Karrion Kross‘ career could have been quite different.
Kross became a breakout star on the independent scene, and he also had a run in TNA before he signed with WWE in February 2020. As it turns out, a match that he had with Jon Moxley in July 2019 helped him get there.
Karrion Kross spoke with Sam Roberts on Notsam Wrestling, and he detailed how Moxley helped him get in touch with Triple H. (H/t Jeremy Lambert of Fightful for the transcription)
“After the show, he basically says, ‘Listen, I’m not telling you where to go or where to make money. I’m just saying, you really should call Triple H. You could make a very very good living there. Work wherever you want.
“Go wherever you want. I just have a feeling that if you call him, things are going to be good for you.’ ‘What do you mean just call Triple H?’ ‘Just call him. Just call him. I’m giving you his number. I want you to call him.’ I sent him a text. He calls me.,” Kross said. ‘Is this really Killer Kross?’ We talk and a few months later, I was in NXT. That’s kind of how it happened. Everything just aligned. I was getting messages from every direction of the universe to go to WWE.”
Karrion Kross On AEW
Kross also noted that he and Scarlett were talking to Cody Rhodes about joining AEW at the time. However, he explained how he felt like he should pay attention to what Moxley was saying.
“My wife [Scarlett] and I were talking to Cody (Rhodes) about potentially going to AEW at the same time,” Kross said. “Now, I’m just like, ‘Oh God,’ but I had Jon right in front of me telling me to do this. It’s the first time we worked, we don’t even know each other. He’s definitely not telling everybody to do this. I feel I should pay attention to this.”
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