Karrion Kross Slams Logan Paul Over Recent WWE Statement

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WWE star Karrion Kross has issued a detailed and pointed social media response to recent vlog comments made by WWE United States Champion Logan Paul. Paul had addressed criticism from some peers about his rapid rise in WWE.
This is due to his opportunities to his large existing fan base and ability to draw attention. Kross began his video by stating Paul misunderstood the core issue. "It's been brought to my attention that somebody in WWE thinks that his peers have a problem with his position in the company," Kross said.
"He still doesn't get it. No one has a problem with his position. The problem is that, for some people who have put 20, even 30 years in, they were told that there is a certain skillset they have to acquire."
He elaborated on how the goalposts for success in WWE seem to have shifted, impacting long-serving talent. "Putting time in was going to equate to having very particular opportunities.
Those opportunities don't seem to be available for those people now because they did not build a brand outside of the company," Kross explained. "For an extended period of time, no one was allowed to build a brand outside of the company. That's the issue. That's the problem."
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 20: Logan Paul reacts in the ring during his match against AJ Styles during WrestleMania 41 at Allegiant Stadium on April 20, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 20: Logan Paul reacts in the ring during his match against AJ Styles during WrestleMania 41 at Allegiant Stadium on April 20, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Kross argued that the frustration isn't personal towards Paul but rather about the systemic change. "This person who believes everyone has a problem with him, it's not about him. Anyone can be him and people would have a problem with that," Kross stated.
"If people were told, when they went to professional wrestling schools, that they had to build a brand outside of the company in order to position them better to have the opportunities that they could knock out of the park, that's exactly what they would have done." He noted that wrestlers have a dedicated work ethic but added, "Now, for some of those people, it's too late."
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Kross then posed a direct question, presumably aimed at Paul and WWE management. "So, I ask that person, what are we supposed to do? What are we supposed to do?" he questioned. "Are we just going to wipe out an entire group of performers that have been doing this for an extended period of time because it's impossible for them to catch up to that advantage?"
Despite his critique of the situation, Kross clarified he harbors no ill will towards Logan Paul personally. "Me personally, I'm actually learning from that person and I see how the business is responding to that person. I don't dislike that person," Kross admitted.
"I think that person is great, which I've been on record to say. I like that person. I think they're very cunning. I think they do the things that I wish Sami Zayn would do, and then he'd be World Champion."
He ended by stating, "I just don't think he still gets it. I'm actually shocked that he's rattled in the way that he is about this because he doesn't have to be, but here we are. I think you guys get it, though."
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