WWE’s quickly rising superstar LA Knight is a breath of fresh air for the Attitude Era fans for his character work. From his entrance music to his mic skills,  fans appreciate everything about him. But the same gimmick has brought him unwanted controversies as well, because of his uncanny resemblance to Steve Austin and The Rock. 

Wrestling fans often consider him a combination of the two greats from the Attitude Era. And there are reasons why his demeanor and appearance seem inspired by them. But LA Knight revealed a secret about a part of his wrestling gear that doesn’t have any connection with the two legends.

LA Knight takes his stand against Austin about his wrestling gear

Open-vest is a common element of many pro-wrestlers gear, but still, many fans feel Steve Austin inspired LA Knight’s vest. In an exclusive interview with talkSPORT, Knight revealed the source of his inspiration behind his open-vest style.

The Megastar said, “Although some people go, ‘Ah he’s got the Austin vest’, by the way, if you look at that vest that I wear it’s actually modeled after Brian Pillman.“

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Knight clarified that his vest was inspired by hardcore wrestling great Brian Pillman and not Steve Austin. Interestingly, Austin and Pillman were real-life friends and wore a similarly modeled vest. 

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LA Knight’s ‘Yeah’ chant is similar to Austin’s ‘Hell Yeah’ chant. While his catchphrase ‘Let me talk to you’ seems a derivation of The Rock’s ‘The Rock says’ and Austin’s ‘Coz Stone Cold said so’. Hence, it was obvious for fans to call out the similarity with their vest. 

LA Knight aims to move beyond Austin and The Rock

Though the comparisons emerge often Knight clarified his stance by saying, “If anybody wants to put my name in with those guys that’s cool because that’s a hell of an elevation right there. But beyond that, my motives are to move above and beyond both of those guys.”

Even though he aspires to reach a greater height than Steve Austin and The Rock, Knight admits both superstars influenced him during his high school days. He said, “Those are the guys that I cut my teeth on in a certain sense when I was in high school and those were the guys.”

LA Knight acknowledges the similarities between him and Steve Austin, but he credits it to his childhood days. Other than them, he was also influenced by other pop culture influencers, like Hulk Hogan and numerous Hollywood actors. Do you think he will have similar success as Austin and The Rock?

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