AEW has signed several WWE talents over the years since its inception in 2019. While the All Elite roster is totally stacked at the moment, Tony Khan could potentially bring in a top WWE star who could soon be leaving the sports entertainment juggernaut. The star in question, Karrion Kross, could be an interesting candidate to lead one of the Jacksonville-based company’s long-time factions, The Dark Order.
The Herald of Doomsday returned to WWE in 2022 after being released by the promotion a year earlier. Kross has gained a large fan following in recent months due to his compelling character work and promos, despite not being featured as prominently on the company’s flagship shows and PLEs. The former NXT Champion is currently in a contract year, and recent reports suggest that he and his wife Scarlett have not yet re-signed.
Although Kross is likely to stay with WWE, if the promotion doesn’t make a satisfactory offer, AEW might step in and sign the 40-year-old. The former leader of The Final Testament could not only work with and play off the top talent of Tony Khan’s company on television, but he might also take on the role of the new head of The Dark Order, one of the promotion’s original factions.
The Dark Order has not been featured much on AEW television lately despite their popularity among long-time fans. Kross, whose gimmick seemingly involves pushing people and changing them as individuals, could approach Evil Uno, John Silver, and Alex Reynolds and convince them to channel more intensity, ambition, and focus moving forward. A star of his magnitude joining the group would also raise its stock greatly on AEW programming. However, such an angle is entirely speculative at this point.
Kross was in action at SummerSlam Night One, where he lost a one-on-one match against Sami Zayn, with whom he has been feuding for a while.
Announcements for this week’s AEW Dynamite
AEW will be hosting this week’s episode of Dynamite at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Only two matches have been announced so far, including a World Tag Team Title Tournament semifinal between The Young Bucks and Brodido, and a singles match between Mark Briscoe and MJF.
Furthermore, “Eight Belts” Mercedes Mone will return to television this Wednesday on Dynamite for the first time since losing to Toni Storm at All In: Texas.
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