10 Wrestlers Who Are In The Wrong Company

8. Killer Kross

Tetsuya Naito NXT
IMPACT Wrestling

Shouldn't be in IMPACT Wrestling because...

IMPACT's recent drive to cover talent road expenses is a flimsy PR move, one that aims to cover its inability to compete financially with the competition that has steamed ahead of it. The two parties are at a contractual impasse: Kross doesn't believe he is paid in a way that is commensurate with his ability (or potential, realistically), whereas IMPACT hold a legal advantage over him. Kross deems the company reckless, too, which has escalated the conflict. Kross, in effect, is a star in too close proximity to a black hole.

And he's not the only one...

Should be in AEW because...

One of the more dangerous-feeling wrestlers on the circuit - really, only Nick Gage commands as much of a beautifully terrifying aura - Kross, and his ability to convey a sense of legitimacy in size and skill, would provide a much-needed contrast in a promotion built very much on showmanship thus far. His raw level of experience and exposure is consistent with AEW's mentality: this is a company after the Next Big Thing, and Kross fits that profile.

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