Former NXT Champion Karrion Kross has opened up on his 2022 WWE return.
A part of NXT from 2020 to 2021, Kross was released from his contract in November 2021, bringing an end to their tenure. However, almost a year later, in 2022, Kross made his way back to the promotion as a part of the main roster.
Recently, speaking with Ariel Helwani on The Ariel Helwani Show, Karrion Kross shared insights on how he made his WWE return, and the Hall of Famer who fueled it. The former champion revealed that he had a conversation with Triple H before making his eventual comeback. Knowing he could trust the current Chief Content Officer, Kross said,
“I think he called me just to say happy birthday and he said we should talk soon.
I knew exactly what it meant and I was scared out of my mind… I knew I could trust him. I felt like he knew he could trust me. That’s not something that I ever want to mess with. That’s really imperative.
Just based on him having the sails of the ship, I was like, we’re going back.”
H/t Ariel Helwani
Karrion Kross Almost Joined AEW Before His WWE Return
In the same interview with Ariel Helwani on The Ariel Helwani Show, Karrion Kross revealed how he was on talking terms with AEW following his release in 2021. Sharing how he had almost joined the Jacksonville-based promotion instead of making his return, Kross stated,
“The communication just organically fell off with Cody and me at the time, and in the process of communicating with him when he was there, Hunter had called me and I was like, ‘We’re turning right, we’re going next lane, boom.”
In other news: Triple H knew this current AEW star would become a big name in the future.