WWE Rumors: Former Champion Being Discussed For Massive Return

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Triple H has been hard at work trying to right WWE's creative ship, and if a recent report is to be believed, he's got his sights set on bringing Karrion Kross back into the fold. Known as Killer Kross on the independent scene, the former NXT champion has stayed plenty busy since being released by the company back in November of 2021. That news was shocking at the time, given how much he'd dominated the gold and black version of the developmental brand.

Once Vince McMahon got his hands on Kross, however, he almost immediately had his legs cut out from under him. His presentation was changed entirely. The imposing figure who had Scarlett Bordeaux act as his harbinger was gone. Instead, McMahon stuck him with a genuinely awful gladiator gimmick. It fell short right out of the box, to the point where it would have taken a herculean effort to turn the perception of Kross around for WWE's audience.

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Triple H knows how to handle and book Kross, though, as he showed while working with him in NXT. As such, a recent Fightful Select report stating that WWE is interested in re-signing the 37-year-old shouldn't be too surprising. "Killer Kross could be headed back to WWE, if what Fightful has heard ends up being true. Fightful Select has learned that the former NXT Champion had been discussed as a name of interest for WWE to bring back to the company. Several within the industry outright expected him to return, and one source indicated they believed it was already in the company's plans, though we've yet to confirm that whatsoever. We were able to confirm that his name had at least been discussed on WWE's end." Fightful is also reporting that it's unclear what this