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LA Knight is one of the best in the game in WWE right now when it comes to working the microphone.
Like any major WWE star, the ability to cut a promo is almost as important as being able to do the business inside the ring.
In fact, most of the best workers in wrestling history have had a candid ability to be superb on the mic and oftentimes, that leads them to being on top and staying on top.
Over the years, we’ve seen some of the best ever dominate the promo game. The likes of Roddy Piper, Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, The Rock and in modern day terms, CM Punk, are all regarded as experts in their craft.
Right now, LA Knight is up there on the current roster as one of the best about. However, when asked who his Mount Rushmore of trash talkers was, he didn’t pick himself.
LA Knight includes Hulk Hogan on his WWE trash talker Mount Rushmore
Picking just four names for any Mount Rushmore is difficult.
Most wrestlers have been asked for their over top fours at times over the years but now, LA Knight has spoken specifically on his top four trash talkers.
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Picking his top four, Knight went with Stone Cold Steve Austin, the Rock, Ric Flair, and quite controversially, Hulk Hogan.
However, he did justify the Hogan inclusion with some reasoning.
“There’s no doubt about it for me. It’s Austin, Rock, Flair and I’m even going to say Hogan. If you look at his stuff now you might go ‘ehhh’ but for the time, bigger and better than anyone else in terms of talking people into the building. So I think with that being the case, you’ve got to give him his props for that.”
As for Knight, he is trying to cement himself as the top guy and will go up against Roman Reigns soon for the WWE Heavyweight title.
In terms of the modern day Mount Rushmore’s, you’d be hard-pressed to not include Knight in the conversation.
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