“It Elevated Me But Also Set Me Back”: WWE Champion LA Knight Reflects on His Rivalry with Roman Reigns and The Bloodline

The current WWE United States Champion, LA Knight, is a prolific name in the company and has reigned the ring for over a decade. After his title win at the United States Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura, the champion was last seen in the March 14 edition of SmackDown, locking horns with the members of the Bloodline faction.
LA Knight appeared on the SmackDown edition with Braun Strowman, and Jimmy Uso brawled with Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, and Tama Tonga on SmackDown, where the trio defeated the members of the Bloodline.
Following this feud with the Bloodline and his previous rivalry with Roman Reigns, the current champion has recently reflected on his rivalry with the faction and the OTC. He admitted that while the feud helped raise his profile, it also led to setbacks, requiring a rebuilding.
In 2023, LA Knight had one of the best seasons in WWE, until he was beaten by Roman Reigns in the Crown Jewel 2023 to retain the WWE Universal Championship title. The feud took place after he threw a challenge to Reigns for the title twice—once at Crown Jewel in a singles match and again in a Fatal 4-Way match at Royal Rumble with AJ Styles and Randy Orton.
In a recent interview with SHAK Wrestling, LA Knight very candidly spoke about the feud and reflected that the rivalry had both positive and negative effects on his career.

During the interview, he admitted that: “I think it did a little bit of all that. It took me in a few different directions. I think it optically in a way elevated me and I think optically in a way it kind of set me back a little bit and I had to do a little bit of a rebuild back in the winter and the springtime of last year. I think that’s just by virtue of the way that it was all set up and the way it was done, but ultimately Crown Jewel was a nice pay-off, so that was pretty good.”
He discussed that the rivalry between the Bloodline faction and Roman Reigns has elevated his career to a certain extent, but he also had to face setbacks, which slowed his momentum, forcing him to do some rebuilding during the winter and spring. However, Knight believes that the Crown Jewel series was a satisfying end to the feud.

After LA Knight won his United States Championship, it was time for him to defend the title at subsequent matches at WWE. However, experts are suggesting that there could be a possible feud between the members of the Bloodline faction, mostly with Jacob Fatu, who was defeated at the recent edition of SmackDown.
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Meanwhile, it is speculated that other WWE stars like Carmerlo Hayes and Andrade may also lock horns with LA Knight. But, as of now, nothing has been officially declared by WWE for their WrestleMania 41 schedule.