Kevin Knight says wrestling was his ‘anime’ growing up
Kevin Knight says he didn’t watch superhero movies or anime growing up, and got his over-the-top stories from wrestling.
Knight took part in an interview with KATU News in Portland recently to promote tonight’s upcoming episode of AEW Dynamite from the Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
During the discussion, Knight was asked what it was about pro wrestling that appealed to him.
Knight said:
“I think the showmanship, the energy of the different characters. I never grew up watching superhero movies and anime and stuff like that, so wrestling was my anime with real-life characters, over-the-top storylines, and just seeing people just bring things to reality. I was just drawn to it from day one.”
Knight was also asked if there was a specific wrestler who stood out to him early on. Knight said Kane was someone who got his attention back in the day.
“Specific one, I would say Kane. Kane might have got my attention back in the day because his costume, his music, his mask, the look, it was just like, what is this type of thing? And is that a real person? You know what I mean? So it hooked my interest from jump and been obsessed ever since.”
Knight’s full interview with KATU News in Portland is available below.
Ian Carey is a writer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, whose work has been featured in NOW Magazine, The Huffington Post, and more. A lifelong wrestling aficionado born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he has covered the industry for a decade and a half. He joined the f4wonline.com team in 2019.