6 Ups & 6 Downs from WWE Raw (23 June - Results & Review)

5. It’s ON

There is a pretty good chance that when the bell rings at Night of Champions, Karrion Kross’ biggest advocates online will remember why he was languishing without a real wrestling program for so long. But the simple fact is that Kross has been the embodiment of “maximizing your minutes” during his brief backstage spots during the past several months, and it all will culminate Saturday when he faces Sami Zayn.

Karrion confronted Sami backstage Monday to give him an earful about losing to Randy Orton in the King of the Ring semifinals, just as he predicted. He prodded Zayn, asking when he was going to get it through his thick skull that he will never be a world champion as long as he continues doing things the way he currently is.

This led Sami to finally clock Kross and drop him, informing the devil on his shoulder that the match was official. The catch? Karrion laughed off the punch moments later, indicating that this is what he really wanted.

There is a possibility that this is a one-and-done deal, that there is no greater story at play beyond Night of Champions, but it also could be a big development in Sami’s story as he continues to struggle in his quest to win a world title. Either way, fingers crossed for a pleasant surprise.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.