What's up WWE Universe?
I'm McKenzie Mitchell, and today I'm joined by a very special guest,
a man that I've known for quite some time.
Let's bring him on in, LA Knight.
Welcome. How are you this morning?
>> My goodness, it's special isn't it.
>> It is special.
I've known you for quite some time, we go way back.
>> Little bit.
>> Welcome in your new to NXT, how's your time been so far here?
>> Absolutely delightful, been wonderful.
My goodness, I'm out here doing my thing, kicking some keister,
and having a good time.
I'm gonna sit with you.
>> Thank you.
>> Don't get too close.
>> So LA Knight, you came into NXT as the hottest free agent.
Why NXT?
>> If you're gonna go anywhere you go to the top.
I didn't get into this business to be a background guy.
I didn't get into this business to be somebody who's just here and
happy to be here.
So here I am in NXT because I want to be, not the big fish in a small pond,
I want to be the big fish in the big pond that owns the pond that's eating up
all the smaller fishies, fishie.
>> What is a goal of yours here in NXT?
>> Wow, I got a lot.
I'm not gonna share them all with you.
But obviously, one of them the top tier, to be the NXT Champion at some point.
>> Okay, and what would a second this or that be?
>> Well the North American Champion at some point.
What do you know?
>> Okay, well last week you beat- >> Hell, I might even lose about 40 pounds
and go for the Cruiserweight Championship >> Really?
>> Then gain the weight back, come back, and take the NXT Championship.
>> So is this breaking news that you're going to lose all that weight
>> Probably not, it's just a hypothetical.
>> You like to eat too much.
>> I like to eat a lot.
Well it's not even like to, I have to.
You see this thing, I gotta fuel this machine.
>> How do you keep the stature?
>> That's exactly it, I mean putting down 5,000 calories a day,
working like an animal, like a beast in that gym.
I mean probably about 45 minutes of cardio a day.
About an hour, hour and a half in the weight room, pushing that weight.
>> What's your diet look like?
>> Wow, probably about three pounds of meat,
I got a pounds of salmon, pound of bison, pound of ground turkey.
Everybody's riveted right now with the news of my diet,
cuz this is what we're doing right now, okay.
You got a bunch of eggs and some other stuff.
Nobody wants to know what I'm eating, just know that I'm eating a lot.
It's good stuff, I don't cheat a lot but when I do I go hard,
we're talking doughnuts, cereal, pizza.
>> So bringing it back to NXT, last week- >> Yeah.
>> You beat Dexter Loomis, how did you prepare for that match?
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All right, I think- >> See that?
>> Yeah.
>> I did a lot of that, because I knew that when I got in the ring,
he was gonna give me that and I said, you know what,
I'm gonna have to give him that right back and then some.
So what I did was I added a little something to it,
and I gave him this, and then watch the nose.
Game over, just like that.
>> LA, you always give us these facts of life.
Can you give us a fact of life here today?
>> Here's a fact, McKenzie Mitchell is an amazing interviewer.
One of the best.
>> Thank you. >> As a matter of fact,
NXT is lucky to have her.
>> Wow. >> But you know why that is?
Do you know why that is?
You know I crafted her.
>> That is not true.
>> No, no, no, yeah, no.
I taught her.
I said, you know what, I said, if you're gonna talk like professional,
take tips, watch me, take notes, write it down.
And you know what?
Now she's awesome. >> This literally never happened.
>> She has now blossomed into one of the greatest backstage interviewers of
all time.
Why? All thanks to LA Knight.
Man, you're doing good kid.
>> Literally none of that happened.
>> It's true.
I knew it, I knew I was in here with a ruffian.
>> It's been an absolute joy having you here this morning.
Thank you so much for your time.
We really appreciate it.
>> You being patronizing now?
Is it an absolute joy?
I sense a little bit of sarcasm.
>> No sarcasm.
>> I think there's a little bit of sarcasm.
>> I'm very pleased to have you here on the show.
>> I can't believe how much sarcasm.
>> Thank you for these.
It's been great.
Thank you so much, and
we love watching you every Tuesday on NXT.
>> Yep.
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