Karrion Kross didn’t simply lose to AJ Kinds on the April 14, 2025 episode of WWE RAW—he left followers with probably the most haunting promos of his profession, and all eyes are actually on what occurs subsequent.
After struggling a defeat in his first singles match on RAW since July 2024, Kross took to social media to unload a strong post-match message. In his personal phrases, he’s drained, missed, and fed up—however he’s additionally laser-focused on what AJ Kinds must grow to be heading into WrestleMania 41.
“You recognize, I acquired a number of causes to be upset proper now,” Kross started. “Final time I had a single match on Monday Evening RAW was July, 2024, so I acquired a shot tonight, first time on Netflix, and I misplaced. I’m additionally not on WrestleMania in my dwelling of Las Vegas.”
Regardless of his disappointment, Kross shifted gears to a extra philosophical tone, praising one factor: the glimpse of the outdated AJ Kinds that he noticed within the match.
“I acquired another issues to be joyful about. Like tomorrow morning I’m gonna get up subsequent to a unadorned Scarlett Bordeaux. I imply, that’s nice. This different factor although, no offense, I’m actually joyful about proper now, is it acquired this sliver of the person that I’ve been making an attempt to drag outta AJ Kinds—the AJ you would want to win at WrestleMania and beat Logan Paul.”
Then, the promo took a private flip as Kross dug deep into Kinds’ motivations, calling out the inner guilt AJ could also be hiding.
“And it lastly dawned on me. I lastly get it. Why you’re making an attempt so laborious to be this ‘pave the way in which, present everyone the appropriate means’—this nonsense. It’s since you’re nonetheless in your head about what you probably did to Cody Rhodes—faking your retirement. You suppose it’s important to show to those individuals that you simply’re not that man anymore. You’re. You’ll all the time be that man.”
Kross didn’t mince phrases in regards to the nature of change in skilled wrestling both.
“We’re every thing we’ve ever completed in our lives. This complete change factor… change doesn’t imply you un-become one thing. These individuals will let it go, ‘trigger they simply need violence. I don’t know why I’m the one man who’s figured that out round right here.”
And with that, he laid the stress squarely on Kinds’ shoulders for WrestleMania.
“Please, AJ, do what must be completed tomorrow. Do what must be completed the subsequent day and the day after that, after that, till you get to Mania after which transferring ahead. Since you profitable at Mania represents a lot greater than you perceive. All of us within the locker room, every thing we’ve been by means of to get right here and say we’re WWE Superstars—it has to imply one thing, man.”
“It has to imply one thing and it’s on you. And if you happen to lose, then perhaps all of us ought to have been YouTube stars. It’s on you, AJ. I want you to make me consider I didn’t topic myself to 11 years of this for nothing. You need actual, Allen? It’s actual now. It’s actual time so that you can be actual at WrestleMania.”
Whether or not or not Kinds will reply is unclear—however Kross simply turned AJ’s showdown with Logan Paul into one thing a lot deeper than a grudge match. It’s about legacy. It’s about identification. And in keeping with Kross—it’s in regards to the soul of WWE itself.
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