IShowSpeed is set to make his in-ring debut with WWE at WrestleMania 42, and despite LA Knight being in the opposite corner, the WWE star had nothing but praise for the newcomer.
Speaking to Shannon Sharpe and Chad Ochocinco during a recent appearance on their Night Cap podcast, Knight opened up about working with Speed. In the short time they’ve been working with each other, Knight said that Speed fits every box that they look for when it comes to a crossover star.
“Our audience gets a little hot sometimes when you bring in the outsiders, especially when it’s somebody who, maybe they haven’t paid the dues or they don’t respect the business,” said Knight (via Fightful). “We have to slow them down a little. When you think about IShowSpeed, IShowFist right in his face. It’s going to be a good time. I have to give him credit.”
Knight went on to note that he believes Speed’s inclusion is good for the business due to the views it’s getting. With that being said, Knight noted that on Saturday, he still won’t be taking it easy on Speed.
You talk about the crossover and the appeal and how we’ve been very good as a company at making those things work. They just put out stat, I think the views on IShowSpeed getting pushed by Logan Paul into me, it’s the highest viewed clip in the history of any of our social media clips. I can respect that and take my hats off to those guys. At the same time, Saturday, it’s going to be a hard, long night.”
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