TNA World Champion picks side in LA Knight and Seth Rollins opportunity debate on WWE Raw
TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth gave insight into LA Knight and Seth Rollins’ confrontation on the July 6 edition of Raw. He agreed with Knight’s comments and his potential to be a top name in WWE alongside Roman Reigns and Rollins.
Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Nemeth discussed Knight and Rollins’ back and forth this week. He expressed that Knight’s comments on opportunities in WWE held merit. And suggested how timing and booking determines a talent’s trajectory.
“LA Knight – yeah, age doesn’t matter here. He’s making great points. Yes, Seth has been on top for 13-16 years, 13 years, whatever, that’s a long time to be all over that main event scene, whether you deserve it or not. And let me reiterate, he deserves it, he’s fantastic, he’s amazing, I’m a fan,” stated Nemeth.
“But also, you go, ‘What if LA Knight was the third guy in The Shield?’ Would he be in his 13th year on top? Would he be in a different situation? Would anybody else be in a different situation if some people debut and they lose to Fit (Finlay) on WWE ECW in a five minute match.’ And some people debut and you’re in The Shield and you go on to become, everyone’s world champions, everyone’s protected, everybody’s in a great spot. And even those times where Roman wasn’t around, I’m like, ‘Are we going with Seth? Are we going with him?’ And I never got a straight answer from the boss. That tells me that we don’t know.”
“But I go, ‘Alright, I’m still giving my all and we’re going with him while Roman’s not around.’ But it didn’t seem like the boss had that feeling for him. “So now you see all those years and it’s like, yeah, someone like LA Knight, who’s only been here for a couple of years on TV, but been around the business, he’s fresh, he’s different, and he’s going, ‘I don’t know what you’re complaining about out here. You’ve had the opportunities, brother. You’ve delivered, but you got them.’ And at some point, somebody else deserves it. They don’t have to be 26 years old. They could be 46. But somebody else needs to be in this picture, or else you just look like you’re a whining, complaining guy who’s got $100 million.”
Tensions escalated between LA Knight and Seth Rollins on Raw after Knight accused Rollins of receiving a World Championship opportunity without earning it. The former Shield members will collide for the title at SummerSlam.
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