CLEVELAND — As SummerSlam takes over Cleveland Browns Stadium this weekend, one of the featured wrestlers -- LA Knight -- was here at WKYC Studios early Thursday morning to talk about the big WWE event as he prepares to battle Westlake native Logan Paul.
"That man went running away from here a long time ago and now he lives in Puerto Rico, so if that tells you anything," Knight said of Paul during a live interview with 3News' Dave Chudowsky.
Saturday night's SummerSlam lineup shows Knight will be facing Paul for the United States Championship.
“Logan Paul, this has been a long time coming," Knight said. "He’s holding on to that United States Championship. I want a little piece of it!”
And Knight says he's more deserving of holding that title.
“If you want to talk about deserving, I’ve been doing this for a whole lot longer than he has," Knight said.
Here’s how the WWE is teasing the matchup:
Knight has been a thorn in the side of Paul for some time, even going to the titleholder's house to throw a one-man pool party.
As animosity increased during several encounters on SmackDown, Knight pinned the U.S. Champion during a Money in the Bank Triple Threat Qualifying Match after getting an assist from New York Knicks star player Jalen Brunson, resulting in a title fight being scheduled for SummerSlam.
Want to watch? SummerSlam will be streamed live on Peacock starting at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3.
Before tickets for SummerSlam went up for sale, Parma native Mike "The Miz" Mizanin stopped by the studio to get us hyped up for all the action. You can catch that conversation below...