WWE great Diamond Dallas Page 'would love to see' LA Knight capture title vs Roman Reigns at Money in the Bank

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-05 · by Ryan Gaydos

Quick Summary

WWE Hall of Famer Diamond Dallas Page expresses his support for wrestler LA Knight ahead of Knight's upcoming match against Roman Reigns at Money in the Bank on Saturday in New Orleans. Page, who had a successful career later in life, believes Knight deserves to win the World Heavyweight Championship despite the long odds. He draws parallels between Knight’s potential victory and his own surprising triumph over Randy Savage in 1997, suggesting that such an upset wouldn’t diminish Reigns' status but could significantly boost Knight's career and popularity among fans.
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Story summary

LA Knight, a rising star in WWE, is set to challenge Roman Reigns for the World Heavyweight Championship at Money in the Bank on Saturday in New Orleans. Despite previous attempts that were thwarted, including an interrupted match at Crown Jewel and a fatal four-way loss at Royal Rumble, Knight has remained popular among fans since 2023-24. WWE legend Diamond Dallas Page expressed support for Knight's upcoming title shot, believing he could be the one to finally dethrone Reigns. This match comes as Reigns faces challenges without his usual stable of allies known as The Bloodline.

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claim-shaped sentences
Uncertain
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3 of 54 hedged
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Topics

Bloodline New Orleans U.S. WWE the WWE Universe

Subjects

Reigns PERSON · 7× Roman PERSON · 6× Knight PERSON · 5× Page PERSON · 4× Randy PERSON · 3× Randy Savage PERSON · 3× WWE ORG · 3× LA Knight PERSON · 2× OutKick Dropkick ORG · 2× Roman Reigns PERSON · 1×

Narrative

"Matter of fact, he Randy Savage’d him, which is what Randy did for me when he reached down and you tell me in 1997, April 6th, the day after my 41st birthday, that anybody thinks I'm going to beat Randy Savage.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-05
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Claims (54 extracted, 3 hedged)

LA Knight has the best opportunity he has ever had at capturing a WWE championship. asserted
he → have → championship
He will go one-on-one with Roman Reigns for the World Heavyweight Championship at Money in the Bank on Saturday in New Orleans. asserted
He → go → Orleans
Knight’s wave of popularity has still been extremely high since he caught on with the WWE Universe in 2023-24. asserted
he → catch → 2023
And even through detours that included a U.S. title run, feuds with The Vision and Reigns’ Bloodline stablemates, he’s continued to be one of the wrestlers fans continually gravitate toward. asserted
fans → include → wrestlers
Knight got his first crack at a world title at Crown Jewel in 2023. asserted
Knight → get → 2023
He was supposed to be one-on-one with Reigns before Jimmy Uso interfered and cost him the title. asserted
Uso → suppose → title
He was then thrust into a fatal four-way match for the Undisputed WWE Championship at Royal Rumble in 2024 against Reigns, AJ Styles and Randy Orton. asserted
He → thrust → Reigns
But Reigns would remain supreme. asserted
Reigns → remain → ?
This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. uncertain
page → contain → partners
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. uncertain
News → sign → wager
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. asserted
that → create → newsroom
This time, it’s a little different. asserted
it → ’ → ?
Reigns, as Knight has pointed out, hasn’t had The Bloodline in his corner as they’ve been preoccupied with Jacob Fatu’s dominance and the 946 faction. asserted
they → point → dominance
Who wins is anyone’s guess. asserted
wins → win → ?
But WWE Hall of Famer Diamond Dallas Page told OutKick Dropkick he’s backing Knight in the premium live event. asserted
he → tell → event
"I would love to see that. asserted
I → love → that
I would love to see that … asserted
I → love → that
LA and I have been, because of our careers, even though he started wrestling in his 20s, our career took off in our 40s and I would love to see that. asserted
I → start → that
Do I believe it's going to happen? asserted
it → believe → ?
I'm going to say yes because I want it to be out in the universe for LA," Page said in a recent interview, on behalf of Gambling.com, the guide to the best online sportsbooks. asserted
Page → go → sportsbooks
Page said if Reigns lost the match it wouldn’t hurt him. asserted
it → say → him
He compared it to his own win over Randy Savage at World Championship Wrestling’s Spring Stampede in 1997. asserted
He → compare → 1997
I mean, he's that guy if he did freaking put LA Knight over, it wouldn’t hurt him at all," he said. asserted
he → mean → him
"Matter of fact, he Randy Savage’d him, which is what Randy did for me when he reached down and you tell me in 1997, April 6th, the day after my 41st birthday, that anybody thinks I'm going to beat Randy Savage. asserted
I → Savage’d → Savage
But Randy did. asserted
Randy → do → ?
And Randy knew this guy has worked so hard, the people love him. asserted
people → know → him
I'm gonna really make him blast off. asserted
him → go → ?
"And I'll tell you, when I beat Randy Savage, it was more dramatic than even being the world champion. asserted
it → tell → Savage
People acted different to me. asserted
People → act → me
I mean, the fans, everybody. asserted
I → mean → ?
It was like I stepped into a different dimension. asserted
I → step → dimension
And that's what Roman would be doing if LA night does go over. asserted
night → do → what
So, I'm putting that out in the universe and I would love to see it because I think he deserves it so much." asserted
he → put → it
Page shared that he and Knight have had talks about getting to the pinnacle of professional wrestling. asserted
he → share → wrestling
He likened it to his own conversations with Cody Rhodes when the "American Nightmare" was pursuing Reigns’ gold. asserted
Nightmare → liken → gold
Rhodes failed to win it at WrestleMania 39 but came all the way back through a gauntlet of challengers to earn the title shot again and win it at WrestleMania 40. asserted
Rhodes → fail → WrestleMania
"Me and him have had talks, you know, and just, even getting there, you know, you don't have to win it, but it's gonna, if he doesn't, it might even get him over more," Page explained to OutKick Dropkick. uncertain
Page → have → Dropkick
"It’s kind of like with Cody and right over here at this table right here, when it's him and Roman, and he has been, you know, led to believe that it's your time. asserted
it → ’ → table
But then you start to hear the rumblings of maybe it's not yet. asserted
it → start → rumblings
And he came here and we sat down and had a couple of beers and I brought him a set and I looked at him and I go, ‘Is it really so bad if you don't win this the first time?’ asserted
you → come → this
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