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Post by PTBartman on Aug 15, 2023 18:28:24 GMT -5
This came up as a "You Might be Interested In..."
I know nothing about them, but this definitely made me go hmmmm
Open Discussion: Folks when it comes to Karrion Kross, have you noticed that while he isn't winning much in any of his feuds, there is a trend happening where all the promises he's made to take away something from his opponent have all come true 🤔? Check it:
• When he made his return to WWE back in August of last year, he put an hourglass in the ring and said The Bloodline's end is coming. A year later, there is no Bloodline.
• When feuding with Drew McIntyre soon after, Kross promised to take Drew's temperament away. Drew would soon after have no issue throwing his best friend Sheamus under the bus for a shot at the Intercontential Championship.
• When feuding with Madcap Moss, Kross promised to take away Madcap's joy. Madcap Moss is now no more as the corny jokes and silliness are gone and he is now Riddick Moss once more.
• When feuding with Rey Mysterio, he promised to take away Rey's patience. Soon after, Rey would go on finally lose his cool with his son Dominik and hit Dom the following week.
• When feuding with Shinsuke Nakamura, he promised to take away Nakamura's honor. Last week on RAW, Nakamura would turn heel and attack Seth Rollins from behind.
Like I said earlier, Karrion Kross isn't winning his feuds but he has kept his promises. Could WWE be actually following through with those storylines or is this just pure coincidence 🤔?
- The Future GOAT
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 15, 2023 18:31:59 GMT -5
If he promises to take away AJ Styles hair, we're gonna have a huge problem
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Post by Rudy Gobert Fadeaway on Aug 15, 2023 18:33:51 GMT -5
Karrion Kross 94: OJ Simpson...Enjoy infamy.. OJ Simpson: wtf
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Aug 15, 2023 18:52:34 GMT -5
@sigmax has been right this entire time!
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Post by Andew9001 on Aug 15, 2023 19:24:45 GMT -5
Didn't they do something similar with The Fiend? Could have sworn i saw a similar thread around the time he feuded with Seth, Miz and Daniel Bryan.
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Aug 15, 2023 20:22:04 GMT -5
He may lose all of the battles, but he'll win the war.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2023 21:23:07 GMT -5
@sigmax has been right this entire time! Everyone been so obsessed with his wins and losses but has not actually been paying attention to actual purpose. I would like to thank LU for instilling in me this ability to look far deeper at a story and character that while he may lose his matches I understood the actual purpose which is why his losses never bothered me as a fan.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Aug 16, 2023 17:35:57 GMT -5
I can't believe anyone cares this much about Karrion Kross to consider these things.
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Post by TOK Is the Target Demo on Aug 16, 2023 17:52:52 GMT -5
Didn't they do something similar with The Fiend? Could have sworn i saw a similar thread around the time he feuded with Seth, Miz and Daniel Bryan. Yeah, when he first came back as the Fiend everyone he faced "broke". The Miz went back to being the biggest Hollywood douchebag that he was at the start, Rollins became the Messiah, and D-Bry turned into the Unibomber
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Post by XIII on Aug 16, 2023 19:09:18 GMT -5
Even if this is an actual thing and not a series of coincidences he’s still a useless wanker.
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Aug 17, 2023 16:42:18 GMT -5
Didn't they do something similar with The Fiend? Could have sworn i saw a similar thread around the time he feuded with Seth, Miz and Daniel Bryan. Yeah, when he first came back as the Fiend everyone he faced "broke". The Miz went back to being the biggest Hollywood douchebag that he was at the start, Rollins became the Messiah, and D-Bry turned into the Unibomber Yeah, though Miz turning heel made more sense because Wyatt had been threatening his family and he was pissed that people didn’t seem to care, I think it was New Day he snapped on. Which was funny because I think they’re among his closest friends on the roster IRL.
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Post by TOK Is the Target Demo on Aug 17, 2023 19:59:29 GMT -5
Yeah, when he first came back as the Fiend everyone he faced "broke". The Miz went back to being the biggest Hollywood douchebag that he was at the start, Rollins became the Messiah, and D-Bry turned into the Unibomber Yeah, though Miz turning heel made more sense because Wyatt had been threatening his family and he was pissed that people didn’t seem to care, I think it was New Day he snapped on. Which was funny because I think they’re among his closest friends on the roster IRL. He drove Seth to attempt to murder him after f***ing with his head for like 2 months (the DQ at HIAC and still can't believe that happened) which sent Seth spiralling into doing the whole Joker thing
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Post by The Gallus Mark on Aug 17, 2023 21:41:19 GMT -5
Yeah, though Miz turning heel made more sense because Wyatt had been threatening his family and he was pissed that people didn’t seem to care, I think it was New Day he snapped on. Which was funny because I think they’re among his closest friends on the roster IRL. He drove Seth to attempt to murder him after f***ing with his head for like 2 months (the DQ at HIAC and still can't believe that happened) which sent Seth spiralling into doing the whole Joker thing And didn’t Finn end up back in NXT and then turned back into the Prinxe due to getting murdered?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2023 21:50:07 GMT -5
I think we are stretching here just a little because unlike Kross who all these consequences are actually part of his entire narrative right now.
The Fiend had no such character motive at all (unless I missed something with Bray in the fun house) and so him "breaking" people just feels like theory crafting.
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Post by Rolent Tex on Aug 17, 2023 22:59:47 GMT -5
Karrion Kross predicting the Bloodline would end is the equivalent of the end of the world nut jobs. He probably had a list of dates crossed out that he thought the angle would end.
“The world will end on this date!”
*world doesn’t end*
“I misread my long lost scrolls and scriptures! The world will end on this date! For real!”
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Aug 18, 2023 0:44:50 GMT -5
This is a company that once wanted Jimmy Wang Yang to run down to the ring to go do something. He said he couldn’t. When Vince asked why Jimmy says “You fired me. I don’t work actually work here”. Vince said “You’re hired, go do it” whatever Karrion Kross is doing, you just put hours more thought into it than they did.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Aug 18, 2023 0:53:44 GMT -5
This is a company that once wanted Jimmy Wang Yang to run down to the ring to go do something. He said he couldn’t. When Vince asked why Jimmy says “You fired me. I don’t work actually work here”. Vince said “You’re hired, go do it” whatever Karrion Kross is doing, you just put hours more thought into it than they did. Yeah and even if this was true... this ties into wrestling how exactly? A wrestling character only works if it ties back into wrestling... being a nostradamus and saying vague things with vague time lines is great but... like... how does this translate to the in ring stuff. X will turn heel eventually, Y faction will break up, or even a Face will do something that some see as underhanded are all things that happen LITERALLY ALL THE TIME IN WRESTLING.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Aug 18, 2023 0:57:39 GMT -5
This is a company that once wanted Jimmy Wang Yang to run down to the ring to go do something. He said he couldn’t. When Vince asked why Jimmy says “You fired me. I don’t work actually work here”. Vince said “You’re hired, go do it” whatever Karrion Kross is doing, you just put hours more thought into it than they did. Yeah and even if this was true... this ties into wrestling how exactly? A wrestling character only works if it ties back into wrestling... being a nostradamus and saying vague things with vague time lines is great but... like... how does this translate to the in ring stuff. X will turn heel eventually, Y faction will break up, or even a Face will do something that some see as underhanded are all things that happen LITERALLY ALL THE TIME IN WRESTLING. I’d post a video, but it may violate the rules. So imagine a video with a guy named George. George: So the the left hand (raises right hand), now knows what the right hand (raises left hand) is doing.
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Post by Banjo Is Broken on Aug 18, 2023 2:03:01 GMT -5
Why haven't we got a singles match between Mia Yim and Scarlett yet?
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