WWE Star Blasts Management In Expletive-Laden Rant

A former NXT Champion has told WWE management to go f*ck themselves.

Although action in the ring has been hard to come by, Karrion Kross has enjoyed a surge in popularity in recent weeks. Kross’ backstage mind games with the likes of AJ Styles have proven to be a big hit with fans, but he was still left without a match at WrestleMania 41.

Instead, Kross took part in the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal on SmackDown, with fans getting behind him and booing loudly when he was eliminated.

On WrestleMania 41 night two, Kross popped up during Logan Paul vs. AJ Styles and urged Styles to use brass knuckles to grab the win. However, Styles refused and punched Kross in the face before ultimately losing the match.

Karrion Kross Calls Out WWE Bosses

Speaking backstage with Sam Roberts and Megan Morant, Kross and his wife Scarlett laid out their frustration and anger at being put on the sidelines. The former NXT star began by venting his annoyance at Logan Paul being handed a career in WWE because he was a famous YouTuber.

“Let’s talk about how awesome it is that Logan Paul just won and let’s talk about Sam, let’s talk about what Logan Paul represents. The short cut, it feels so good to be here, it feels so good to be in the business, thinking about all the funerals that I wasn’t able to attend for the last 11 years in this business, all the holidays I missed.

You know I could have just started a YouTube channel and could have just jumped in there with AJ Styles, it feels really good right? It’s awesome. It’s really good.”

Scarlett pointed out that the pair has more than 25 years of experience, but despite that, WWE had nothing to offer them at WrestleMania. Kross then picked up the baton again, suggesting his love of wrestling apparently “doesn’t mean sh*t.” He then turned his attention to AJ Styles, whom he addressed as “Alan,” criticising him for “p*ssing away” what might be his last WrestleMania match.

Kross recalled being told to be a good soldier by Goldberg, but said that advice only got him released and overlooked. The former NXT Champion closed by telling the “guy with the suit and tie” to go f*ck themselves.

“You wanna know what the best advice I ever got, it was from Bill Goldberg. 2021 back when I was in the twilight zone you know what I mean? ‘I’m wrestling for gasoline’. It was awesome let me tell you all about it, Bill goes ‘Hey Kross, you what you remind me a lot of me.’

I go ‘I think we have different styles but I really appreciate that, do you have any advice for me?’ And he goes ‘You know what, you gotta just be a good soldier.’ A good soldier, a good soldier is what he said.

So I decided to be a good soldier, you know what happened? They released me. And then I come back, you know what being a good soldier gets you? Everybody here, just in case you’re wondering, being a good soldier gets your times cut. Being a good soldier means that people come up to you and go ‘Hey got any great ideas?’ Yeah here it is from Scarlett, no, no, no, that’s a little too great, we’re looking for good ideas, that’s for those guys over there.’

That’s what being a good soldier is, ok? Being a good solider is coming to your hometown where you cut your teeth and not being on the card, its all about viral moments now. That’s what it’s all about, viral moments. Well guy, everybody’s been telling me that I gotta become undeniable, and as soon as it happens they ignore it and they shut it down.

I never asked to wrestle Randy Orton, I never asked. That happened organically and you ignored it for a viral moment, and good on Joe. Nothing against him but you ignored it. And the crowd told you exactly how they felt about me on SmackDown when I was eliminated and you ignored it.

Become undeniable? My ass. My ass. You want a viral moment? On behalf of all the true fans of professional wrestling, guy with the suit and tie in the truck go f**k yourself. That’s from Killer Kross.”

Karrion Kross has wrestled just twice on main roster television in 2025, including his appearance in the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal.

H/t to WrestleTalk