Fightful Select reported<\/a> that Kross and Scarlett\u2019s contracts were set to expire without a new deal being offered. A subsequent report from the Wrestling Observer stated that a last-minute offer had been made. Kross himself then appeared to refute the Observer\u2019s report in a podcast interview, stating, \u201ca lot of what I read is not true\u2026 I hope we we do come back.\u201d<\/p>\nReal Departure or Elaborate \u201cWork\u201d?<\/p>\n
The public nature of the contract dispute and the recent groundswell of fan support for Kross led many fans and even some within the industry to speculate that his departure could be an elaborate storyline, or \u201cwork.\u201d However, the latest developments, including the internal roster removal, strongly indicate this is not the case. According to Fightful\u2019s report, while the possibility of a work always exists, \u201csources in WWE both on the talent end and the creative end claim that they\u2019ve been told that as of now, the departure is real.\u201d<\/p>\n
An Uncertain Future<\/p>\n
With their contracts expired, Karrion Kross and Scarlett are now free agents, but they enter a complicated wrestling landscape. As noted by Fightful, \u201cThough they didn\u2019t have a pleasant exit from TNA, the regime has completely changed within the company,\u201d however, TNA\u2019s \u201cactive WWE partnership\u2026 could affect the possibility of Kross and Scarlett both there and AAA.\u201d A return to AAA is also complex due to WWE\u2019s recent acquisition of the promotion.<\/p>\n
While Kross has a history with promotions like MLW and NJPW, the independent scene has changed significantly in recent years. Many promoters are reportedly hesitant to reach out for bookings due to the lingering uncertainty of the situation. Kross and Scarlett are likely to address their situation in the next couple of days.<\/p>\n
This is just a snippet of the story. For complete details, please visit Fightful Select at Patreon.com\/Fightful<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The departure of Karrion Kross and Scarlett from WWE appears to be a legitimate end to their tenure…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":73508,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[88,831,52522,52523],"class_list":{"0":"post-73507","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-featured","10":"tag-karrion-kross","11":"tag-scarlett"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}