Bully Ray continued to express his opinion that LA Knight’s character falls flat once the bell rings, citing how it’s not WWE creative’s fault for his lack of a push since they already put the U.S. Championship on him before. “I promise, you people, I am not saying this as a detriment or knocking LA Knight, it’s constructive criticism as to why the guy might not be going further,” he added. “The emotional connection to the work is not there. When the bell rings, LA Knight loses the people, he has to find a way to become one with them.”

When it comes to Knight’s character work, he’s often compared to both the Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin, which Bully opined doesn’t add anything to the former US Champion’s efforts in becoming a star. “Is he taking what he’s borrowing from the Rock and making it his own and becoming a bigger star for it?” Bully asked, adding that Knight should take a page out of the book from other wrestlers like Hulk Hogan, who took aspects from ‘Superstar’ Billy Graham, and made themselves into bigger stars.

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