Recently rehired star explains why he changed his appearance after getting released from WWE
In WWE, one of the most important parts of any athlete's career is their appearance. Recently, Karrion Kross has revealed the reason why he changed his look after getting released from the main roster.
Kross made his debut in WWE in 2020 and had an impressive run on the developmental brand as he won the NXT Championship on two occasions. Following his success, he received his main roster call-up and debuted on RAW. However, his first stint in the global juggernaut was lackluster and he was released after just four months. He later received another opportunity as he was rehired in 2022.
While speaking on The Undisputed Podcast With Bobby Fish, The Herald of Doomsday, who had maintained a bald look for most the part of his career stated that he was offered a role in a movie for which he had to grow his hair:
“I was so married to this character presentation. I was very big into ‘Bronson’ at the time with Tom Hardy and I was drawing a lot of energy out of that as well… Once I got released, I actually got offered to do a film, which, unfortunately, because of just coming out of the economy under COVID and stuff like that, it kept getting put off, and off, and off," he said.
Karrion Kross further added:
"I had the lead role in something that looked like a sure thing. And they asked me, ‘For the character, would you be able to grow your hair out for this?’ I was like, ‘You’re paying me to grow my hair? Absolutely.’ I wound up keeping my hair because the goalpost for when we were going to do the film kept getting pushed back and I just let it grow.” [H/T:PWmania]
Karrion Kross is currently involved in a feud with WWE Superstar AJ Styles
Karrion Kross is currently in a feud with AJ Styles. The Phenomenal one was part of the United States Championship Invitational Fatal 4-Way match on WWE SmackDown last week against Santos Escobar, Butch, and Grayson Waller. An interruption by the former NXT Champion resulted in Styles' loss.
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AJ Styles had squashed Kross in a matter of minutes on the July 7 episode of SmackDown. Kross's interference in the Fatal 4-Way match would have him eyeing revenge, if he gets a shot against him at SummerSlam.