WWE Snubs Dominant Former NXT Champion Again in Favor of Top Merch-Seller LA Knight
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WWE kept LA Knight in the shadows for a very long. The fans believed in his potential from the very start. He was long deserving of a main event-level push in the promotion. Well, better late than never, right? WWE is finally giving the top merch-seller in SmackDown the push he truly deserves.
But while giving him the much-needed push, WWE is neglecting another talented wrestler. Karrion Kross, who was a dominant NXT Champion once, is struggling to get screen time in WWE today, as he got snubbed at this week’s SmackDown episode.
Karrion Kross’s SmackDown segment gets postponed
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Kross was last involved in a feud with AJ Styles throughout the summer. It has been almost two months since his absence from TV. He was supposed to return to this week’s blue brand episode. But his segment got canceled. BWE reported he was planning for a vignette on 10/20 SmackDown. However, WWE postponed the segment for later.
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Nowadays, Knight is the hot favorite in the promotion and WWE is capitalizing on this by giving him the main-event push. On one hand, ‘The Defiant One’ is not only getting full attention in the show segment but during the off-air segment as well.
Karrion Kross was planned for a vignette tonight. But, it got postponed for later.
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On the other, the Stamford-based promotion is not allowing Kross any screen time. Maybe, the WWE Universe will see his return next week. Fans can only hope that he doesn’t get overshadowed by Knight once again, as WWE is favoring the latter more these days.
LA Knight reigns supreme
The fastest-rising superstar in SmackDown history currently sits on the top of the merch-selling mountain. He has beaten top names like John Cena and Roman Reigns in the promotion when it comes to selling his merch. When Cena returned to WWE earlier in September, his merchandise sales skyrocketed.
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However, it was still less compared to that of Knight, who was growing more popular each day. Wrestle Features states that Cena’s T-shirts are the 2nd and 4th highest-selling products in the WWE shop. Knight ranked in the 1st place with the most merchandise sales.
Even in August, he dominated the merchandise sales, bagging 4/5 spots in the Top 5 WWE Merch Sales. He even overtook Reigns – one of the top stars in the Stamford-based promotion. Certainly, he is drawing more attention and money to the company.
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This is why WWE has shifted the majority of its focus to push him more in the promotion. But other stars like Kross are getting neglected in the process. What do you think of WWE snubbing Kross and favoring Knight? Let us know in the comments.
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