Karrion Kross lets it all hang out as he vents his frustrations over Logan Paul taking a shortcut to get to WWE in the wake of Paul defeating AJ Styles at WrestleMania.
Karrion Kross attempted to assist AJ Styles at WrestleMania 41 on Sunday. He took out Logan Paul's buddy, Jeff, and tried to get Styles to use the brass knuckles that Jeff was going to give Logan. However, AJ decided he would let Pride come before a fall, declining to use the knuckles and immediately being knocked out by Logan's Titanium Punch, setting up for the Paulverizer finish.
On the recap show that aired on WWE's YouTube channel following WrestleMania 41 on Sunday, Karrion Kross crashed the show and openly vented about not being booked on the card, as well as the powers that be in WWE seemingly ignoring the organic, positive reactions audiences are giving him. He also spoke about the advice given to him by Bill Goldberg and concluded with a stern message from "Killer Kross" to "the guy in the suit and tie in the truck."
"Let's talk about how awesome it is that Logan Paul just won. Let's talk about it, Sam. Let's talk about what Logan Paul represents. The shortcut. Feels so good to be here. Feels so good to be in the business, thinking about all of the funerals that I wasn't able to attend for the last eleven years in this business, all the holidays I missed. I could have just started a YouTube channel. Could have just jumped in there with AJ Styles. Feels really good, right? It's awesome. It's really good," he said.
Scarlett, Kross' wife, jumped in and mentioned that they have a combined 25 years of experience in wrestling and asked why they weren't on the card. To which, Kross responded, "They know because they're normal human beings, but and they actually love professional wrestling, but apparently this doesn't mean shit anymore. That doesn't mean shit.
"All I asked Allen to do was, for once, to not think about just himself. Think about everybody in the back, and think about the professional wrestling fans. That's all I wanted him to do," he continued. "Sometimes, to do the right thing, you have to do the wrong thing, but he's a narcissist, and he had to do it his way. Hey, Allen, how many more WrestleManias do you have in your system? Probably, I don't know, one? Maybe it's just this last one, and you just pissed that away. For what!? For your way. Thanks a lot, bud. I really appreciate it. "
When discussing advice given to him by Bill Goldberg, Kross noted that it was provided in 2021, around the time he was called up to the main roster under Vince McMahon and given attire resembling that of a Mad Max character. The advice? Be a good soldier. Something that Kross feels did not work out for him.
"You want to know what the best advice I ever got it was. It was from Bill Goldberg in 2021, back when I was in The Twilight Zone. You know what I mean? [muffled voice] 'I'm wrestling for gasoline.' It was awesome. Let me tell you all about it," he said, his voice filled with a mixture of determination and a healthy dose of bitterness stemming from mounting frustration. "Bill goes, 'Hey Kross. You know what? You remind me a lot of me.' I go, 'I think we have different styles, Bill, but I really appreciate that. Do you have any advice for me?' He goes, 'You know what? You just gotta be a good soldier.' A good soldier, is what he said. So I decided to be a good soldier. You know what happened? They released me, and then I come back. You know what being a good soldier gets everybody here? In case you're wondering, and you want the back scoop here, being a good soldier gets your time cut. Being a good soldier means that people come up to you and say, 'Hey, you got any great ideas?' Yeah, here it is from Scarlett.' 'No, no, that's a little too great. We're looking just for good ideas. That's for those guys over there.' That's what being a good soldier is, okay?!
"Being a good soldier is coming to your hometown, where you cut your teeth, where you got started, and not being on the card," Kross continued, alluding to the fact that WrestleMania was in his hometown. "It's all about viral moments. Now that's what it's all about, viral moments. Well, guy, everybody's been telling me that I've got to become undeniable, and as soon as it happens, they ignore it and shut it down. I never asked to wrestle Randy. I never asked. That happened organically, and you ignored it for a viral moment. Good on Joe [Hendry]. Nothing against him, but you ignored it, and the crowd told you exactly how they felt about me on SmackDown when I was eliminated [from the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal on WrestleMania SmackDown], and you ignored it. 'Become undeniable.' My ass! You want a viral moment? On behalf of all of the true fans of professional wrestling: Guy with the suit and tie in the truck, go fuck yourself. That's from Killer Kross."
As he stormed out, he said, "They leak my fucking contract information online. I have no privacy. Nothing!"
Karrion Kross continues to do outstanding promo work. pic.twitter.com/YvRLWcXjVM
— Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) April 21, 2025
Killer Kross is, of course, the name that he used on the independent circuit and in TNA.
Fans can read Kross' genuine gratitude for the organic reaction from wrestling fans to see him take on Randy Orton at WrestleMania 41 here.
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