The Karrion Kross Effect & how it's changed WWE
- Matt Burns
- Feb 6
- 4 min read

I know it's been a while since I have done a Blog, and many could possibly even say this is the first official one of the current wrestling product. Well l I thought why don't I start with something big and something that many may have not notice yet, especially with it all involving Karrion Kross. With who many feel that he hasn't reached his top protentional or believe he has been mostly all hype within WWE on the Main Roster. However, it would seem that he has impacted it, way more you could have actually realised.
Why so Negative on Karrion Kross?
Now we all know that everyone keeps comparing Karrion Kross to how he was on the independent scene/TNA (As Killer Kross) and in NXT dominating almost everyone in that division against his Main Roster run, simply because he hasn't always been on the Winning Ends his Feuds. However, if you have been watching very closely, you would maybe notice that he didn't really need to get the physical match win, because for some unknown reason he still got what he wanted in the end, which is what I am calling The Karrion Kross Effect.
The Karrion Kross Effect?
Now I bet you are wondering what is The Karrion Kross Effect is? Now at first glance, you would assume that Karrion Kross wasn't getting much from his feuds and that most of the time, he was on the losing end of his feuds. Now if you asked me during the time it was happening, I would have agreed with you. However, since looking back to his Return to WWE in 2022, he has had various feuds while also creating The Final Testament and many of you would say he hasn't achieved anything, which is one way of looking at it.
However, if you look back at the various feuds he has, most of them have somehow been affected by him eventually. If you want some examples, why don't I list them below:
Drew McIntyre - Turned Heel eventually and he became more aggressive and less caring of what others think of him, which completely reinvented Drew McIntyre
Shinsuke Nakamura - Turned Heel and now has an even darker personality, which managed to lead him into becoming the United States Champion.
AJ Styles - He attacked LA Knight, which to many fans turned him Heel.
Carmelo Hayes - Turned Heel by attacking his best Friend Trick Williams.
The Miz - Turned back into a Heel by being convinced to drop R-Truth and somehow be aligned with Karrion Kross & The Final Testament for a while.
The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) - Xavier slowly turned Heel, which looked like it was leading to Kofi & Xavier to battle each other, however when Big E attempted to return in a managers role to help them work together, Kofi & Xavier turned their backs on Big E in one of the most disrespectful ways.
As you may have notice there seems to be a slight pattern developing now, wouldn't you agree?
So, What's Currently Happening?
Well after seeing what The Karrion Kross affect is and how it's been affecting many members of the Main Roster who feuds with him or disagrees with him, I bet you are now maybe thinking about what's going to be happening to Sami Zayn, seeing as they keep crossing paths lately and well, you know what they say about history repeating itself, let's see how it will affect Sami Zayn in the long run but for now, you could say he is safe from the effect, as it would seem that he most likely going to be entering into feud with Kevin Owens maybe, but we will have to see.
What's Next?
So, we could have him entering into a Feud with Sami Zayn, which could upset the WWE Universe/Fans by turning one of their Fan Favourites against them. He could actually go one step further by entering into a feud with Main Event Jay Uso (After WrestleMania 41) to bring an end to the Yeet maybe, He could go to SmackDown to feud with Cody Rhodes and bring out the worst in him or he could maybe even do The Impossible by having a Feud with John Cena and finally convince him into giving into the Hate and Give Up on being Loyal to the WWE Universe/Fans.
Final Thoughts
I don't think WWE needs to rush Karrion Kross anywhere at this moment in time because they seem to have him making his moves in very subtle ways till the right time comes along for a big reveal, which in turn could have the end play turning a Fan Favourite into a Villain, while also capturing championship gold. At least now, you may have at least a heads up using the knowledge I have provided.
So, with that all being said, please be excellent to each other, as it's been emotional and DFTBA.
(and just in case you don't know what it means, Don't Forget To Be Awesome!)

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