The Mountain Dew-sponsored “Pitch Black” match with Bray Wyatt was a challenge for LA Knight, but one that the popular Superstar was glad to take on.
In Wyatt’s only televised match since returning to WWE, the former Universal Champion defeated Knight, who was attacked after the match by Uncle Howdy.
Speaking to Metro, Knight recalled the never-before-seen match stipulation and working with Wyatt. He said,
“It’s a challenge in a lot of ways, because it’s out of my wheelhouse, a lot of the more spooky stuff. But at the same time, when you can get out of your comfort zone a little bit and do some different things, that’s how you grow, that’s how things get better. And also when you can adapt and make things work like that, it also just … I guess speaks to your own abilities, and kind of that whole thing, for the SmackDown audience, helped put me on the map.”
In the months since the Pitch Black match, Knight has become one of WWE’s most popular Superstars and won the Slim Jim Battle Royal last weekend at SummerSlam 2023.