LA Knight has been on a roll since capturing the United States Title at SummerSlam 2024. Logan Paul hasnt been seen on WWE television since losing in Cleveland Browns Stadium in front of his hometown fans, but in his absence, there has been no shortage of challengers looking to take Knight on.
During the November 22 episode of WWE SmackDown in Salt Lake City, Utah, LA Knight battled Santos Escobar with the title on the line. The Legado Del Fantasma leader has placed his target on the former Eli Drake in recent memory, and Knight is not one to dodge a challenger.
This match went on directly after Chelsea Green won a triple threat match against Blair Davenport and Bianca Belair to advance in the WWE Womens United States Title tournament. Fans were more than ready for the men to take center stage in a United States Championship contest.
The contest didnt even get started before a promo for Shinsuke Nakamura started playing. He has his sights set on LA Knights US Title, and the King of Strong Style made that very clear. During the pre-taped vignette, they showed Nakamuras surprising return to SmackDown during the November 15 episode as he took out Knight.
While that promo played in the dark, it caused a distraction. Santos Escobar took advantage of that and jumped Knight before the bell. The two battled in the ring, but the action was eventually taken to the floor as Santos Escobar nailed a splash over the top rope before the show went to commercial break.
When we came back from commercial, Santos Escobar had full control of the match. LA Knight took abuse in the corner with chops, but he soon returned fire. Then, Escobar pulled off a reversal and a rolling senton over the top rope from the apron for a two count.
LA Knight got the advantage once again as he nailed a shoulder tackle over the top rope. Then he nailed a few strikes and a clothesline, but it wasnt enough to pull off the win just yet. Knight got the crowd hyped up just in time for Shinsuke Nakamura to show up on the entrance ramp to distract him.
Escobar nailed a hurricanrana off the top rope on Knight, followed by a frog splash, but he didnt go into the pinfall attempt. Then LA Knight countered Escobar with a BFT for the clean win. After the match, Shinsuke Nakamura jumped in the ring and beat LA Knight down for his troubles.
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