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Karrion Kross Reveals Backstage Reaction To Him Losing His Debut Match On Raw

The last few years have been interesting for Karrion Kross as he was called up to the main roster in 2021 and many people were surprised when he was quickly defeated by Jeff Hardy in his debut match. Kross had been booked as one of the top stars in NXT, but the loss to Hardy led to speculation that he was being buried.

The former NXT Champion recently opened up about the loss during an appearance on Cheap Heat with Peter Rosenberg and he revealed that he actually earned respect for taking the loss.

“I got a lot of people coming up to me and shaking hands for doing that, actually. I won’t drop names, but people that are many, many years in were saying like, ‘This guy gets it.’ It’s not a one-man show. It’s not about coming up here and making crazy demands. I got a lot of respect actually from my peers over doing that.”

Kross went on to say that for him it was just another day at work when he added, “There’s a black hat and a white hat,” he said. “So, with the Jeff thing, I heard them react and I was like, ‘Hey, I did my job.’ And it was arguably disadvantageous to me, like, it wasn’t good for me, is what I’m trying to say, but that’s how I approached it. I looked at this as work that night.”

H/T Wrestling Inc.

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