Below are some top WWE news stories of the day, involving LA Knight and Maven.
• LA Knight was initially scheduled for a meet and greet on December 17 but was replaced by Braun Strowman due to an injury announcement from Luekens Wine & Spirits.
However, Fightful Select clarified that Knight is not injured and was simply not approved for the appearance by WWE.
Knight recently lost the United States Championship to Shinsuke Nakamura at Survivor Series and last competed in a six-man tag match at the December 13 SmackDown tapings, set to air this Friday.
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• WWF Tough Enough Season 1 winner Maven reflected on his WWE career, revealing he struggled with imposter syndrome despite sharing the ring with legends like The Undertaker and Triple H.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Maven admitted to constant self-doubt, often questioning whether he truly belonged in the WWE locker room. He noted that imposter syndrome was not uncommon among wrestlers, sharing that even peers he traveled with felt similarly despite reaching the top of their profession.
The former Hardcore Champion described the feeling as self-doubt that many experience at high levels of success:
“I probably had imposter syndrome my entire time I was in the WWE. There was never a day that I walked into that locker room and didn’t have that little bit in the back of my mind, thinking, ‘Man, I don’t know if I belong in here.’
I’ve talked to other guys who I’d be in the car with, and we were big, silly kids. We just didn’t feel like we were at the top of our profession, but we were.
I think everybody, when you get to a specific level, has a little bit of imposter syndrome. That’s just self-doubt creeping in. WWE wrestlers are certainly no different.”
