Real Reason For Karrion Kross' New WWE Look
Here's why Karrion Kross was dressed in Demolition cosplay on this week's Raw.
Karrion Kross debuted a bizarre new look on this week's episode of WWE Raw, walking to the ring wearing a studded black and red mask with two leather straps crisscrossing over his torso.
The former NXT Champion didn't wrestle in the mask but the straps were there for the duration of his 90-second bout with Ricochet. Well, almost. The elaborate attire appeared to slip and/or break as Kross was putting the high-flyer away.
Karrion's new great was met with a mixed response online, with many drawing unfavourable comparisons to Demolition, Savio Vega's old Kwang character, Rikishi's Sultan gimmick, and many, many more.
CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTER pic.twitter.com/YrOuuYqYKH
— Andy H. Murray (@andyhmurray) August 24, 2021
The Mat Men Pro Wrestling Podcast's Andrew Zarian has now revealed why WWE opted to change things up for Kross, with marketing seemingly behind the move:-
Spoke to a source regarding Kross’s new ring gear. His response :
“Everything & everyone must be marketable. Toys, shirts, imaging, and accessories. You need to stand out to sell and this is how they sell” pic.twitter.com/rooHCMowsO
Advertisement— Andrew Zarian (@AndrewZarian) August 24, 2021
Kross hasn't made the most fortunate start to main roster life. Called up on 19 July, he was immediately jobbed out to Jeff Hardy in under two minutes, with another defeat on the horizon before a positive COVID-19 test took Hardy off television.
While Kross has gone 4-1 on Raw since then, his stripped-back ring entrance (compared to NXT) and apparent split from Scarlett has robbed him of much of his bombast - and he isn't drawing any kind of crowd response at the moment either.