Karrion Kross could be on his way out of WWE alongside his wife Scarlett. As the old saying goes, though, it ain’t over until it’s over.
Following his loss to Sami Zayn at WWE SummerSlam, reports indicated that Kross and Scarlett’s WWE contracts are set to expire this weekend with no word from WWE about potentially signing a new deal beforehand. Despite that, WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray is remaining optimistic about this contract situation, especially given Kross’ surging popularity.
“Personally, I don’t think the WWE is going to let Karrion Kross and Scarlett Bordeaux go,” Ray said on Busted Open Radio. “I think there’s too much of an organic groundswell amongst wrestling fans. I think that there would be backlash against the WWE. It would be different backlash than we heard for R-Truth. R-Truth was our lovable guy. He made us laugh. If you were fans, you’re like, ‘No, no, no, you can’t get rid of truth. We have fun with him.’ Kross, this guy is like a rebel to wrestling fans. They are clamoring for him.
“You heard what happened at the post-SummerSlam press conference. They were chanting ‘we want Kross’ and that speaks volumes,” Ray continued. “The WWE Universe likes Karrion Kross. They want him to stick around. They see something in him; they see something in Scarlett. Obviously, the WWE Universe is attracted to this guy. There’s something about Karrion Kross that is resonating with the WWE Universe, but it doesn’t seem to be resonating with the higher ups, or maybe it is. Are they blurring their own lines with Karrion Kross?”
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As Ray alluded to, some lines in WWE have blurred recently, with Seth Rollins’ fake injury and subsequent Money in the Bank cash-in as a prime example. In Kross’ case, it has yet to be seen if their reported contract expirations are legitimate or potentially part of another complex story in WWE.
Bully Ray also shared his idea for how WWE could get Kross over in a huge way.
Kross, a former NXT Champion, returned to WWE in August 2022 alongside Scarlett.
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