LA Knight may be a megastar, but he’s also something else: WWE’s Iron Man.
According to Cagematch.net, Knight has wrestled 57 matches this year — more than anyone else on WWE’s roster, including NXT. That includes 40 matches on TV and premium live events, 11 at house shows, and 6 dark matches at TV tapings.
Following closely behind Knight are Roxanne Perez (54), Penta (53), NXT’s Hank Walker (43), and Stephanie Vaquer (43).
Combined, those five have logged 250 matches — a total that’s far fewer than
that of Greg Valentine, whose grueling 1985 schedule makes for a striking comparison.
That year, “The Hammer” held gold longer than anyone not named Hulk Hogan, reigning for 315 days between his runs as Intercontinental and Tag Team Champion. As one might imagine, Valentine was a busy man.
According to records at The History of WWE website, Valentine wrestled more than 300 matches in 1985. By the end of March, he had already passed Knight’s current match total of 57 by a significant margin. At TV tapings, the 2004 WWE Hall of Famer wrestled as many as three times a night.
Valentine’s pace reflects a bygone era, when wrestlers spent most of the year on the road. His longevity and relentless schedule — part of a career that spanned nearly 50 years — are reminders of just how different the business used to be.
Thankfully, today’s WWE offers a better work-life balance, and that’s a win for the performers. Not counting NXT, WWE has staged more than 100 televised events and fewer than 20 house shows in 2025. It’s a far cry from 1985, when the company ran over 700 shows.
But even now, with fewer dates, Knight’s near-constant schedule and old-school grit show there’s still room for an Iron Man in modern WWE.
