Kevin Knight

Young Lion (2020–2022)

Knight began working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under his real name in July 2020, training at their LA Dojo as a Young Lion.^[1] He made his NJPW in-ring debut on December 12 at Super J-Cup, replacing an injured Karl Fredericks, where he teamed with Ren Narita in a loss to Bullet Club's Hikuleo and Kenta.^[4][5] Starting on January 9, 2021, Knight wrestled on NJPW's American-based show Strong,^[1] commonly teaming with fellow LA Dojo members, such as Fredericks, Clark Connors and Alex Coughlin; he often lost most of his matches, a common practice for NJPW Young Lions.^[6] On August 14, Knight, Jordan Clearwater and The DKC lost to Stray Dog Army (Barrett Brown, Bateman and Misterioso) on the pre-show of the Resurgence pay-per-view.^[7]

At Lonestar Shootout on April 1, 2022, Knight, Daniel Garcia and FinJuice (David Finlay and Juice Robinson) lost to Connors, Fredericks, Máscara Dorada and Yuya Uemura in an eight-man tag-team match.^[8] On June 26, Knight wrestled at AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door during the Buy-In, teaming with Coughlin, Uemura and The DKC in a loss to The Gunn Club (Billy, Austin and Colten Gunn) and Max Caster.^[9] At The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street on October 28, Knight and The DKC defeated Forever Hooligans (Rocky Romero and Alex Koslov), who had reunited for one-night only, in the opening match.^[10] The following night, at Rumble on 44th Street, they unsuccessfully challenged Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) for the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship in a three-way tag-team match also involving Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin), who won the titles.^[11]

Intergalactic Jet Setters (2022–2025)

Knight made his debut in Japan for NJPW at Historic X-Over on November 20, after wrestling exclusively in the United States, teaming with Connors, Coughlin and Gabe Kidd on the pre-show to defeat Kosei Fujita, Oskar Leube, Ryohei Oiwa and Yuto Nakashima.^[12] It was also announced that Knight would compete in the 2022 Super Junior Tag League, teaming with Kushida, who was often a trainer at the LA Dojo.^[13] The duo ended the tournament with four points by defeating House of Torture (Dick Togo and Sho) and Flying Tiger (Robbie Eagles and Tiger Mask), failing to advance to the finals.^[14][15] During the tournament, Knight dropped the traditional black trunks worn by NJPW Young Lions, instead wearing bright orange gear to match with Kushida, signaling his graduation as a Young Lion.^[16] Following the tournament, Knight and Kushida continued to team together under the name "Jet Setters" (later tweaked to "Intergalactic Jet Setters").^[17]

On April 27, 2023, Jet Setters defeated Catch 2/2 (Francesco Akira and TJP) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, marking Knight's first championship in NJPW.^[18] At Wrestling Dontaku 2023 on May 3, they and Shota Umino defeated Akira, TJP and Aaron Henare.^[19] That same day, it was announced that Knight would compete in his first Best of the Super Juniors tournament as part of the B Block.^[20] He finished with six points by defeating Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Bushi and Dan Moloney, failing to advance to the semi-finals.^[21][22][23] On June 4, at Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall, Jet Setters lost the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship back to Catch 2/2.^[24] At All Star Junior Festival USA 2023 on August 19, Knight participated in the namesake tournament for an IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship match against Hiromu Takahashi, defeating Connors in the semi-finals, before losing to Mike Bailey in the finals.^[25] Jet Setters failed to regain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship from new champions Bullet Club War Dogs (Connors and Moloney) at Destruction in Ryōgoku on October 9.^[26] They subsequently entered the 2023 Super Junior Tag League, where they finished with a record of ten points after five wins and four losses, failing to advance to the finals.^[27] At Power Struggle on November 4, they teamed with Tama Tonga to defeat Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi, Shingo Takagi and Titán).^[28]

At Sakura Genesis on April 6, 2024, Jet Setters again failed to regain the titles from Bullet Club War Dogs in a three-way tag team match also involving Catch 2/2.^[29] The following month, Knight competed in the 2024 Best of the Super Juniors as part of the A Block, but failed to advance to the semi-finals with a record of four wins and five losses.^[30] On October 14, at King of Pro-Wrestling, Jet Setters regained the titles from Bullet Club War Dogs.^[31] They made their first successful title defense at Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling (MLP)'s Forged in Excellence event on October 19 against Aiden Prince and El Reverso, Johnny Swinger and Brent Banks and Rogue Squadron (Rohit Raju and Sheldon Jean).^[32][33] However, Jet Setters lost the titles at Wrestle Kingdom 19 on January 4, 2025, to Ichiban Sweet Boys (Eagles and Kosei Fujita) in a four-way tag team ladder match also involving Bullet Club War Dogs and Catch 2/2.^[34]

Sporadic appearances (2025–present)

On April 9, Knight revealed that he was still signed to NJPW, despite signing with AEW a month prior.^[35] Two days later, Jet Setters unsuccessfully challenged The World Class Wrecking Crew (Jorel Nelson and Royce Isaacs) for the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship at Windy City Riot.^[36] In May, Knight competed in the 2025 Best of the Super Juniors, again as part of the B Block,^[37] but failed to advance to the finals after four wins and five losses.^[38]

Sporadic appearances (2022–2024)

Knight made his debut for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on the May 10, 2022 episode of AEW Dark, teaming with The DKC in a loss to The Factory's Aaron Solo and Nick Comoroto. After the match, The Factory attempted to attack the duo, however, they were saved by their LA Dojo stablemates.^[39] This led to a match the following week, where Knight teamed with Clark Connors, Karl Fredericks, Alex Coughlin and Yuya Uemura to defeat The Factory's Q. T. Marshall, Solo, Comoroto, Blake Li and Brick Aldridge.^[40] On the January 18, 2023 episode of Dynamite, Knight and The DKC returned to AEW, accompanying Kushida to the ring during his TNT Championship match against Darby Allin.^[41] In November 2024, Knight made his debut for AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) at a Ring of Honor Wrestling taping, defeating Serpentico.^[42]

JetSpeed (2025–2026)

On the March 29, 2025 episode of Collision, Knight made his singles debut in AEW, losing to Jay White. After the match, AEW President Tony Khan announced that Knight had signed with the promotion.^[43][44] On the April 2 episode of Dynamite, it was announced that Knight would replace the injured White in the men's bracket of the Owen Hart Cup, a tournament where the winner would receive an AEW World Championship match at All In.^[45] At Dynasty four days later, Knight was eliminated in the first round of the tournament by Will Ospreay.^[46]

Knight formed a tag team with "Speedball" Mike Bailey, known as "JetSpeed", at Fyter Fest on June 4, teaming with Komander to defeat La Facción Ingobernable (Dralístico, Rush and The Beast Mortos).^[47] They challenged for the AEW World Tag Team Championship at All In on July 12 and All Out on September 20, but lost on both occasions.^[48][49] On November 24, Knight was announced as a participant in the 2025 Continental Classic, where he was placed in the Gold League.^[50] He finished the tournament with seven points after his last match with Pac ended in a time limit draw, failing to advance to the semi-finals.^[51] On the January 14, 2026 taping of Collision: Maximum Carnage, JetSpeed and Adam Page defeated The Opps (Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs and Katsuyori Shibata) for the AEW World Trios Championship, marking Knight's first championship in AEW. AEW officially began recognizing this reign when the episode aired on tape delay on January 17,^[52][53] and trio was officially named "Jet Set Rodeo".^[54] On the March 4 episode of Dynamite, Knight unsuccessfully challenged MJF for the AEW World Championship.^[55] That same episode, Jet Set Rodeo lost the AEW World Trios Championship to Don Callis Family (Kazuchika Okada, Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) after interference from MJF, ending their reign at 49 days (46 days as recognized by AEW).^[56] JetSpeed, this time with Místico, regained the Trios Championship from Don Callis Family at Revolution on March 15.^[57] On the April 8 tapings of Collision (aired on April 11), JetSpeed and Místico lost their titles to The Dogs (David Finlay, Clark Connors and Gabe Kidd), ending their reign at 25 days (27 days as recognized by AEW).^[58]

TNT Champion (2026–present)

At Dynasty on April 12, Knight won the vacant AEW TNT Championship by pinning Daniel Garcia in a 10-man Casino Gauntlet match, marking Knight's first singles championship in his career in any promotion.^[59][60] As TNT Champion, Knight would successfully defended his title against the likes of Claudio Castagnoli,^[61] MJF,^[62] Hook,^[63] and Brian Cage.^[64] Following his defense against MJF, reigning AEW World Champion Darby Allin granted Knight another opportunity at the title on the April 29 episode of Dynamite,^[62] where Knight was defeated.^[65] On May 24 at Double or Nothing, Knight turned heel by attacking Allin after he was defeated by MJF.^[66] On the following episode of Dynamite, Knight further cemented his heel turn after attacking his tag team partner Mike Bailey and disbanding JetSpeed.^[67]