LA Knight Explains What It Would Mean To Him To Headline WrestleMania

Ahead of this weekend’s WWE Elimination Chamber 2026, LA Knight joined ESPN SportsCenter this week to discuss the upcoming event and competing in the men’s Chamber match. Below are some highlights from the Megastar:

LA Knight on What He Learned From His First Elimination Chamber Match Two Years Ago

“Oh my god. Man, you talk about, look at that thing, man. First of all, you’re talking about all that. How many tons of steel are in that thing? And of course, you know, all the craziness that can come along with that. Guy’s getting dropped on his head right there, courtesy of the Megastar LA Knight. But look, that stuff’s happening in the ring right there. You got to consider the fact that you got all that stuff on the outside. You got the bars out there. You got the chain link kind of setup that’s out there. It is a nasty, nasty environment to be in. And it all comes down to you’re in there waiting for your turn, chomping at the bit while you’re in that pod. Starts with two guys, and every few minutes, somebody comes out of the pod. Nobody knows who it is. Here we come, and one by one, each guy comes in eventually until everybody is eliminated and there’s one man left standing. So well, we got a few days till that, and it’s going to be crazy. Cannot wait.”

On the Masked Mystery Man Targeting The Vision

“Well, look, you got to look at the fact that The Vision’s always been on with all their numbers and they’re always doing sneak attacks and all this kind of stuff. So, as far as I’m concerned, turn about as far as fair play. So you know they’ve kind of, you know, they planted their own tree, now they’re sitting in it as far as I’m concerned. So, with that being the case, maybe some of us should start learning to work together a little better. Maybe we can take out The Vision. But you know they can do their thing, masked man, whoever that is, but at the end of the day, don’t get in my way. That’s all I say.”

LA Knight on What It Would Mean To Him To Headline WrestleMania 42

“Man, I tell you what it would mean to me. It would mean all this paid off. everything, all the effort, all the time, all the blood, sweat, tears, all that stuff that you hear everybody talk about, it’s real. And what we do here, man, with the years and years, man, I’m 23 years deep in this thing right now. Don’t tell [anybody], but with that being the case, when you talk about a marquee match like that, nothing gets bigger than WrestleMania. As far as I’m concerned, me being in the world title picture at WrestleMania, overdue if you ask me.”

His Message to His Opponents in the Chamber

“Look, man, I mean, we got a bunch of heavy hitters in there, and with that being the case, what five other guys? It’s six guys total, but if they’re coming and looking at me, chances are you’re gonna get got! Yeah! Get reset back to factory settings! Uh-huh, yeah! Look, Chicago is going to be on fire. Chicago is going to be feeling the kavorka of this man, and you’re going to hear everybody saying L-A Knight.”

LA Knight will be competing against Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, Je’Von Evans, Trick Williams, and Main Event Jey Uso in the men’s Elimination Chamber match later this Saturday. The winner will go on to challenge Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 42.

WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 takes place on February 28 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The premium live event will air live on the ESPN App in the U.S. and on Netflix internationally.

If using any of the above quotes, please credit ESPN, with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.