YMMV / Low Ki

• Ensemble Dark Horse: He was the fan favorite of the NXT Season Two rookies as, despite his poor win-loss record, fan vote ensured that he survived elimination and ultimately win the competition. This caused WWE to subsequently rewrite the competition rules so that the fans wouldn't have any input on the outcome.
• Fan Nickname: The belt bitch, during his time with LayCool, as a result of being forced to hold both of their WWE Women's Championship belts. The trio was sometimes called Lay-Kav-Ool.
• Heartwarming Moments: Being announced as the winner of NXT Season Two and celebrating his victory with LayCool.
  • His friendship with LayCool in general. While hilarious and having a rocky start due to their differing personalities, especially with Kaval being a face and LayCool being heels, they eventually got along with each other with LayCool being genuinely supportive and showing they care about him. Kaval, in return, reciprocated and could be seen being protective of them, which Michelle McCool cited as him being chivalrous. Low Ki even admitted after leaving WWE that he genuinely enjoyed working with McCool and Layla.
• Hilarious in Hindsight:
  • The opening article on the WWE website on August 25, 2010 about him being in the background as a reward for him winning the Trivia Challenge the night before states that he "takes over" it. NXT's most well-known era, the Black and Gold, would have acclaimed major events entitled TakeOver.
  • Remember the rap contest in NXT where he mentions "I'm the only reason for Total Nonstop Action"? Turns out that he made an effective TNA return years after his release from WWE.
  • Low Ki having LayCool as his NXT Pros becomes more hilarious when former WWE writer Brian Gewirtz tweeted that there was discussion to have Ki become the secret long lost son of McCool's husband The Undertaker. In fact, said pitch is even more funnier in retrospect:
    • Kaval's first and only WWE PPV appearance was at Survivor Series, the event Undertaker made his debut in 1990 and ended his career exactly 30 years later.
    • At a House of Glory event in 2016, Low Ki makes his entrance in his match with Drew Galloway with the lights out and appearing in the ring when the lights are turned back on. Undertaker's most famous way of appearing is teleporting himself to the ring once the lights go out.
• Never Live It Down: Low Ki was once forcefully ejected his own match at a CZW event in 2000 for throwing a hissy fit after a botch, leading to a very funny image of him being hoisted up like a colicky child.^note His opponent, Ric Blade, had accidentally hurt himself doing a spot, and Low Ki didn't check on him to make sure, leading to him thinking he was being screwed by the company and promptly began having a fit. Security, kind of at a loss what to do since his opponents were legitimately hurt, decided to intervene. If he's ever in the news, that photo of him being dragged to the back will inevitably crop up.
• Overshadowed by Controversy: These days, Low Ki is more well-known for screwing up his promising career by being extremely difficult to work with than anything he's actually achieved in his own right, with frequent comparisons made to other controversial wrestlers such as Austin Aries and Tessa Blanchard. Not helping matters is his anti-vax mindset when the COVID-19 Pandemic hit in.
• Rooting for the Empire: Frequently got cheered even when he was at his most assholish in Zero 1 and New Japan Pro-Wrestling. "Jimmy Bowers" actually complained about the fans chanting for Low Ki and Homicide at an ROH event only for CM Punk to insist the fans could chant for whoever they wanted.

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