{"id":277002,"date":"2025-05-21T22:07:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T22:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/21\/major-raw-star-was-convinced-to-join-wwe-over-aew\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:21","slug":"major-raw-star-was-convinced-to-join-wwe-over-aew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/21\/major-raw-star-was-convinced-to-join-wwe-over-aew\/","title":{"rendered":"Major RAW star was convinced to join WWE over AEW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4926279\" data-slug-id=\"2527663\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A major WWE RAW star revealed that he was convinced to sign with the company instead of joining All Elite Wrestling. The promotion is on the road to Saturday Night&#8217;s Main Event this weekend in Tampa, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Karrion Kross appeared on <em>The Ariel Helwani Show<\/em> today and revealed that he was in talks with All Elite Wrestling following his release in 2021. Cody Rhodes was still with AEW at the time, and Kross disclosed that he had conversations with The American Nightmare. However, those talks didn&#8217;t last, and he eventually decided to return to WWE following a phone call from Triple H.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe communication just organically fell off with Cody and me at the time, and in the process of communicating with him when he was there, Hunter had called me and I was like, \u2018We\u2019re turning right, we\u2019re going next lane, boom,&#8221; said Kross. [H\/T: Ringside News]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><em>You can check out the interview with Kross in the video below:<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/embed\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe title=\"Karrion Kross IN STUDIO, Renato Moicano, Michael Carter-Williams, OTN | Helwani Show | May 21, 2025\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VHLSsCmaOuI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube\" data-embed=\"VHLSsCmaOuI\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/VHLSsCmaOuI\/sddefault.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/VHLSsCmaOuI\/sddefault.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Karrion Kross also shared that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-karrion-kross-reveals-backstage-reaction-viral-rant-explains-issue-major-wwe-star\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">not everyone was happy backstage in WWE following his viral rant at WrestleMania 41<\/a> during his conversation with Ariel Helwani today.<\/p>\n<h2>Former WWE writer claims Karrion Kross should have called Triple H out on RAW<\/h2>\n<p>Wrestling legend Vince Russo recently claimed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-go-f-ck-yourself-karrion-kross-explicit-message-following-wrestlemania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Karrion Kross&#8217; rant at WrestleMania 41<\/a> should have happened on an episode of WWE RAW.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Sportskeeda Wrestling&#8217;s <em>Legion of RAW <\/em>podcast, Russo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-39-year-old-superstar-publicly-calling-triple-h-booking-should-ve-happened-says-wwe-veteran-exclusive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">shared his thoughts on Karrion Kross ranting about his position in the company<\/a> at The Show of Shows. Russo stated that the rant should have happened on RAW, with the former NXT Champion calling out Triple H on live television.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;You\u2019re creating the hottest thing on the entire show by sending that dude out there and having him call out Triple H. &#8216;I was hearing around the locker room today, you mentioned it to a couple of guys what would have happened if I said that to your face? So what I\u2019m gonna do is I\u2019m gonna come out here right now and say.&#8217; That\u2019s the hottest thing in the show. I don\u2019t understand how hard that is.&#8221; [38:33 onwards]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>You can check out Russo&#8217;s comments in the video below:<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/embed\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe title=\"Becky Lynch showed up because of The Rock?\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8pm95WEo1-k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube\" data-embed=\"8pm95WEo1-k\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/8pm95WEo1-k\/sddefault.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/8pm95WEo1-k\/sddefault.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Karrion Kross is a former NXT Champion but has never won a title on WWE&#8217;s main roster. 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