Karrion Kross says no one is close to WWE.
WWE previously announced that they had signed a $5 billion deal that would bring WWE Raw to Netflix. Business has been booming for WWE in recent years, as the company consistently sells out shows and continues to break records.
Speaking on the Chazz Palminteri Show, Karrion Kross was asked whether anybody was competing with WWE. He noted that some companies may consider themselves competition, but nobody was competing with WWE at the global level.
“There are companies that would consider that they’re competing with them, and I’m not throwing shade at anybody, I’m just saying as politely and as professionally as I can, they are in the global market, and the metrics that are measurable on paper that they pull in in terms of grossing revenue annually from United States, Canada, Mexico, all over the world, if you’re talking about competing with them on that level, nobody is. No, [nobody’s close to WWE]," Kross said.
AEW signed a multi-year deal that was valued at an average of roughly $185 million annually in October 2024, and the company has run Wembley Stadium twice. AEW will debut in Australia with AEW Grand Slam Australia in February. They will hold All In Texas at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, in July 2025.
Kross recently recalled getting in touch with Triple H before he signed with WWE. Check out his comments here.
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