Is former US Champion LA Knight injured?: WWE
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LA Knight recently lost his US title at Survivor Series 2024
Luken’s Wine and Spirits recently posted on X (Twitter) claiming that LA Knight was removed from an upcoming appearance due to an injury. The tweet further revealed that the former US Champion was being replaced by Braun Strowman.
The Meet & Greet Bottle Signing event was scheduled to be held at Luekens Midtown in Tampa, Florida on December 27. However, nothing further was revealed as far as what type of injury Knight is dealing with.
The tweet was later removed, it originally stated, “Important Update 🚨 While we’re sad to announce that WWE Superstar LA Knight is unable to attend the December 27th event due to injury, we’ve got great news: WWE Superstar Braun Strowman has stepped up to replace him! We’ll be making an announcement shortly with details—stay tuned!”
Luken’s Wine and Spirits has now posted the updated details of the meet and greet which is now scheduled for December 27 at the same location.
LA Knight was never approved for the appearance
According to the latest report by Fightful Select, the former US Champion has not sustained any injury. The reports further denied the claim made by Luekens Wine & Spirits and revealed that Knight was never approved for the appearance by the WWE.
Knight recently competed in a six-man tag team match during the pre-taping of the 12/20 episode of Friday Night SmackDown. The episode was pre-taped at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut after the 12/13 episode went off-air.
The former US champion is also expected to make an appearance during the highly anticipated debut of Monday Night Raw on Netflix. The debut episode is set for January 6, 2025, from the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California.
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WWE has promised an action-packed debut episode, featuring top Superstars like John Cena, Roman Reigns, Bianca Belair, Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, Seth Rollins, and more. Travis Scott is also scheduled to make an appearance in the star-studded show.
Knight teased his potential move to the Red brand by posting a promotional clip of the highly anticipated event. “Coming soon…@netflix. Yeah!” He wrote.
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- Is former US Champion LA Knight injured?: WWE