Pat McAfee Says Popular WWE Star Is Getting Attitude Era Pops

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Pat McAfee says a popular WWE star is getting Attitude Era pops.

LA Knight has been getting some of the most thunderous reactions a WWE star has received in decades as he climbs the ranks on the SmackDown brand.

On the latest episode of The Pat McAfee Show, McAfee was asked who he believes could potentially dethrone Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. While unsure of anyone that can defeat Roman, he admitted to being a fan of LA Knight, saying:

“The guy to watch right now is a guy that, as I left NXT in 2019. It was literally the next pay-per-view. I’m out after WarGames.”

“As I left NXT to go off into nothing land, ‘it’s over, it’s been fun,’ that decision was made, it’s not mine, but I do appreciate that it happened.”

“LA Knight came back into NXT the next pay-per-view. I was watching, he cut a promo the next pay-per-view, right to the camera, and I’m like, ‘Who is this guy? This is a guy that I would like to talk to.’ Yeah! This guy, really entertaining.”

“I finally get to meet him, he got called up to SmackDown, I got the chance to meet him. I’m like, ‘Hey buddy, I’m a massive fan of yours.’ Didn’t really use him or anything.”

McAfee continued on to describe his thoughts on Knight’s main roster call-up as Max Dupri, saying:

“Then he was Max Dupri, which was something, certainly, but wasn’t the whole LA Knight. Now that he’s getting to be himself and kind of do everything he’s done for his entire career, I’m incredibly happy for him.”

“The pops he’s getting whenever his music hits are fucking Attitude Era pops. WWE knows. They know that guy is…they hear the pop every time.”

“Triple H, who I believe is running creative, I’m not behind the scenes and don’t know what’s going on over there, but I believe they hear them. They know. He’s good.”

“I told him numerous times how big of a fan I am of him. At that time, I don’t think he was necessarily taking compliments as well because he wasn’t able to do his thing. Now, I’m super pumped for him.”

LA Knight will compete in the Slim Jim Battle Royal at WWE SummerSlam this Saturday, August 5. For the full lineup for the event, click here.

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