Madison Square Garden, New York City witnessed a memorable and jaw-dropping confrontation between Logan Paul, Santos Escobar, and LA Knight in Friday Night’s edition of WWE SmackDown on June 28, 2024.
The three renowned wrestlers faced off in a triple threat Money in the Bank qualifying match. In addition to these three superstars, the crowd was also treated to the appearance of two NBA stars, Tyrese Haliburton from the Indiana Pacers and Jalen Brunson from the New York Knicks, who also got involved in the fight.
The Fight: LA Knight vs Logan Paul vs Santos EscobarAs soon as the bell rang, Knight struck Paul and Escobar. However, he got knocked immediately after as the other two teamed up against him. They took turns striking Knight but Paul, seeing the opportunity, instead threw Escobar out of the ring and focused on keeping Knight knocked out himself.
Despite this, Knight managed to make a comeback by knocking Escobar with a dropkick through the ropes and shoulder-tackling Paul to the mat. Logan Paul got back up and pulled off a reverse powerbomb, planting him down. Escobar, seeing this, knocked Paul to the floor by hitting a dropkick through the ropes.
The electrifying crowd in MSG then witnessed the brawl between Knight and Escobar, only for Paul to break it up again. Knight then performed a Side Russian Legesweep and a DDT on Paul. However, Paul got back and got a two-count on Knight by pinning him with a Swanton Bomb.
NBA Stars Tyrese Haliburton and Jalen Brunson get involvedLooking to finish things off, Logan Paul calls in Tyrese Haliburton and his brass knuckles. Considering there’s an ongoing feud between Tyrese and Jalen Brunson, Brunson quickly swooped in to interfere and took a stance against Tyrese. This gave Escobar time to launch an attack against Paul but he was quickly hit back with a BFT from Knight. Paul tried to get the pin on Knight, but Knight however reversed-rolled up Paul and got the pin and three-count.
LA Knight winsWith a fight full of twists and turns, LA Knight emerged victorious in this Friday Night’s edition of WWE SmackDown on June 28, 2024. Knight qualifies for the Money in the Bank ladder match by defeating Logan Paul and Santos Escobar.
However, despite the clear victory, the drama was still not over in MSG. Tyrese Haliburton took an oppressive stance alongside Logan Paul against LA Knight. Tyrese had the brass knuckles in hand, and seeing this, Jalen Brunson entered the ring with a metal chair, standing alongside LA Knight. The two groups seemed to argue for some time, threatening one another. However, Logan and Tyrese chose to settle things and exited the ring which led to Knight and Brunson chasing them off the arena.