New Claim Suggests Why Wrestlers Don't Believe Karrion Kross Will Ever Be A Top WWE Star

It has been claimed in a new report that Karrion Kross' fellow pro wrestlers don't believe he will ever be pushed as a top WWE star simply because the former NXT Champion "doesn't really take bumps."

Kross has received a huge amount of support from WWE fans over the past several months but that level of support has largely not been reflected in the 39-year-old's booking, although he will perform in his first WWE pay-per-view match since WrestleMania 40 at Night of Champions.

A potential reason for WWE not pushing Kross as a top star has been revealed, though, with Wade Keller reporting the following on a PWTorch post-Raw show:

"I talked about this when he was all the rage in NXT and coming out of TNA. I was like, 'Wrestlers are telling me when he gets to the main roster, nobody's gonna put up with the fact that he doesn't take bumps.' He's scared to bump. He doesn't flat back bumps. I don't know if he's got an injury or a concern.

"[Kross] favours one side, which can cause an injury, so I don't know if he has a pre-existing condition or he's just not comfortable taking bumps. I don't know, I don't have the inside story on that. But I know wrestlers who I chat with about things when I want wrestlers' insight are like, 'Oh right Wade, you're right when you say Karrion Kross won't be a big star on the main roster, but one of the reasons you are missing out is just watch his next match. He just doesn't really take bumps.'

"It's not that he's slow or plodding, or he's not that tall compared to the rosters in TNA and NXT, where his gimmick kinda he needs to be taller than his opponent to make up for the fact that he's not creating movement. Lot of things are working against him. But, all that said, I find this current character delightful."

Karrion Kross is currently in his second run with WWE, having returned to the company in 2022, only months after his release. Kross is believed to be in a contract year with WWE and it was noted in early June that the company had yet to approach Kross about a new contract.

H/T WhatCulture

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