LA Knight is determined to become a champion, with or without a briefcase.
Ahead of WWE Money in the Bank, Knight was widely favored to win the Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match, as fans rallied around him in the weeks leading up to the show. However, Damian Priest ultimately emerged victorious.
At a WWE live event in Cardiff on July 2, Knight cut a promo in which he commented on his loss at WWE Money in the Bank. (H/t Jeremy Lambert of Fightful for the transcription)
“Nobody back there knows this right now, but last was my last match. If I was’t coming out with that case, it’s all over for me. I wanted to come out and feel this one more in my gear, standing in this ring, before I say goodbye,” Knight said. “Or at least that’s what they’d like me to say! So, let me talk to ya! I stand here right now thinking about what happened last night. That case, hanging up there, in my grasp, about to pull it down. At long last, it comes down in the hands of who? Who? Who cares. It didn’t come down in the hands of LA Knight. Here’s how it goes. I haven’t been given anything since I walked through the door, let’s face facts, and here I stand, top of the industry.
“Here I stand, the man, all over the place, everywhere you go. Everywhere, all around the round, it’s the same song, and how’s that song go? With everybody saying [crowd cheers LA Knight]. It’s for that reason. The reason ain’t y’all. The reason is me. You can feel cool saying my name all you want, but I don’t need y’all, let’s be honest. I didn’t need that case either. Just like I made myself a top man in this industry is the same way, with or without a case, I will make myself a champion sooner or later, and there ain’t nobody that can stop me. That’s not an insult. That’s just a fact of life.”
Despite the passionate promo, Knight lost to Rey Mysterio at the live event on Sunday.
Knight recently reflected on getting left off the card for WrestleMania 39. Check out his comments here.
Catch up on our coverage of WWE Money in the Bank here.
