LA Knight faces Roman Reigns in a world championship match at the WWE Money in the Bank event on Saturday. Reigns has held the World Heavyweight Championship since defeating CM Punk in 2023 and has consistently thwarted challenges from other contenders with help from his faction, The Bloodline. Despite facing setbacks like being cost a title shot by Jimmy Uso and losing to Shinsuke Nakamura at Survivor Series, Knight remains undeterred and declares himself "unchosen" but determined to win the championship in his own way.
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Story summary
The Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana hosted the WWE's Money in the Bank event on a recent date, marking the first main roster Premium Live Event (PLE) since Summerslam. Debuting as a match concept at WrestleMania 21 and becoming its own PLE in 2010, this year’s event features two ladder matches for both men and women, where the winner secures a contract to challenge any champion within a 12-month period. Notable undercard fights include Oba Femi against Bronson Reed and Stephanie Vaquer defending her WWE Women's World Championship in a triple threat match against Liv Morgan and Becky Lynch.
LA Knight faces Roman Reigns for the World Heavyweight Championship at this event, presenting him with a significant opportunity to challenge Reigns' long-standing title reign since WrestleMania 42. Given that Reigns has continuously defended his position without taking breaks, winning against him represents a daunting but critical chance for LA Knight to achieve championship status.
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The Money in the Bank premium live event represents the biggest opportunity for superstars to earn a world championship shot and even win a title on the same night.
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superstars → represent → night
It’s the luck of the draw.
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It → ’ → draw
For six men and six women, all they have to do is climb the ladder, grab the briefcase and get the contract for a title match at any time.
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they → have → time
For others, the deck has been stacked against them for so long that the path to glory is more of a mirage than reality.
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path → stack → reality
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page → contain → partners
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News → sign → wager
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that → create → newsroom
LA Knight won’t need a ladder on Saturday night.
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Knight → need → night
He won’t need to climb a mountain, either.
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He → need → mountain
All he will have to do is flip table in where Roman Reigns resides as the head of and win the World Heavyweight Championship.
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Reigns → have → Championship
It’s easier to say and type that than it will be to complete the task.
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it → ’ → task
Reigns has been the world champion since he defeated CM Punk at WrestleMania 42.
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he → defeat → WrestleMania
Reigns declared he would not be taking any time off and with that, he knocked down any challenger that has come forth.
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that → declare → challenger
It truly feels like it’s now or never for LA Knight.
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it → feel → Knight
Knight’s popularity rose in 2023.
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popularity → rise → 2023
The LA summer propelled him into a top babyface but even after challenging Reigns for the title, he could never find a way to beat him.
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he → propel → him
To Knight, he has been screwed out of those opportunities thanks to The Bloodline – Reigns’ faction of family members who have had his back through thick and thin.
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who → screw → thick
Jimmy Uso was the culprit who cost Knight the title at Crown Jewel in 2023.
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who → cost → 2023
Knight was then thrust into a fatal four-way match at Royal Rumble 2024.
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Knight → thrust → Rumble
Reigns pinned AJ Styles to retain the Undisputed WWE Championship at the time.
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Reigns → pin → time
Knight’s pursuits shifted after that.
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pursuits → shift → that
He defeated Logan Paul at SummerSlam 2024 and later lost it to Shinsuke Nakamura at Survivor Series: War Games more than 100 days later.
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He → defeat → Series
But the odor of The Bloodline continued to linger even if it was Solo Sikoa who took over as the makeshift leader for a period of time.
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who → continue → time
He had to fight, claw and even team with members of The Bloodline before getting back to Reigns.
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He → have → Reigns
It was in Paris earlier this summer when Knight declared himself "unchosen" and put himself back on the path of the world heavyweight title.
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himself → declare → title
"I may be unchosen, but every single one of you chose me," Knight said at the time.
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Knight → choose → time
"And more importantly than any of that, I chose myself, which means I do it my way, which means I get the job done.
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job → choose → it
And I make you one single, solitary promise, which is I don’t know how to quit.
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I → make → promise
I don’t know how to stop.
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I → know → ?
I can’t stop the undeniable kavorka and I can’t stop being L.A. Knight.
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I → stop → kavorka
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Doing it his way meant teaming with Sikoa and Royce Keys to topple Jimmy and Jey Uso and Jacob Fatu at SummerSlam in August.
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Doing → do → August
It meant waiting for Reigns to retain his title that same night.
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Reigns → mean → title
It meant waiting for the winner of Reigns vs. Penta in Mexico City last month.
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It → mean → City
It’s now or never for Knight.
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It → ’ → Knight
If this doesn’t feel like the peak of what Knight is able to accomplish, then I’m not sure what is.
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what → feel → what
He has the crowd behind him.
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He → have → him
He just needs the trigger pulled.
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trigger → need → ?
Knight said it himself on TMZ’s "Inside the Ring."
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Knight → say → Ring
"So many people ask, like, how has LA Knight not been world champion yet?" he said.
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he → ask → ?
"It’s almost like, put up or shut up, do or die.
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It → ’ → ?
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