WWE SummerSlam 2024 marked a career-defining win for LA Knight, who beat Logan Paul to win the US Championship.
Logan Paul held the WWE United States Championship for nearly 300 days, but in just his third title defense during that span, the social media star dropped the title to fan favorite LA Knight at SummerSlam.
In front of a massive crowd in Cleveland Browns Stadium, the beloved Knight blasted Paul with a BFT to a thunderous ovation from the crowd and pinned Paul to win his first singles title in WWE. The win for Knight, of course, was a long time coming after more than just a couple instances of WWE dropping the ball with “The Megastar.”
At both last year’s Money in the Bank and this year’s event, Knight was a sentimental favorite to win the coveted briefcase, cash in and become world champion. But that never happened. Instead, Knight—despite his immense popularity—spent much of the past year being largely overlooked on SmackDown due to the blue brand’s focus on The Bloodline saga.
Just as Knight was somewhat forgotten, so too was the US title.
