Karrion Kross' exit exposes WWE’s double standards, wrestling veteran names "useless" stars still on the roster (Exclusive)

Former WWE head writer Vince Russo exposed WWE's double standards with the whole Karrion Kross situation. The veteran writer was outraged with the way the company treated the star.

Kross is no longer a member of the WWE roster. His contract expired recently and was not renewed by the company. Over the last week, the star has gone on several interviews to share how he made it clear that he wanted to be with the company moving forward. However, he felt that he barely had a chance to speak with Triple H about his contract. The star and his wife, Scarlett, are now free agents and are accepting bookings from different promotions.

During this week's episode of BroDown with host Mac Davis, Russo pointed out that WWE was okay with letting a talented individual like Kross go while stars like Michin and B-Fab were still on the roster.

"Guys, think about this for a second. Let this soak in. Michin is employed by the WWE, and Karrion Kross and Scarlett are not. Let that soak in a little bit. Just a little bit, let that soak in, bro. Okay? Michin has a spot on the roster, and Karrion Kross does not."

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He also lashed out at the company for making a terrible offer to Karrion during his contract negotiations. He questioned how WWE was okay with keeping stars like Michin and B-Fab on their payroll, but could not afford to pay Kross what he deserved.

"You want to low-ball Karrion Kross, whatever you're gonna do. Meanwhile, you're paying Michin, you got the other one, what's her name, Fab Four, K-Fab? B-Fab. What's she doing? Absolutely useless. I mean, literally, those are two people on the roster that are absolutely useless, and Karrion Kross doesn't have a job." [From 23:05 onwards]

There has been a groundswell of support for Kross since he departed from WWE. It will be interesting to see how he uses this momentum in the coming months.

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