Karrion Kross Wasn’t Allowed To Discuss His Contract With Triple H
New details continue to emerge about Karrion Kross’ contract negotiations after his WWE exit.
The former NXT Champion departed the promotion with his wife, Scarlett, on August 10 after failed mediation regarding their contracts.
In a supposed tell-all, the 40-year-old star appeared on The Ariel Helwani Show to shed more light on how his exit came to be.
For weeks, wrestling media companies reported that Karrion Kross and Scarlett’s contracts were expiring in August.
However, there was respite in knowing that the Stamford-based company had given him new merchandise and was promoting his latest book, hinting at a successful contract renewal around the corner.
No wonder it came as a shock when WWE subtly moved him and Scarlett to the alumni page on its official website.
Fans and critics lashed out at the promotion for the mishandling and mistreatment of Karrion Kross and Scarlett.
Former WWE star Shotzi Blackheart even tweeted in support of the talents, urging fans to take a stand against the company.
Karrion Kross Was Unable To Discuss The Contract With Triple H
During his interview with Ariel Helwani, Karrion Kross revealed that he had spoken to World Wrestling Entertainment Chief Content Officer Triple H about his contract a year ago.
Instead of taking it up directly, the promotion decieded to assign a point guy for contract negotiations.
Karrion Kross: I spoke…I had a conversation with him (Triple H) earlier in the year about all of this. They took a point man and they put him between us to communicate. So, now the point manager’s responsible for all the dialog.
Ariel Helwani: You can’t circumvent that guy you have a personal relationship with Paul.
Kross: He knows that I wanna talk. He know what I wanna do.
Helwani: Are you tempted to send him a text?
Kross: I don’t know what I would send him. That guy, who they put in front of them to talk to me is telling me that everything is coming from them. I’ve made it very, very clear that I wanna keep the lanes of communication and dialog open. It’s a very weird situation.
Karrion Kross says he has NOT spoken to Triple H directly because of the point man in the communication chain.
“No. He knows that I want to talk. He knows what I want to do. He knows.”
(Ariel Helwani Show)
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Karrion Kross even claimed that WWE did not offer Scarlett a renewed contract.