LA Knight’s absence from WWE television is not the result of any serious backstage issue, according to Fightful Select, with people within WWE describing the situation as a “non-story.”
Knight had appeared to be moving toward a program with Gunther before WrestleMania, but plans shifted when Gunther moved to SmackDown and began targeting Cody Rhodes instead. Fightful reports that Knight’s absence is not connected to an injury, contract dispute, recent WWE releases, or any pay-related issue.
The report noted that WWE creative changed rapidly for several wrestlers coming out of WrestleMania, with multiple directions adjusted internally in a short period of time. Fightful added that they are continuing to gather more information on which talents specifically had plans changed following WrestleMania and what shifted behind the scenes.
No return timeline for Knight has been indicated. He remains one of WWE’s most popular performers despite the absence, something many fans pointed out in the replies to the report.