The feud between Carmelo Hayes and Andrade El Idolo is one of, if not the best, mid-card rivalry in WWE at the moment. The duo had their deciding game seven match on the latest episode of SmackDown, with LA Knight acting as the special guest referee. However, there was no winner.
Shortly after the show went off the air, LA Knight posted a photo of himself on X holding the United States Championship belt, reminding everyone about the ending of the match. While he was acting as the referee, the Megastar got hit by the competitors, which led to him losing it.
Knight refused to count a schoolboy pin, and Carmelo Hayes kicked him for it. The two competitors started brawling again, but the United States Champion had enough at this point. The 41-year-old pulled the former NXT Champion out of the ring and sent him crashing into the announce table. He then hit both of them with a BFT and rang the bell on his own. He claimed that he was the winner as he was still the United States Champion. The match ended in a no-contest, presumably due to referee malfeasance.
Knight has actually defended his United States Championship successfully against both of these superstars. He crushed Andrade’s dreams of reclaiming the belt a few weeks ago on SmackDown. Furthermore, he also gave Hayes a title shot after he beat AJ Styles in a match. After trading a few blows on social media and an intense match against the rising superstar, the champion came out on top once again.
LA Knight books his WrestleMania 41 Dream Scenario in a champion vs champion match
WWE is already hosting two champion vs champion matches at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia. LA Knight seems to be a big fan of this concept, as someday he would like to get involved in such a stipulation as well. Speaking to Beef Vegan, the 41-year-old was asked about his ideal dream scenario for WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas.
Knight brought up how this was going to be John Cena’s last WrestleMania. Thus, he would love to face him for the United States title. After all, this championship had been highly important to the Hollywood superstar’s career. However, he was unsure if he was going to be champion by then or even be given the honor of being the wrestling legend’s last WrestleMania opponent.
He continued, saying that if he got his dream scenario, he would put himself in a title vs title match against Cody Rhodes or Gunther. The erstwhile Eli Drake said that he was not satisfied with just the US title. He was always looking to grow in his career and wanted a world championship to go with it.