WWE Superstar Karrion Kross recently appeared on Foundation Radio, where he opened up about the organic groundswell of fan support he has received in 2025. In a significant revelation, Kross confirmed that the “We Want Kross” movement was directly responsible for his recent Premium Live Event match against Sami Zayn.
Kross pinpointed the moment he started to feel a shift in the audience’s perception of him earlier in the year. “I felt it coming after the match with AJ, this year,” Kross stated. “I felt a way that people were receiving me was very different.” He noted that the support grew from there, citing the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and an appearance on the Sam Roberts Podcast as key moments where the momentum became undeniable.
“They Made That Happen”
The fan support culminated in his first singles PLE match since 2022, and Kross was adamant that the fans were the reason it came together. “The people, fans all over the world, are the reason why I was on Night of Champions,” he declared. “This was something I was told about last minute. This is not something that was in the works. I want people to know that they made that happen.”
He encouraged the fans to continue being vocal. “It’s being heard by me, it’s being heard by everybody, and it’s not falling on deaf ears,” he said. “If you feel really strongly about it, just stay loud, because it makes a difference. It absolutely makes a difference.”
Character Evolution and Online Rumors
Kross also explained that the fan response coincided with a deliberate change in his on-screen presentation. “For a really long time, they wanted that quiet, dark and stoic guy, and I really strongly feel like the dark, quiet, you know, stoic guy… that works when you’re kind of running everybody over,” he explained. “There’s nothing scary about Michael Myers, if you can walk up to him and kick him in the nuts… I just changed my cadence and I adjusted to a little bit more of an entertaining presentation, rather than the creepy guy.”
He also addressed a recent online rumor that he was refusing to take back bumps, a story he found “hilarious.” While he and others joked about it backstage, he affirmed he would never let it affect his performance. “People are paying good money and spending very valuable time watching the show. I can’t turn the show into a joke for like, a strange subculture of people,” Kross stated. “As a professional, I would have never done that.”
On Sami Zayn and John Cena
Speaking on his recent opponent Sami Zayn, Kross offered a mix of high praise and scathing critique. “He is one of the best professional wrestlers in the world of the last three generations, and it was an absolute privilege to be in the ring with him,” Kross said, before adding, “But he’s not a good guy… and I really resent the fact that people are able to tread through the business… and get all these amazing opportunities… and they’re not actually being their authentic selves. And I find it really vile.”
In contrast, he praised John Cena for his recent heel turn. “Everything that people are watching now, I saw coming,” Kross claimed. “I’m just glad that he actually has the honesty, unlike Sami Zayn, to just be who he actually is.”
“Life Is Fighting” and “Blue Evening”
Outside of the ring, Kross has two major projects on the horizon. His memoir, Life Is Fighting, is set for an August 5 release. He described it as a vulnerable book with a lot of dark humor, written for “a kid like me who didn’t have a book like this when I was young.” He has also starred in an independent short film, a drama titled Blue Evening, which was recently an official selection at the Burbank Film Festival.
