On Sunday night Karrion Kross defended the NXT Championship against Samoa Joe at TakeOver 36, and in the end it was Samoa Joe who won the match and walked out with the gold. PWInsider is reporting that Karrion Kross is now 100% done with NXT and will only be appearing on Raw moving forward.
This week Kross appeared on Raw for a match with Ricochet, and when he made his appearance fans couldn’t help up but notice that he had a new look which includes a gladiator mask.
Andrew Zarian of the Mat Men podcast recently reported on the new look claiming that when he spoke to a source about the new outfit the source told him the following:
“Everything & everyone must be marketable. Toys, shirts, imaging, and accessories. You need to stand out to sell and this is how they sell”
Spoke to a source regarding Kross’s new ring gear. His response :
“Everything & everyone must be marketable. Toys, shirts, imaging, and accessories. You need to stand out to sell and this is how they sell” pic.twitter.com/rooHCMowsO
— Andrew Zarian (@AndrewZarian) August 24, 2021
WWE also shared a new video showing a closer look at the ring gear which can be seen below.