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A WWE Hall of Famer has pitched a big character change for LA Knight following the Last Time Is Now tournament.
Knight made it to the tournament final with wins against Zack Ryder, The Miz and Jey Uso before losing out to eventual winner GUNTHER.
GUNTHER’s win came when Knight tapped out to a Cravat – a rare instance of a popular babyface tapping out.
WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray/Bubba Ray Dudley has voiced his concern for Knight after this loss and the fact a babyface gave up like he did.
On Busted Open, Bully said:
“Do you have any hope for LA Knight at this point? What does he do? Where does that character go?
“As a fan, with the ups and downs of LA Knight, why should you be on board with him? I’m gonna answer the question for you. I don’t think you should be.
“I think it’s time for a different side of LA Knight. What if LA Knight was the guy underneath the hood and climbed the cage and kicked CM Punk in the face.
“I’m trying to find something for this guy. You just tapped. Tough babyface. One half Steve Austin, one half The Rock, and you tapped.
“You ever seen Rock tap? Maybe he did once when he was a heel, maybe he tapped to like Benoit or Angle or something. Maybe. But he did it as a heel. As a babyface, did you ever see The Rock tap?
“You ever see Stone Cold, babyface, tap? The only reason I’m using these two guys is because that’s who LA Knight is a mixture of. And he tapped. The character tapped.
“What’s next? Something completely in a different direction. You need to do something, and you need to something quick, otherwise he’s gonna kinda fade into midcard obscurity.
“When a wrestler, performer, has to rely on a tagline in the middle of a match – a huge match, a championship-esque level match – if you’ve gotta rely on that tagline, there’s something wrong.”
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