Karrion Kross Discusses Why A More Significant Push In WWE Hasn't Materialized Yet

Patience may prove to be the ultimate virtue for Karrion Kross, as the former NXT Champion waits for his chance to shine on the main roster.

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Karrion Kross is one of WWE's more deeply sinister and nuanced characters, but he does a majority of his bidding from the shadows, as opposed to a center stage spotlight. His warfare is more psychological than actually physical most nights.

In fact, he's yet to wrestle a match for the company in 2025. Kross last competed against the Wyatt Sicks in December. It was a victory for the Final Testament, and their last after the Authors of Pain were released from their WWE contract earlier this month.

Perhaps that shift in creative direction will open Kross up for the opportunity he's been working to earn since he returned to WWE in 2022. Karrion was a guest on Geeking Out with Matt Serra this week and was asked about his current role in the company and why a more significant push has not yet materialized.

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“I don’t know. It’s a dangerous question to answer, but this is what I will say. I don’t envy the position of creative or booking the show because you have this company, and it’s worth billions, and you have public shareholders. You don’t want to hire anything less than the best of the best. So now you have a whole roster full of people that are incredible."

Kross went on to compare the WWE roster to that a feature film. Saying that some people are, for lack of better word, cast as background. Then there are the supporting characters and the those in the lead roles.

"Now, if you pay a lot of money out to the leads, those are gonna be the people you’re really gonna run with," Kross said. "Once you’ve cast certain people as leads in the show, you have to run with them, and maybe they’re just trying to get the most out of their leads right now. But I don’t f------ give up. That’s not my f------ thing. So I’m gonna stick it out, and every single opportunity that I get, I’m gonna show them I could be that guy. Because I can be, and a lot of the audience knows that."

There's an old term in pro wrestling. Stay ready, so you don't have to get ready. That's exactly how Karrion Kross attacks his profession on a day-by-day basis.

His diet and training regimen allows him to fight off complacency, which could pay off at any point in time. All Kross can do is control the elements of his career that he has control over, to the best of his ability.

"Any Monday that comes around... could be that night that changes the direction of your career, but you need to be ready for it. You have six days at home. You can’t just be hanging out on the couch. You need to be ready. Things change very quickly."

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