How LA Knight Felt About Being Bray Wyatt’s Final WWE Opponent
LA Knight was Bray Wyatt’s final opponent in WWE.
Wyatt tragically passed away on August 24, 2023, at the age of 36 due to a heart attack.
His last televised match took place against LA Knight at the WWE Royal Rumble 2023 in a Pitch Black match. His final overall match was a Lights Out street fight against Knight on the February 26, 2023 edition of the WWE Road to WrestleMania SuperShow in Rockford.
LA Knight Credits Feud With Bray Wyatt For Boosting His WWE Career
LA Knight recently spoke with Esteban Ramirez in an interview, where he detailed his experience working with Bray Wyatt. Knight said that the two complemented each other in their rivalry “like peanut butter and jelly.”
He admitted that their storyline was “a little bit gimmicky” and that some fans were critical of it. However, despite the backlash, Knight believes their rivalry was solid and unique. He also credited his program with Wyatt for helping push him into the spotlight and making him popular in WWE.
“Well, look. When I’m considering the idea that I’m dealing with this guy who kind of does these supernatural kinda things, I’m thinking that’s an odd fit, and something that maybe I wouldn’t ordinarily think that I’m too keen on.
“But it went together kind of peanut butter and jelly in my mind. Where it was kinda like, I could take parts of him and expose them in certain ways, and he could take parts of me and expose them in certain ways to where it worked so well.
“Say what you want about the match, a little bit gimmicky and I know everybody’s gonna point that out, but I think the build-up that we had going into that match really was the cake… the match itself was the icing and whether you like the taste of that icing or not is another story, but I think the cake underneath it was delicious regardless.
“And with that being the case, it was such a unique experience, just, again you’ve got the challenge of this very unique character, but then also it was my first real foray onto SmackDown television, onto WWE television on that main roster scale, where it’s like, okay, I’m gonna make my mark here while at the same time serving this return to Bray.
“And it was a hell of an experience, and I have to credit that with putting me on the map at this point.”