WWE Superstar Karrion Kross Addresses Logan Paul Criticism
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WrestleMania 41 was filled with plenty of exciting moments, including Joe Hendry making a surprise appearance, Dominik Mysterio running back to the ring after winning the Intercontinental Championship, and Iyo Sky, Rhea Ripley, and Bianca Belair absolutely tearing the house down.
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However, one of the best moments of the weekend actually happened outside of the event itself, with WWE Superstar Karrion Kross cutting a deeply personal promo about his status within the company and criticizing Paul for taking a short cut to get to WrestleMania.
Karrion Kross blurring the lines with an OUTSTANDING promo following WWE WrestleMania 41 👏😲pic.twitter.com/MkVqsaoilA — WrestleTalk (@WrestleTalk_TV) April 21, 2025
This has proven to be a massive success, garnering Kross praise from wrestlers and fans alike.
Now, Kross is looking to set the record straight on what he meant in the promo.
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 06: (L-R) Karrion Kross and Scarlett Bordeaux attend Netflix's Debut of WWE Monday Night Raw at Intuit Dome on January 06, 2025 in Inglewood, California.
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 06: (L-R) Karrion Kross and Scarlett Bordeaux attend Netflix's Debut of WWE Monday Night Raw at Intuit Dome on January 06, 2025 in Inglewood, California.for Netflix
During an appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show, Kross addressed the promo and some of the comments that have followed since, letting fans know he wasn't complaining but "speaking up."
"I don't think it's a broad group of people who have misconstrued it," Kross explained. "It's a very small group of people that feel like it falls under complaining.
"It's not complaining. It's using your voice and speaking up and saying, 'Hey, I'm here. I'm here, I want to be here, I want to give you the best of what I have.'
"l'll say this, I don't have a problem with Logan Paul... What I have a problem with is this idea within the system to reward the mainstream archetype, like Logan, with certain types of liberties and privileges that could be delegated to the people that have pretty much dedicated… pic.twitter.com/quK66gkM5K — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) May 21, 2025
Kross went on to explain that while he got a lot of love backstage, he did also get a bit of heat. He then went on to address his Logan Paul criticism.
"I'll say this," Kross said. "I don't have a problem with Logan Paul. I think he's an amazing athlete and I think he's doing really good work. And a lot of people will be p----- I'm saying that. But it's true. I don't want to BS around that.
"What I have a problem with is this idea within the system to reward the mainstream archetype, like Logan, with certain types of liberties and privileges that could be delegated to the people that have pretty much dedicated their entire lives and are here full time. I struggle with that, and I'm not the only one."
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Kross went on to explain that he is alright with people coming in and participate , "as long as I can hit them with a steel chair," before making his final point.
"We, the collective – the talent, the wrestlers, the performers – we can go viral, too," Kross said with a smile. "I don't want there to be this idea, this dependency that other people from other lanes are the only ones that can do that. We can too."
"I wanna show people what they want to see. I know what they want to see. And I proved that, that was the whole point. That's where that comes from, and those are my thoughts on them."
Kross went on to say that he hopes Jey Uso successfully defends the World Heavyweight Championship against Paul because if he wins, "I don't know what the hell is going to happen."
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