Killer Kross Speaks With Fightful About WWE Departure, Future, AAA, Steve Borden Jr., More

Sean Ross Sapp spoke to MLW star Killer Kross for their first interview together since Kross left WWE.

Sapp asked Kross a number of questions about his WWE departure. Kross made it clear that he and WWE have not had contact since that departure, even though they helped with his book release. Kross actually referenced Fightful's reporting in his viral WrestleMania promo and he said "when information gets out there, tough shit," and said you have to do your best to react to it and decided to tie it in.

Kross said a lot of his colleagues thought the situation was a work, or even what his hope was because the waters had been muddied. There were promoters hesitant to reach out because they thought it was a work as well, and Kross had to make it clear to them that it wasn't. He said eventually Hunter knew his desires because they had the conversation. He said Triple H has a lot more that Triple H has to manage than people think, and they can't expect the booking to be the same as it was in NXT. He was surprised more wrestlers don't take their metrics to the table when negotiating their future deals.

He was very proud of his gimmick, and likened it to a general troll. He felt that was a good way to garner attention without having to be on television much. He said that he would see people online just arguing for the sake of it, not really believing what they were saying and he wanted a character that incorporated that. He wanted to do the most with what he was given.

He's felt refreshed working longer matches and wants to show people that he can work in the ring. He said that he worked the style, pace and way he was asked to work in WWE because that was the job.

Paul Walter Hauser recommended he come to MLW. After that, Kross ended up speaking with Court Bauer about coming in. The two sides have had a very positive relationship for a number of years, and they have big plans for him in 2026.

Kross was very proud of how his Youtube documentaries performed in 2025, and that the numbers actually grew as the year went on and that he ended up with more traffic after leaving WWE than he did while there. He's had conversations with Konnan about AAA, but considering it's owned by WWE there's a new chain of command there.

He has a lot of angry balds that feel upset by him being able to grow hair.

He had an opportunity to meet Danny McBride at a recent MLW event, but it didn't happen. He's hopeful it will in the future.

Kross wrestled Steve Borden Jr in his first match ever, and said that he wants to develop his own identity. He says Borden takes it seriously, trains hard, and looks great. He was very impressed by Borden.

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