The bumpy reason this popular WWE star may not get pushed

Whereas he has finished an outstanding job getting himself over with little TV time, WWE Famous person Karrion Kross might by no means get a push to the following degree if this current report is any indication.

Wade Keller of Professional Wrestling Torch mentioned his potential on a post-Monday Night time RAW present from June 16, 2025 (across the 1:33:22 mark). The largest drawback is “he would not take bumps,” which has been a problem relationship again to his NXT run, per Keller.

“I talked about this when he was all the craze in NXT and popping out of TNA, I used to be like, ‘Wrestlers are telling me when he will get to the primary roster, no one’s gonna put up with the truth that he would not take bumps,’” Keller defined. “He is scared to bump — he would not flat again bump.”

Now, Keller did acknowledge that he was not sure if it needed to do with an damage or one other challenge. Nonetheless, Kross “favors one facet” of his physique to bump, which may trigger accidents. “If you cannot put your finger on why he is not thrilling, it is as a result of he would not take bumps,” mentioned Keller.

Will Karrion Kross get a push from WWE?

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Kross’ future is dependent upon his upcoming match at Night time of Champions. If he impresses everybody, WWE could have no alternative however to push him.

Nevertheless, if his match is a flop, it is going to be exhausting for him to earn extra TV time. Kross will face Sami Zayn in a singles match. Their feud has been brewing for months, with Kross making an attempt to play the satan on Zayn’s shoulder.

Since rejoining WWE in 2022, Kross has solely had one significant feud. It appeared he was going to feud with Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Championship upon his return, however the two by no means crossed paths after their preliminary interplay.

He did have a program with Drew McIntyre in 2022. From there, Kross started feuds with Rey Mysterio and AJ Kinds. Nevertheless, he did not win the latter.

Ultimately, Kross shaped the Last Testomony. The faction featured the Authors of Ache (Akam and Rezar), Paul Ellering, and Scarlett.

They feuded with Bobby Lashley’s faction, the Satisfaction, which featured the Road Earnings (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) in addition to B-Fab. The Last Testomony misplaced a “Philadelphia Road Struggle” at WrestleMania 40 to finish their feud.