Thing is though, if the character wasn't so dumb, he would be a fantastic manager with his skill set. Still a better wrestler obviously I'm not disagreeing, but he'd still be great as a manager
@bbsy1 … Or even DDP, who ironically also got a late start as an active wrestler after being a manager for years! He was already like in his late 30s when he had his first actual match!
5 years? So Goldberg is allowed to be champion at 50+ and they trying to tell us they he at 39 can't be multiple time champion? Heck they can even make him only wrestle 1 time a month and make a special attraction of him
I agree 100%. He could have a fantastic 10+ year career in WWE and still be active in some form or another. The dude is solid and killing it every chance he gets.
There's no way they're complaining about his age when stars like edge, Rey Mysterio, and Finn are all over 40 and have a history with injuries. Get this guy his briefcase already
Not to mention 40 isn't that far off from every top stars age Roman 38, Cody 37 , McIntyre 38 , Lashley 46 , Lesnar 45 , Rollins 37 , Strowman 39. To put this into perspective, aside from Lesnar and Lashley, all of these guys are so close in age that they all would be in High School together if they all grew up in the same town.
The point isnt 40 is too old. The point is 40 is too old to build a long term star. Everyone listed here has been in wwe since their 20s on and off. They were built into stars. Except Finn who is a midcarder
Everyone you’ve mentioned aren’t just starting on the main roster now. That’s the difference. All of them were on top in their younger years as well in the wwe.
@@Hellythepthere’s a difference between being on top at a late age while working your way up there during your young years Knight is just starting with wwe’s main roster at that late age which is what he’s saying
It’s obvious to anyone that LA Knight is the first opportunity in many years to unleash an organically grown megastar. He has that rare level of connection with the crowd and will explode when given the chance. He’s got it all, so, not sure why they keep holding him back… Stone Cold or Rock level opportunity right in front of them.
Ever since he was in nxt he’s known how to control a crowd I knew that when he’d be stomping on some one and stop to do his L A Knight shit then go yeaaaa or when he’d be stomping on some one saying yea repeatedly The dude is just that good. He engages the crowd and that’s what greats are able to do. Not to mention make any gimmick given to him look easy. That stupid manager role should have never happened yet he made it look easy.
@@rustykeeran3029Stone Cold was not an instant star either. People think he exploded right after his Austin 3:16 promo but it still was a bit before he became a superstar after his king of the ring win. Of course we all know about Rocky Maivia before he joined the NoD and became the leader. Point is, rarely is there a new member of the roster who has immediately gotten over with the audience and has the mic skills to go along with his physical talent.
I'm glad Cena looked out for him. He sees what we casual viewers that keep an eye on the product see with Knight. He's the next big megastar (no pun intended).
He didn’t really but he put a picture of LA Knight on his Instagram. Cena always posts pictures with no context, he posted one of Austin theory years before he signed with WWE etc. Basically it made people think Cena likes LA Knight.
Austin was 34 when he reached the WWF title with a bad neck. Like this guy said he didn’t have any bad injury. He can go for at least 5 years as a top star and go into the HoF
He wasn't the only one. Hogan, Macho Man, Flair, Bret, HBK. All of those guys were 30 and over when they got the belt. Not everyone does their best work in their 20's.
Austin was much younger than that when he started his build and was already intercontinental champion etc. That’s the difference. You don’t begin a hall of fame career at 40.
Anyone from Los Angeles who followed our Indy’s here already know that Mr. Ricker has been killing it for a decade. Last protege of the late great Percy Pringle! Can’t wait to see how far he goes.
Even if he's 39, if he hasn't suffered many injuries, he can well wrestle till his 50s. LA Knight can easily be this generation's DDP, reaching his big success in his 40s
Hrs headed to 41 wwe will give him a mid card title run and maybe a short world title run after that I don't see them pushing him further besides putting young talent over
@@bigdonald123 if he goes on to wrestle till his 50s as I said, that's 10 years to explore with the guy, it's more than enough time for him to have great runs and put over younger talent later
AJ won the WWE championship at 42 that's no excuse La night will be WWE champion now I'm going to wake up in the morning with nasty breath and say yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 😅
@@brolysupersaiyan1634 More importantly, he's a singular talent. Throughout the history of wrestling, few have reached his level, and almost none of them were in WWE.
This guy can very well entire his prime in a very short amount of time. It's a shame he's 39, but I think he can wrestle well into his late 40's, maybe even early 50's. He looks very good for his age, thought he was like 31.
Another crazy thing to consider about the whole age thing with him, is that Damian priest, who's been heavily featured and pushed, and rightfully so, is a month and a half older than la knight is. So pushing one guy and not the other, is really silly in my opinion.
Put Damian had been put in many stories already, they had already built him up. they never considered LA Knight, because they didn’t expect how much the crowd loves him.
It’s not about age so much as starting age. A 40 year old who already been a mid card champion and did 3 years wrestling guys like Miz and Rey is further along than a 40 year old who just comes up from NXT.
Knight!! You ARE the next big thing. I never discovered you before WWE, and that sucks. PLEASE keep doing your thing, you ARE top! tier! and me as well as many others want to see you do big things, which HAS to happen....you're just too good! YEAH!
Bray Wyatt helped to the maximum LA Knight by turning the attention on him. Those promos went for so long,that helped also and LA Knight is a truly Superstar
He killed it as the manager of MMM...The name change was awful but his promos were still amazing... Obviously he was born to be a singles star...Hope he gets a world title reign or at least a Mania main event.
I’m 34 I’ll be 35 in November and I’m in the best shape of my life I’m older than a lot of my cousins but I look younger than them!! People at my office tell me I look 25 when I tell them my age! This dude inspires me man he’s one of the people after I heard his story that inspire me to work in the gym when I need motivation I watch videos of his pops
I love the wrestling community, because even though we all converge on the same concepts, wrestlers and niche’s we still find a way to be absolute abhorrent humans to each other 😂😂
One of my favorites on the current rouster. Dude is so good on the Mic, moves so good in the ring and you love to hate him and then end up loving him. I don't understand why age is even a factor. 39 is not that old anymore , and there are 25 year old wrestlers that had to retire because of injury or lack of conditioning. There is probably nobody better on the Mic atm.
He's 40. You can easily get a solid 5-6 years from him. But do it now! Strap the rocket to his back! He should be WWE Champ or World Heavyweight Champ by WM! Just look how fast he blew up! 💯
WWE does have an age problem but that is in general, LA knight is about as old as mostly top stars on the roster and is in good shape shouldn't be a issue for him specifically
Thats actually bad if you're "Rookie" is about as old as your Veterans who are established guys. And he's only getting name recognition from casuals at his current age. Thats not how you build up your Next Generation talent. YEAH!!
Stone cold had just 4 years consistent run in wwe 1997 to 2001 .. still he became legend , Rock had just 5 years consistent run 1997 to 2002 . Still he became legend , all it takes is 4 to 5 years and u will be legend forever if u are THE GUY ..
You the Rock redefined the business from 99-03. Four years. This guy doesn’t even necessarily have to do that, but it shows that the right talent doesn’t need long to have a massive impact. Push him to the moon
I personally saw max Dupri as like a d Mob kinda boss. I guess Vince would have made him super goofy but the way I saw the character and how I would have booked him, I thought it could have been dope.
Batista was just hitting his prime at 36 when he won his first world title. To ignore someone's age, especially in wrestling, where the longevity of most wrestlers is about 10 years
@@ChillRichard Bautista was established IN WWE but that isn't the only game in town. LA Night was in TNA for a long time and was killing it in NXT as well. Just cause someone isn't on the main roster doesn't mean that they aren't established.
@@kurtmoser4299 it literally does mean that, even LA Knight talked about that in this interview. Being know in NXT to a smaller audience, is different that the main roster. When you get moved up, you have to show that other bigger audience what you’re about. The main roster fans only knew him as Max Dupri, so you have to once again show your talent at a bigger spotlight
Honestly. DDP was one of my favorite guys in WCW. Just book LA Knight vs Austin Theory, DDP gives LA advice and motivation he already has along with one of his old vests, LA beats Austin, and we get a champ who can go against faces and heels no problem. It's a no brainer.
You're about the only one. That dumpster fire took months away from his career when he was hot down in NXT to come up to the main roster for that crap. Big shout out to Mace and Mansoor, wherever they are now.
L.A knight is too good to be a manager
Though he was amazing at it. 10-15 years when he tires of in ring work he could be another Fuji or MVP. Possibly better than both.
Thing is though, if the character wasn't so dumb, he would be a fantastic manager with his skill set. Still a better wrestler obviously I'm not disagreeing, but he'd still be great as a manager
YEAH!!! 😎
@bbsy1 … Or even DDP, who ironically also got a late start as an active wrestler after being a manager for years! He was already like in his late 30s when he had his first actual match!
Wow this is the most likes I’ve ever had on RUclips. Thank you
Screw age. They got 5 years left for this guy. That's Stone Cold / Rock years. Make it work
And if he stays healthy maybe even 6 to 7
You could get another 10 years out of him easily if you keep him healthy.
5 years? So Goldberg is allowed to be champion at 50+ and they trying to tell us they he at 39 can't be multiple time champion? Heck they can even make him only wrestle 1 time a month and make a special attraction of him
I agree 100%. He could have a fantastic 10+ year career in WWE and still be active in some form or another. The dude is solid and killing it every chance he gets.
If Sting can wrestle in his 60s then he's got 20 years in him lol
Im rooting for him heavily
Same brother
Me too
Yeah
He could wrestle till he's 45 and no one would know he's not 30, god blessed this man
He’s washed and wrestling is fake who cares
yeah honestly when I first found out he was 40 I didn't believe it, he looks great and I'm loving how over he's gotten
@@amythistxue1 wrestling is fake
@@amythistxue1Exactly, fr.
There's no way they're complaining about his age when stars like edge, Rey Mysterio, and Finn are all over 40 and have a history with injuries. Get this guy his briefcase already
Not to mention 40 isn't that far off from every top stars age
Roman 38, Cody 37 , McIntyre 38 , Lashley 46 , Lesnar 45 , Rollins 37 , Strowman 39.
To put this into perspective, aside from Lesnar and Lashley, all of these guys are so close in age that they all would be in High School together if they all grew up in the same town.
The point isnt 40 is too old. The point is 40 is too old to build a long term star. Everyone listed here has been in wwe since their 20s on and off. They were built into stars. Except Finn who is a midcarder
Rick flair as well. When you look at it, A LOT of stars really where in their prime in their late 30’s and into their 40’s
Everyone you’ve mentioned aren’t just starting on the main roster now. That’s the difference. All of them were on top in their younger years as well in the wwe.
@@Hellythepthere’s a difference between being on top at a late age while working your way up there during your young years
Knight is just starting with wwe’s main roster at that late age which is what he’s saying
Styles is well into his 40s, and is still killing it. You're only as old as you feel, and Knight seems to be feeling pretty good.
It's strange that it's still an issue when you have so many over 40s and over 50s still in good shape and not looking out of place.
Crazy he's 46
And Styles hasn’t been involved much into any big story
@@romuluslives2707AJ's 46?? Jesus I feel old
@@EthanEthanEthanEthanEthan yeah lol tell me about it
It’s obvious to anyone that LA Knight is the first opportunity in many years to unleash an organically grown megastar. He has that rare level of connection with the crowd and will explode when given the chance.
He’s got it all, so, not sure why they keep holding him back… Stone Cold or Rock level opportunity right in front of them.
He dont come even close to stone cold or the rock . He isnt that good
@@rustykeeran3029yall just don’t be getting it lmao he has the mic skills like Austin & Rock. Not saying he’s legendary just like them
@@MASTER3371 They wouldn't get it if it slapped them in the face lmao. LA Knight is a star and a future world champion.
Ever since he was in nxt he’s known how to control a crowd I knew that when he’d be stomping on some one and stop to do his L A Knight shit then go yeaaaa or when he’d be stomping on some one saying yea repeatedly The dude is just that good. He engages the crowd and that’s what greats are able to do. Not to mention make any gimmick given to him look easy. That stupid manager role should have never happened yet he made it look easy.
@@rustykeeran3029Stone Cold was not an instant star either. People think he exploded right after his Austin 3:16 promo but it still was a bit before he became a superstar after his king of the ring win.
Of course we all know about Rocky Maivia before he joined the NoD and became the leader.
Point is, rarely is there a new member of the roster who has immediately gotten over with the audience and has the mic skills to go along with his physical talent.
I'm glad Cena looked out for him. He sees what we casual viewers that keep an eye on the product see with Knight. He's the next big megastar (no pun intended).
In what way did Cena look out for him?
He didn’t really but he put a picture of LA Knight on his Instagram. Cena always posts pictures with no context, he posted one of Austin theory years before he signed with WWE etc. Basically it made people think Cena likes LA Knight.
@@jaybee4288 should've maybe posted one of Kenny Dykstra in like 08 instead of getting him fired for doing nothing at all
Austin was 34 when he reached the WWF title with a bad neck. Like this guy said he didn’t have any bad injury. He can go for at least 5 years as a top star and go into the HoF
hell in the next 9 years he can
He wasn't the only one. Hogan, Macho Man, Flair, Bret, HBK. All of those guys were 30 and over when they got the belt.
Not everyone does their best work in their 20's.
Austin was much younger than that when he started his build and was already intercontinental champion etc. That’s the difference. You don’t begin a hall of fame career at 40.
@@jaybee4288DDP?
Anyone from Los Angeles who followed our Indy’s here already know that Mr. Ricker has been killing it for a decade. Last protege of the late great Percy Pringle! Can’t wait to see how far he goes.
The charisma of this man is on a whole another level !!!
Even if he's 39, if he hasn't suffered many injuries, he can well wrestle till his 50s. LA Knight can easily be this generation's DDP, reaching his big success in his 40s
Hrs headed to 41 wwe will give him a mid card title run and maybe a short world title run after that I don't see them pushing him further besides putting young talent over
@@bigdonald123 if he goes on to wrestle till his 50s as I said, that's 10 years to explore with the guy, it's more than enough time for him to have great runs and put over younger talent later
@@Mr_Leo_DS your assuming he wrestles till 50 doesn't mean he will he might call it good at 45
Vince: I'm gonna dominate in a match at Wrestlemania at 128 years old!
Also Vince: Oooh, 39? You're too old to be rasslin' pal
Is that guy still poopin?
AJ won the WWE championship at 42 that's no excuse La night will be WWE champion now I'm going to wake up in the morning with nasty breath and say yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 😅
But Styles was already established as a main eventer
@@brolysupersaiyan1634 More importantly, he's a singular talent. Throughout the history of wrestling, few have reached his level, and almost none of them were in WWE.
Thank you Hunter
SO glad he got to bring the Megastar back so that now he can have all the fans on the main roster screaming it with him, LA Knight, Yeaaahhhh!
LA Knight(Eli Drake) would be an amazing color Commentator once his wrestling days are over. But seriously, put a belt on the man already.
The fact that he survived (and got more popular) after that awful Bray Wyatt feud shows how much people love him. YEAH!
Miss him in NWA but rooting for him to succeed in wwe
They pull the trigger within the next year he can have a historic legendary career just out of five years
He’s the modern day Diamond Dallas Page…
Rooting for you man! Been a big fan since the TNA days!
This guy can very well entire his prime in a very short amount of time. It's a shame he's 39, but I think he can wrestle well into his late 40's, maybe even early 50's. He looks very good for his age, thought he was like 31.
You deserve better L.A Knight
If it wasn't known that he's in his 40s you wouldn't bat an eyelid. Man has kept himself healthy
He's not in his 40's. He's 39
he could definetly be a manager just not when he’s still got mileage left in the ring
He better win MITB.
Well, Eli Drake, you certainly took care of yourself, good sir.
LA Knight has one of the best bodies in the WWE roster.
He gives me serious rock vibes
Even his voice is similar to the rock.
Doesn't stop Vince from pushing Edge Lesnar and Lashley won his first title over 40
Lashley won his first heavyweight championship way before 40.
@@casanovavirgo4011in wwe? Try again
@@Maxtrash69 ecw world heavyweight championship
@@casanovavirgo4011"no, no, hes got a point"
@@Maxtrash69Yes, in WWE, kid. His first title was the United States championship.
He’s gon have the biggest storyline in the video game if they put him over
Another crazy thing to consider about the whole age thing with him, is that Damian priest, who's been heavily featured and pushed, and rightfully so, is a month and a half older than la knight is. So pushing one guy and not the other, is really silly in my opinion.
Put Damian had been put in many stories already, they had already built him up.
they never considered LA Knight, because they didn’t expect how much the crowd loves him.
It’s not about age so much as starting age. A 40 year old who already been a mid card champion and did 3 years wrestling guys like Miz and Rey is further along than a 40 year old who just comes up from NXT.
IT'S LA KNIGHT'S GAME!
Its insane that he's 39 man! What!
Wrestled with LA on the Indie. Great guy. Solid and has earned his reputation.
Loved the part where HHH saved him
He was killing it as a manager the group was funny af
L.A. Knight has no business being a manager....YEAH!
Knight!! You ARE the next big thing. I never discovered you before WWE, and that sucks. PLEASE keep doing your thing, you ARE top! tier! and me as well as many others want to see you do big things, which HAS to happen....you're just too good! YEAH!
Things he didn’t mention was Vince lol and HHH gave him back his mojo 😂
Can’t wait to see him holding that briefcase this weekend. YEAH! 🙌🏽
LA Knight is a legit badass lol
When you put a certain amount of effort into training your body, you can be late 30s early 40s and still be more fit than someone in their 20s
YEAH !!! THIS GUY IS TRULY A STAR!!! LETS GO!!
Star in the making 💯⭐
I'm glad he got his gimmick back but i think he would've killed it as Dupri too. He's a talent
Bray Wyatt helped to the maximum LA Knight by turning the attention on him.
Those promos went for so long,that helped also and LA Knight is a truly Superstar
his best promo was the “mother’s milk” promo🔥🔥😂
Fuc* the age 😅
We all love you LA ✌️
The MEGASTAR 🥰
Thank god Triple H took over and handled the masterpiece that is LA Knight. YEAAAH.
Dudes gna be like DDP winning the big one at 40+
You don't look 39, you're killing it...
YEAH!!!
Champ soon
Pls make him world heavyweight champ he can make that belt the A belt and not a consolation prize
So by Ur logic Santos Escobar would do the same too? Since he Beat LA Jobber in a match. That means Santos Escobar is World Champion material right?
He would be a good general manager though but for now I want him to win atleast 3 world champions
Nah uh. He's Winning 3 Mid Card belts tops. YEAH!!
Age doesn't matter! He deserves a run at the top! The guys a star!
Title: reveals HOW
video: somethings happened I'm not getting into
It's La Knights time, YEAH!!!
Let me talk to you: Every WWE day is a good day for L.A. Knight to shine. Yeah
I'm so glad they dropped the male model thing. Rick Martel tried it and, although it was funny, nobody took him seriously.
He look a certain way.... yeah he looks fine🔥🔥🔥
Never would've have thought he was 39 maybe 31 but not 39 dude has taken care of himself
the fact he didn't win MITB is criminal
SO Friggin Glad they let LA Knight be who he's meant to be.
😄👍
He killed it as the manager of MMM...The name change was awful but his promos were still amazing... Obviously he was born to be a singles star...Hope he gets a world title reign or at least a Mania main event.
I’m 34 I’ll be 35 in November and I’m in the best shape of my life I’m older than a lot of my cousins but I look younger than them!! People at my office tell me I look 25 when I tell them my age! This dude inspires me man he’s one of the people after I heard his story that inspire me to work in the gym when I need motivation I watch videos of his pops
This guy should be US Champ.
I don't care if he had 1 year only. You take full advantage of the Year.
Sucks to see someone with so much potential to be recognized later in his career. Hope he stays injury free
I'm 40 and LA Knight does not look 39, I honestly thought he was like 27.
The ageism, racism, classism, and sexism in the WWE is out of pocket sometimes.
And this has something to do with LA Knight becaaaaause...?
❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️
I love the wrestling community, because even though we all converge on the same concepts, wrestlers and niche’s we still find a way to be absolute abhorrent humans to each other 😂😂
sometimes? all the time. none of that should be in a workplace
Dude, the amount of Isms you just threw out was out of pocket
@@thelonewolf70x7Trump lost.
It really shows that booking people in bad stuff basically means they don't like you
Keith Lee, Kross, etc
One of my favorites on the current rouster. Dude is so good on the Mic, moves so good in the ring and you love to hate him and then end up loving him. I don't understand why age is even a factor. 39 is not that old anymore , and there are 25 year old wrestlers that had to retire because of injury or lack of conditioning. There is probably nobody better on the Mic atm.
So good in a ring he made Rey mysterio and Sheamus carry his A** when he was botching
He prolly got pissed and told them that he was 40 and them wasting his prime years on being a manager is ridiculous. Let me talk to ya! YEAH!!!!!
He's 40. You can easily get a solid 5-6 years from him. But do it now! Strap the rocket to his back! He should be WWE Champ or World Heavyweight Champ by WM! Just look how fast he blew up! 💯
WWE does have an age problem but that is in general, LA knight is about as old as mostly top stars on the roster and is in good shape shouldn't be a issue for him specifically
Thats actually bad if you're "Rookie" is about as old as your Veterans who are established guys. And he's only getting name recognition from casuals at his current age. Thats not how you build up your Next Generation talent. YEAH!!
"You can't wrestle at 40"
Meanwhile Ricky Steamboat can still do arm drags in his 60s
Stone cold had just 4 years consistent run in wwe 1997 to 2001 .. still he became legend , Rock had just 5 years consistent run 1997 to 2002 . Still he became legend , all it takes is 4 to 5 years and u will be legend forever if u are THE GUY ..
E... Li... Drake
Dummy! Yeah!!
How can they complain about age when Batista was one year older than hhh yet they put him in evolution (and the rest is history as they said ) ? 😅
You the Rock redefined the business from 99-03. Four years. This guy doesn’t even necessarily have to do that, but it shows that the right talent doesn’t need long to have a massive impact. Push him to the moon
I personally saw max Dupri as like a d Mob kinda boss. I guess Vince would have made him super goofy but the way I saw the character and how I would have booked him, I thought it could have been dope.
Knight has an injury free carreer like Miz, he is safe, reliable, charismatic, old school style of wrestling within the ropes.
It was weird seeing him as a manager glad he got his chance
Eli Drake
L.A. is fuckn fabulous!🤘😜
Did not know he was 40, I thought he was in his late 20s
You’re blind if you thought he was 29😂
Batista was just hitting his prime at 36 when he won his first world title. To ignore someone's age, especially in wrestling, where the longevity of most wrestlers is about 10 years
But Batista was already established
@@ChillRichard Bautista was established IN WWE but that isn't the only game in town. LA Night was in TNA for a long time and was killing it in NXT as well. Just cause someone isn't on the main roster doesn't mean that they aren't established.
@@kurtmoser4299 it literally does mean that, even LA Knight talked about that in this interview. Being know in NXT to a smaller audience, is different that the main roster.
When you get moved up, you have to show that other bigger audience what you’re about. The main roster fans only knew him as Max Dupri, so you have to once again show your talent at a bigger spotlight
Fuck whoever was suddenly worried about age. L.A. is THAT guy dammit.
The rock was in WWE from 98-03/04, that's about 5-7 years and his legacy is still talked about today. Quality over quantity i see here.. Yeah!
Did nobody at WWE management learn anything from DDP's run in WCW? Don't judge a book by its cover.
Honestly. DDP was one of my favorite guys in WCW. Just book LA Knight vs Austin Theory, DDP gives LA advice and motivation he already has along with one of his old vests, LA beats Austin, and we get a champ who can go against faces and heels no problem. It's a no brainer.
This is the trend of Ring Names now 😂
LA Knight.
CM Punk.
Next it will be
ET Alien.
I enjoyed max du PREE.
You're about the only one. That dumpster fire took months away from his career when he was hot down in NXT to come up to the main roster for that crap. Big shout out to Mace and Mansoor, wherever they are now.
Finn is 42 and could beat Seth for the HW Belt…
i would’ve loved to see him and Maxxine together now, i think she’s gotten a lot better with the Alpha Academy in such a short time.
Yeah he has grown on me. Stone Cold is my favorite of all time. It's obvious that's where Knight gets a lot of influence.
Now over 40, he still can just go like nobody else.
Considering he did most of the mocap for 2k23
He will be a great mouthpiece for someone when he does have to retire tho
If Sting can wrestle at 60+ years old and still look good, then I don't see why the Megastar can't.
Big fan of yours you are very good God bless you always