LA Knight Addresses The Rock Making Fun Of Him!

LA Knight talks to Alex McCarthy of Inside The Ropes about Vince McMahons opinion of him, facing Logan Paul and the time Dwayne The Rock Johnson made Fun of him! Subscribe to the channel for more clips of our live shows and interviews, and don't forget to like and comment too!
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[@InsideTheRopes]

Is LA Knight the best promo in WWE history? Let us know in the comments.

[@christhornycroft3686]

No, he isn’t. For this generation, he’s excellent and pretty much stands alone with MJF, Danielson, Punk and Starks. It’s just rare these days that someone is actually good on the mic, so they stand out. It helps that Knight is older and more experienced than most of the new guys. Granted, his kayfabe name makes him sound like a 90s male porn star, but it could be worse. He’s not Stone Cold or the Rock. Those guys drew a lot of money and we’re on a completely different level than anyone today.

[@rabbijoe316]

It's the Rock. It'll always be the Rock.

[@DedMan28]

Best promo in WWE today? Maybe. Of all time? Not really.

[@Carmine_Laguzio315]

This comment made me unsubscribe tbh

[@jamesdorward4501]

Roddy Piper will always be the greatest for me!

[@lod689]

He used raw talent, added experience and learned how to create his own push = should be a Main Event Star

[@SLICK8116]

Prove it 😂

[@mr.president3633]

Guys like him are cut from a different cloth ric flair , the rock ,Steve Austin hbk.

[@SLICK8116]

@@mr.president3633 prove it

[@jonathanhicks5814]

This dude sucks he's even making his voice sound just like the rock.

[@billybobs1705]

you see he was high on roids

[@deathstroke4853]

Watching la knight puts a big smile on my face.

[@AS-is4dt]

YEAH!

[@therealSouljaMan]

He looks like an WWE legend🤷🏽‍♂️💯

[@mikes6457]

every time that guitar riff plays, I'm sitting there laughing and anticipating greatness.

[@GillBoldberg]

As popular as he is, LA Knight would have been a mega star back in the attitude era.

[@ricson3530]

He still can be

[@State.of.Emergency]

Definitely could have seen him as a Weasley IC Champ with some mainevent appearances. If we don't see him with a World Title in today's WWE it would be a missed opportunity.

[@IamMonikaDLC]

Not so sure about that, he's a big star right now because no one is like him that's currently around. Back then they used to do imitation personaes of big stars *all the time* and audiences shitted on it because we had the big stars there on a weekly , he might have just got lost in the sauce and dismissed. Timing meets opportunity, always.

[@billybobs1705]

he's mediocre

[@boocackeedquackhead8454]

@@billybobs1705 so then why the buzz about him that happened organically?

[@tmartyf3177]

This guy is wrestling gold, it's a shame that he's realistically in the last 10 years of his career, but I hope the WWE give him the push he deserves.

[@albertross2456]

Same here. Wish they'd get on it and hit the gas

[@Sun-cg6lv]

Stone Cold shunned the brightest for only 5 years of his career. That’s all you need to make a Legend that no one can forget.

[@kingpinsmoke4207]

Hey! Sting is still wrestling at almost 70. Billy Gunn is in the best shape of his 30 year plus career. Flair is still to this day trying something every now and then in ring. Hell even Santino Marella is about to be 50 still in ring shape. LA Knight with shape he in he can go till about 70 and still talk shit to everybody

[@tmartyf3177]

@@kingpinsmoke4207 Hell yeah! that would be awesome, but statistically most wrestlers hang up their boots around their late 40s / early 50s. Hopefully he can keep up with the youngsters for longer!

[@FazeRustyNuts]

​@@albertross2456 he's a Jobber, get over it

[@YelloDuzzit]

When Rock hit LA Knight with the "it doesnt matter" back before he was even Eli Drake, he basically annointed him for this very moment hes having in wrestling right now!

[@arvinds4462]

He proved that age is just a number. He proved hard work pays off.

[@theawesomerb2807]

bro damian priest is also 40 yrs old and getting the MITB briefcase , wtf ...

[@arvinds4462]

@@theawesomerb2807 Yeah I understand. But he is nt over with the crowd like L.A Knight Yeah!.

[@theawesomerb2807]

@@arvinds4462 if LA knight wasn't over as much (if not more) than cody he wouldn't get the MITB because he's not over lol , anyways he would be screwed , that dude is a symbol of a fighting spirit , keeps working hard and keeps getting screwed but gets up and still works hard cuz he's broke as fuck lol .

[@arvinds4462]

Will see about that bruh! Good things comes to those who wait😇

[@sarveshjalootharia1603]

@@theawesomerb2807damn no one talks about Damien Priest age issue ever

[@NYCrazyRob]

He got real happy reminiscing about his times with The Rock on The Hero. :D

[@bloodsoup8377]

I don’t see why people say he’s a rip off of the rock. His voice sounds vaguely similar sometimes, but that’s about it.

[@thelonewolf70x7]

When he's angry/hyped up, he sounds a lot like Ric Flair.

[@stantonsullivan-readdelillo]

More than a little and Stone Cold minus the Hell. But he’s still damn fun to watch

[@stevemelnyk7480]

I think some people compare Knight to The Rock because unlike 90% of the WWE roster these days, he actually has charisma. Knight has been doing his schtick for many years dating back his time on the California indies as Shaun Ricker.

[@archcunningham5579]

Oh yeah, he looks like the rock, 😂

[@ObstagoonGuy]

LA Knight is so lovable, you just can't stop smiling along with him

[@RealObey]

the fact he knows wwe has to eventually acknowledge him is all i needed to know. this guy is going to make the most of every chance he gets! Yyeaahhhh

[@rhovenom04]

Give this man a push wwe, before its too late.

[@FazeRustyNuts]

Might aswell give Mustafa Ali a push since we are just giving random Jobbers pushes now

[@zachryzimmerman4800]

@@FazeRustyNutsyou just say Eli Drake is a jobber?!

[@bobmcgee8577]

i wish he had longer promos hes so captivating

[@K9-Z3RO]

La Knight and the rock promo each other would be epic

[@Andreas-xc3zh]

WWE is promoting LA full force right now! That either means he wins money in the bank, or even if he doesnt, they still view him as a top star All the best regardless to this incredibly talented man! Yeah!

[@crashpal]

Royal Rumble winner 2024

[@Josh-dy4lq]

He can definitely feud with Logan paul

[@boocackeedquackhead8454]

Roman needs to be fed.

[@crashpal]

@@boocackeedquackhead8454 true. LA Knight fir universal championship instead of world Heavyweight. Let Cody have world Heavyweight

[@Bl913]

Lemme talk to ya! Yeah

[@slsth3569]

Damn he sometimes sounds like rock sometimes like austin😅😅 what a package he is🔥🔥🔥

[@FirstNameJ0hn]

I’ve watched all his promos this week. In most of them he was like this. In Ariel Helwani’s though, he didn’t seem like he wanted to be there.

[@boya6069]

I've seen a number of interviews involving him in these last 4-5 days. He's probably tired of saying the same things, because the questions are very similar.

[@jr242613]

I also think Ariel has that effect on people.

[@FirstNameJ0hn]

@@boya6069 I felt the same way when I saw Ariel’s, but he seems fine in this one lol.

[@stewieg8824]

I think some of Ariel's questions about booking and what not were just a bit too "smarky"

[@davedarius7346]

Ariel is trying to be a smartass, it's cringe....He asks about what the bookers have in plans literally, as if these wrestlers could divulge anything...Ariel did the same for Sami Zayn too but Sami was fine with it but LA definitely didn't like it and it showed

[@Kissingh1]

I want this feud.

[@DaRealDRM]

Eli drake was one of my favorite wrestlers! Its glad to see him get recognition in WWE

[@BollyToHolly]

He’s still stuck at bottom he kept loosing everything Eli should be in NJPW 💯 WWE just don’t know how to book anyone anymore

[@actionpoppa6079]

He's a throwback to The Attitude Era and he can have a great match without doing floopy flops of the top ropes. Got charisma total package so of course the haters are going to spread hate

[@kaustavkakati1829]

I have a bad feeeeeling that old maaaaaaaan will screw knight over 😭

[@Dark_Wizard_of_Mu]

It's WWE so expect the worse

[@BeastNationXIV]

If Logan wins, we riot.

[@Dark_Wizard_of_Mu]

Just as I thought, they dropped the ball again. Priest won.

[@dtalovesyou6939]

HE DID

[@Mr.Bearns]

It's amazing because la and the rock sound exactly alike.

[@hook357]

Great promo work and attitude. Hope he goes far!

[@christhornycroft3686]

He won that match, didn’t he? I didn’t see it, but I heard Rey even at his age made LA look like a million bucks and that’s what the veterans are supposed to do. Mysterio knows he’s well past his prime, and now his job is to provide nostalgia and help out the newer talent. Someone has to be the 1996-97 Bret Hart of that company. CM Punk seems to be filling that role in AEW. It doesn’t matter if they’re not able to do what they did at 25. What’s important is that they are good enough to help get newer talent over. Just ask Starks and MJF about Punk getting people way over. Every newer talent needs a Hart/Austin WM13 match. That’s how my make someone a main event star. I think in terms of that roster, LA Knight is there. In him and Rex Steiner, they have 2 legit blue chip babyfaces. They just need a heel everyone hates. Cody isn’t bad, but he’s relying on his name as much as his talent.

[@rishuasthana1086]

Rex steiner is bland. He is another big sweaty man and he is not even that big.Cody is way more talented than him. Maybe they can get steiner over in 8 years since roman took that much time to finally get over

[@animace626]

Rex Steiner truly sounds cooler than Bron Breakker.

[@JACQUEZJOHNSON23]

Blud forgot about the Roman

[@turbo_bikini]

Well said! All truth in what you said.

[@majinpvegeta]

@@animace626 The name does sound cooler, but I think he would want to avoid using it for now based on the stuff his dad did a few months back.

[@DamonTheGreat_]

LA Knight and MJF in a segment would be GOLDEN 😂

[@KaijuCouture]

Oh dayum I didn't even think of that, the promo battles would be amazing

[@stevemelnyk7480]

Yeah, I'd like to see an MJF-Knight promo exchange if MJF jumps to the WWE next year. But the biggest exchange I'd like to see is Knight and The Rock. It looks like The Rock may be returning to confront Grayson Waller so who knows.

[@KaijuCouture]

@@stevemelnyk7480 I'm so glad you brought up Grayson, this guy has been around for only a few years and has already gotten a Cena rub, edge rub, rock rub, and rumor has it stone cold is coming back to give a rub (to LA Knight no less, which would guarantee stardom) also Grayson just atted stone cold in a Twitter post saying he has the better stunner so it looks like he may be getting a stone cold rub too, it's fucking bananas

[@stevemelnyk7480]

@@KaijuCouture I don't know, I think the jury is still out on Waller. He's young and definitely has charisma but we'll see how he looks when they start pairing him up against big names. Can he go toe to toe with The Rock on the mic? We may find out. If anyone can go toe to toe with The Rock on the mic in the WWE, I think it's LA Knight. I'd like to see a Knight/Rock mic showdown.

[@KaijuCouture]

@@stevemelnyk7480 I would love that showdown, or knight SCSA promo battle (what? Vs yeah!) but something about waller just rubs me the wrong way, and not in like a heel way like how dom is sleazy as in like this guy might have blackmail on HHH or something to be getting back to back rubs from Huge names ya kno?

[@luismoro5720]

This guy comes off as very humble.

[@RR-qi2tk]

"He's got a big ass ninja turtle head...Yea I said it Dwayne". Omg the mic battle These two could have alone would be better then most ppv matches.

[@kurtisdefender]

LA Knight makes me smile everytime I see him . He's such a great man and he is so funny.

[@BeastNationXIV]

"Knight, we want you to make sure you get all the opportunities you can to become successful....but you gotta make Logan look really strong."

[@ronhess110]

That may be true but LP is giving his all and not doing bad. He looks like a nervous kid on the mic but he's athletic and has done a few great moves. Rather see Bad Bunny if we have to see a non wrestler tho.

[@juliomenendez9458]

Isn’t that what cm punk said about Roman?

[@werleysworld8974]

Man, his voice sounds so much like Rock’s sometimes that I kept waiting for him to say, “If ya smeeeeellllll…” lol 😂

[@stevemelnyk7480]

LA Knight's promo delivery style is very similar to how The Rock's was but he has his own catchphrases etc. I know that there are people who call him a Rock "ripoff" but I wouldn't quite say that about Knight. He may pattern himself a bit after The Rock but he has his own phrases.

[@DavidWolfe-yo5bq]

if you listen it is kind of like a hybrid of the rock and stone cold. It's really genius, and very natural for him. Not at all forced in my view. I love it. He is definitely my guy right now. I was cheering him before the Bray Wyatt feud....and I'm a huge Bray fan, but if i had to pick i'm going LA Knight.

[@stevemelnyk7480]

@@DavidWolfe-yo5bq Yeah, Knight's finisher is similar to the Stone Cold Stunner and Stone Cold also wore a vest during his entrances. There are some youtube compilation videos of a bunch of Knight's promo's and if you watch those, you'll see that he isn't really a "ripoff" of either. He definitely has his own style.

[@lamontking87]

Close your eyes and I swear u hear the rock - Yeahhhhh

[@daylcday8459]

A bad bootleg version of The Rock 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Andreas-xc3zh]

Agree and disagree at the same time! They sound very close, but the patterns in the way they talk is very different. The more i hear LA, the less i hear the rock. At the beginning i thought he sounds like him 100%

[@daylcday8459]

@@Andreas-xc3zh you're a hundred percent right he's tries to sound like the rock on purpose he doesn't normally sound like that his voice is sort of similar but he's does the rock voice on purpose

[@crashpal]

​@@Andreas-xc3zhwithout mic = Rock With mic = Max Dupree

[@no-yj2cf]

He has the perfect wrestler voice. That Logan Paul promo sounded like The Rock, Austin, and Flair all at the same time brother. The one and only LA Knight, YEAH

[@GrandeMilito22]

LA Knight looks like Chris Benoit mash up with Elias

[@DannyHetue-ls3hk]

LA Knight is one of the popular heel superstars in WWE. Hats off to him and his wrestling career.

[@michaeldixon4576]

is he a heel though? 🧐

[@RPKGameVids]

His voice sounds like The Rock and Stone Cold at the same time. 👍

[@gezeo750]

Ever since the interview with CVV where they pointed out he sounds like The Rock I can't unhear it! It's so weird listening to this and hearing the similarities!

[@user-kt6vd4wq8z]

I started watching in jaunuary after stopping in 2013 and i was quickly intrigued by LA Knight after having zero knowledge of any story line or any of the new wrestlers. Proof that the guy is a natural. I mean i saw sami with the bloodline and though who the hell is that and whats going on.

[@silverado2004]

Love this guy...God bless him..

[@FinalDestinationDeepspace]

Absolutely a Mega Superstar. ..Respect!. YEAH!!

[@SyedAli-hh1zf]

If I close my eyes, sometimes his voice and tone talks like A rock

[@rossothecrimson7]

10 years goes by so fast...it's honestly not very long.

[@kennyc201]

LA Knight vs The Rock would be a dream

[@jaycasado5029]

Close your eyes. He sounds like The Rock 😂

[@danh3279]

He needs the world title and he needs to remind everyone who used to love WWF back in the day, how much the title means

[@jacobgrzanowicz2337]

The best thing about Knight is that he’s humble. He’s not the older guy with a chip in his shoulder. He’s just chillin’ doing his thing.

[@hayatorpg3896]

Maybe he does have a chip on his shoulder as far as his work ethic is concerned but hes not a bitter person

[@mrv7916]

LA Knight has talent. He needs to win the Money In the Bank match and become World Champion. I’m hoping for the best. 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

[@rocketblooom]

He didn’t win but im sure he’s going to get that championship push

[@derek-64]

​@@rocketblooomwe can only hope

[@loregasmic]

​@@rocketblooomHe won't, Vince doesn't let anyone get over without him and when they do he squashes all their momentum

[@liamdoherty9099]

YEAH! You gotta wonder the time and minds it took to come up with a genius catchphrase like that 😂

[@DanielLopez-214]

Damm this dude sounds like The Rock !! I looked away from my phone and my mind is blown away!!!

[@mr.green2341]

The Rock imitated LA Knight on The Hero, and LA Knight has imitated The Rock ever since.

[@parhelio___]

Spark in his eyes as he recalls this is insane.

[@MrCt40]

I like this guy - he’s made me excited about wwe wrestling for the first time in 10 years ..

[@WWEMichaelGuzman]

Damnnnnn,he sounds so much like The Rock!!! 😱

[@scottsacala]

Lol, him and Dwayne's speaking voice are exactly the same... as mentioned on CVV's page. You could really hear it here.

[@RMILLSMMA]

Dude finally gets over at 40... Love it. 👏🏻

[@ericdouglas7039]

Wrong. He was over in every promotion he was a part of and already has an accomplished career. But I think you are underselling him cuz most people do not get as over as LA Knight at any age in the WWE

[@user-dw4kn9oi1m]

Classic interview with the ultra macho Mega Superstar LA Knight !

[@roccomitchell-wo9qi]

LA Knight got the Rocks attention 😮

[@harleyrattenbury1301]

LA knight can't help that his voice sounds like the younger rock but I love it and I bet Dwayne Johnson does too

[@michaellively9692]

I would love to hear a verbal joust between L.A. Knight and the Rock

[@MatthiasPowerbomb]

I quit watching WWE around 2014, so I don't know much about what's going on currently. But I'm seeing this guy all over all the wrestling channels. So I have to ask, what's so special about him that's made him such a hot commodity?

[@TheHootsPodcast]

The fascination with booking never ceases to amaze me lol smh

[@NeoRyck]

if you just listen without watching the video you would think he's interviewing the The Rock, they definitely sound alike

[@puckingrufus56]

Cannot unsee ninja turtle headed Rock!

[@taintright7039]

The Rock knows LA is the new peoples champ

[@willybubba]

Why could't they let this man win?? I love Priest and I DO understand the story being told, but why not call an audible?? The people LOVE LA KNIGHT... YEAH!!!

[@jeffjohnson8842]

he really is kind of a cross between The Rock and Stone Cold , but this guy s so Naturally Good at his gig he was born to be a star regardless of who he resembles

[@maelstormgaming6990]

This guy has something that attracts me lol 🤗

[@tonyesquire5308]

All winners understand that doing their thing is 50% of the work and dealing with the hate is the other 50%. *YEAH!*

[@wormwood7884]

They won't have too. They will wait until you get old or injured and move on. I dont watch wrestling anymore but i think hes great. Watched a documentary about his career a gew nights ago.

[@fernandochow2629]

I think if he wins L.A Knight will usher in the New Attitude era again!!!..I believe we need it Back!!! It was so entertaining and the matches were Amazing!!!. In the Attitude era my favorite was and all ways will be Stone Cold!!! ... But now I'm L.A Knight has to win.!! Because that's the bottom line!!!

[@ghostwriter4567]

It is something we've seen before. That's why we like it.

[@ANDREW.24]

I wish he won the match it would have been so cool

[@almightytowerdiveking4636]

I like the guy. I wish the best for him 💯💯💯

[@intelligentfool09]

Yeah

[@mr.j7632]

Oh man I'm becoming his fan... Yeah.

[@Sanbi35]

Where was LA knight ten years ago?

[@johnnyrainbow50]

The bottom line, where have I heard that before?

[@gtone339]

Hmmmmm maybe ask Steve

[@st_king_jay]

Clickbait title. He was just imitating him in a fun way

[@lasbotasdevegeta5224]

o2 will blow up when the Megastar climb the ladder after beating up 6 Dummies and take that briefcase. That is not an isult that is just a Fact of Life

[@terryeubanks8797]

The Rock's already setting up the biggest WM match of all time. LA Knight vs The Rock is gonna put butts in seats.

[@kebaz1]

FROM SYDNEY AUSTRALIA 100% LA KNIGHT DESERVES EVERYTHING HE GETS YEAHHHH!! The bessssss

[@ericd1632]

If you close your eyes all you can hear is Rock talking. They sound identical in normal speaking voice.

[@franciscomoniz1493]

This guy sounds nice

[@Mr.USMNT13]

LA KNIGHT: B I G A S S N I N J A T U R T L E H E A D 🗿

[@luckyvezuthandomahlalela3786]

yeah😅

[@bernardjason2974]

Everybody wants L.A. Knight so thats why Vince McMahon and Triple H won't let it happen 😂

[@BarriesChannel]

That guy has shoes of a champion!

[@shakaomni]

When I first saw Eli Drake hitting the dummy button on TNA, I knew he belonged in WWE

[@CertifiedHuSTLer]

Yeahhhhhh!!!!!

[@NeutralGloomBot]

The main difference between LA Knight and The Rock is that LA Knight didn't need a team of writers to cut a promo or come up with twitter insults for him. 😂

[@FunkSwaggMusiK]

I want to see "Corporate Knight"

[@stickatrudeson]

I really hope he never gives that bottle up

[@VegetaAlex]

Yah!

[@duwain5682]

Thats why the fans love him

[@35jigganator]

WWE better not overthink this. I don't care how obvious it is that he should be winning this match, sometimes the obvious choice and the safest choice is the RIGHT decision.

[@Modders1866]

And yet again they fumbled. Same as Cody. Lightning in a bottle that they've thrown away.

[@gabrielhartnett4820]

LA Knight YEAH!

[@SCW_Fitness]

Someone costing La Knight the MITB is the perfect opportunity to create a hated heel and establish La Knight as a face in a big feud. I can see La Knight vs Cody down the line

[@ladislaualbert2807]

L A Knight- YEAH!!!

[@MrBlack252]

Everyone is expecting LA Knight to win the MITB contract...and that's exactly why he won't win it

[@joseaguila373]

LA KNIGHTS IS THE MAN FOR WWE HE IS. (THE PRINCE OF. EXCITEMENT)

[@MS-tz6fu]

Why would you ask a question like that??