DDP reacts to LA Knight comparisons: ‘I love that kid, man’
Diamond Dallas Page is a huge believer in LA Knight and hopes he gets the chance to be a top star in WWE.
On Insight with Chris Van Vliet, DDP was asked about the comparisons that some fans have made between him and Knight. DDP started his wrestling career late and did not become a World Champion until he was 43 years old. Knight has now found WWE stardom in his 40s but is still looking to win his first World title.
“Oh, I love that kid, man. I love the tenacity, you know, of the stick-to-itiveness,” DDP said about Knight. “It took him a long time to get to that character. And he was good before that, but now he’s great. And, you know, hopefully at some point, he gets a chance to really get that ball. Because he could run with it. Give him that damn ball, because that cat, he’s got it all.”
Some wrestling veterans have criticized Knight for being a “ripoff” of Attitude Era stars like The Rock, but DDP does not see it that way. He believes Knight is just taking inspiration from the talent he grew up watching.
“People who say that he’s mimicking this character, that character, that’s so wrong,” DDP said. “He’s a piece of all that. He grew up on all of us coming up, wanting to do what we do. And now he’s doing it at its highest level.”
Knight recently made it to the finals of WWE’s Last Time is Now Tournament but lost to Gunther, who went on to defeat John Cena in his retirement match.
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