an emotional connection.

"Every time they screamed 'Yeah,' it got a little less loud and less loud and less loud. They're saying 'Yeah to the physicality, and they're getting burned out on screaming 'Yeah.' It's more about them screaming the word, and then the pop starts to die. I still believe that the emotional connection between LA Knight and the fan base is lacking," he said.

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Bully said that Knight was chasing the approval of the fans and explained why his character lacks the connection with the fans.

"He's a bit of a of a douche. He's snarky. He's a wise-a**. He's all of those things. So, it's kind of hard to love somebody that comes off that way," he added.

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LA Knight got his revenge on Jey Uso on RAW

This week on RAW, LA Knight and Jimmy Uso teamed up to take on Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker. While The Vision emerged victorious, they continued to attack the babyfaces.

Jey Uso then came out to help them fend off The Vision. However, he ended up taking a BFT from Knight to end the show.

This was Knight's way of getting back at Jey after the former World Heavyweight Champion hit him with a spear a week earlier.

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Sherjeel Malik is a writer at Sportskeeda and covers pro wrestling. He was hooked on the product from the moment he saw The Hardy Boyz jumping off ladders during the Attitude Era. While he comes from an engineering background, Sherjeel’s love for pro wrestling and content writing led him to pursue a career in sports journalism. Before assuming his current role at Sportskeeda, Sherjeel worked at other reputable organizations for five years.

While writing articles, he ensures that he only relies on credible sources for information and covers relevant subjects that do not project an agenda against a particular person or association. WWE legend Paul Heyman once shared Sherjeel’s work on his social media handle.

Sherjeel’s earliest memory of pro wrestling is watching Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker square off for the WWE Title in the main event of a pay-per-view in 1998. His favorite wrestlers are Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy. While he admires Orton for his character work as a heel, he looks up to Jeff because of his unique wrestling style and risk-taking ability.

If he could go back to the Attitude Era, Sherjeel would like to manage Ken Shamrock and be his mouthpiece. He feels Shamrock’s promo skills prevented him from becoming a main event-level act in WWE. Hence, he would like to help the UFC Hall of Famer get over with fans.

When not writing about pro wrestling, he likes to read classics and fiction books.

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