• WWE Dropped Karrion Kross’ Babyface-Turn Story With Top Star Without Explanation
On Chris Van Vliet’s Insight podcast, Karrion Kross said his developing storyline with AJ Styles was dropped without any explanation.
Kross revealed that he and Styles had pitched a long-term creative arc where AJ would become the “angel on the devil’s shoulder,” trying to turn Kross babyface. The story would have explored themes of temptation and redemption.
However, the angle was abruptly cut off, and Kross only had one televised match with Styles.
He said he didn’t take it personally, acknowledging that WWE often changes plans quickly, but still called it “disappointing” since both he and AJ felt it had strong potential.
• “I’m not interested” – Top TNA Star On Potential WWE NXT Return
Dolph Ziggler (now known as Nic Nemeth outside of WWE) worked in NXT in 2022. He had a feud with Bron Breakker in which he ended up winning the NXT Title.
The 45-year-old, who is currently signed to TNA, was asked by Chris Van Vliet on INSIGHT if he would be interested in returning to NXT under the developmental brand’s partnership with TNA.
He believes that younger talents deserve to get the spotlight under that partnership now as he has already achieved everything he could in NXT.
“If it’s to go to NXT and have a match, I’m not interested. I’ve done everything I could possibly do in NXT.
I would much rather, let’s get Leon Slater there. Let’s get some people who are young, up-and-comers, who get a piece of that… that would be great for them. I don’t think me being there helps TNA.”
TNA has a lot of former WWE stars who recently showed up in NXT for the Showdown special, but it is clear that Ziggler did not want to be one of them.
