Karrion Kross recently made the news, but it was not for the right reasons. A backstage update on the matter has now come to the fore.
Recent reports suggested that Karrion Kross was not being pushed in WWE as he was apparently ‘afraid’ to take bumps. It was said that the company never really thought about pushing the star, as he was not that good at taking bumps, often leaving others perplexed as to what the reason behind it could be.
However, that may not be the case.
Backstage update on the Karrion Kross-WWE issue
Now, Fightful Select has reported that not all of the rumors may be true. The outlet reported that as soon as the rumors regarding Kross started to swirl on the internet, producers within WWE reached out to Fightful to state that it was not the case and that the star never had the issue.
Fightful further reports that talent within WWE also reached out to the outlet to state that they never had back-bumping issues with Karrion Kross.
Karrion Kross receiving a loud pop in front of Sami Zayn in Saudi Arabia just shows how over Kross actually is.
It’s not just the internet, Kross is OVER with fans worldwide 🔥#WWENOC
— EliteRockerz đť•Ź (@EliteClubS0B) June 27, 2025
The star is set to face Sami Zayn at Night of Champions in what will be his first PLE match since 2022.