WWE Champion Addresses Criticism Of LA Knight For Acting Like Steve Austin And The Rock

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As PWMania.com previously reported, WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash called out LA Knight for being “an absolute rip off” of The Rock. In a subsequent podcast, Nash questioned Knight’s drawing ability, asking, “Why didn’t he get over anywhere else?”

WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins addressed Knight in an interview with FoxNews.com.

Rollins said, โ€œEverybodyโ€™s just hitting right at the right time. And the LA Knight thing, heโ€™s got a call and response thing with the audience. Heโ€™s got that feeling that heโ€™s being held down a little bit. Heโ€™s got that chip on his shoulder. And, in some ways, heโ€™s just a throwback to the Attitude Era. I know heโ€™s received a lot of comparisons to The Rock and โ€˜Stone Coldโ€™ Steve Austin, some people mocking him for that. But, I mean, those two are some of the most popular superstars in the history of our industry. I think any comparison youโ€™re going to get to them, especially from a popularity standpoint, is a win.

โ€œI think the skyโ€™s the limit for him. Iโ€™m looking forward to seeing kind of where this renewed, invigorated passion for LA Knight kinda leads his character and leads him in the next year. Itโ€™s really going to be fascinating to watch.โ€