Did WWE Just Tease Another Big Bloodline Betrayal? And What Does Karrion Kross Have to Do With It? (2025)

Although he has been divisive over the years for much of WWE's audience, there is something subtle yet monumental occurring with Karrion Kross. His presence was the cause of much anguish and turmoil throughout 2024, leaving a number of teams and friendships dead in his wake. Curioser still, Kross has just been seen lurking around The Bloodline, where he now finds himself adjacent to the biggest storyline in wrestling.

This week's Monday Night Raw was an emotional night for Sami Zayn, following hotly in the footsteps of WWE's enormously successful first night on Netflix. The Honorary Uce has been an essential part of The Bloodline story and its overall popularity, but it's been a very vocal week for Seth Rollins, who had a different take on things. He suggested that Sami is nothing more than an accomplice to Roman Reigns's dreams, cutting the lovable underdog to his core, viscerally and deeply. But it was in the very next scene that Karrion Kross had some prophetically choice words for Sami Zayn, causing enormous alarm bells for one of the most popular factions of all time.

What Is the Curse of Karrion Kross?

Kross Has Finally Found a Direction For His Character

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It's been a tumultuous few years on WWE's main roster for Karrion Kross, one of the most derided and misunderstood members of the current roster. He suffered the embarrassment of losing to an aging Jeff Hardy in his debut match when called up to the Main Roster, something almost uniquely unheard of. It was confusing and part of the routinely detrimental creative decision-making of Vince McMahon and his creative team, after Kross had enjoyed a fairly hot run as NXT Champion. It isn't a stretch to say this is something that he has only just stopped recovering from in 2025.

Nevertheless, it always felt as though Kross had all the ingredients for something special. It just seemed he had nowhere to focus his natural drive and passion for being a WWE superstar. His look, entrance, facial mannerisms, and ring presence are all worthy of the company's platform, and he is in ownership of one of the most striking entrances on WWE television, but there was little to invest in around Kross's character until a more nuanced and evil identity began to take shape for Kross.

2024 was a breakthrough year for Karrion Kross, beginning with his WrestleMania debut, as he found something sinister to develop into his persona. Playing the "devil on your shoulder" archetype, Kross has taken on a role of subtle deception to manipulate superstars into bickering and in-fighting. His presence and its meaning have been understated and a relatively small on-screen part, but it has become something that now immediately demands the audience's attention.

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This is largely in credit to WWE's increased focus on long-term storytelling and consistency. Make no mistake about it, Karrion Kross's appearance around Sami Zayn this past Monday night on Raw was no accident.

All the Teams That Kross Disrupted

Some Of WWE's Most Loved Teams Have Fallen Foul to Kross

With a decade of positivity and Booty-O's behind them, The New Day's lovable act has been one of WWE's most dependable ones. Kross first introduced his new character by indoctrinating The New Day, beginning his mission of deviancy by sowing initial seeds with Xavier Woods as early as May 2024. After months of squabbling and public fallouts that soured their immaculate reputation, The New Day would eventually turn on Big E and become WWE's most hated villains by the end of the year.

Nobody could have seen it coming, but it now seems so obvious. And, though Kross's initial mind games started with Xavier and Kofi, The New Day would actually be his second victims.

After years apart from one another and with WWE capitalizing on R-Truth's universally adored comedic turn with The Judgment Day, 2024's The Awesome Truth reunion saw a landmark run for Truth and The Miz. Things couldn't have been going better for the team who first formed back in August 2011, as they won the Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania 40 and held the gold for over two months.

However, Kross would eventually turn his attention to The Miz, systematically and psychologically breaking him down throughout September and October. The Awesome Truth would then suffer a vicious split, eventually causing The Miz to align himself with Kross and The Final Testament in their feud with The Wyatt Sicks.

What Could This Mean for Sami Zayn and the Bloodline?

Bad News Is Afoot for Sami, But Will It Be Bad News for Roman Reigns Too?

This Week's Monday Night Raw saw Karrion Kross and The Final Testament's spat with The Wyatt Sicks come to an end as the fiendish stable were moved to SmackDown, but Kross had some choice words for Sami Zayn after hearing this news. He preyed on his insecurities at never having been world champion, but Kross's words about Sami's relationship with The Bloodline also carried severe consequences.

He mentioned to Sami that they are "all vying for the same thing" and how he could "see this whole friendship falling apart". It feels ominous with one of the biggest nights in The Bloodline's calendar right around the corner.

With the road to WrestleMania 41 now underway, Roman Reigns, Jey Uso, and Jimmy Uso have all declared for the 2025 Royal Rumble. That means 10% of all entrants will come from The Bloodline, but Sami Zayn's Royal Rumble intentions are still unknown. Sami has a rocky past with The Bloodline at the Royal Rumble, as he hit Roman with a chair, finally turning his back on the then-heel faction, after watching The Usos pummelling a tied-up Kevin Owens with chair shot after chair shot.

Owens is indeed the elephant in the room, and Kross could be hinting at Sami's life-long friendship with Kevin Owens being about to boil over into The Bloodline story, given that KO is currently seeking violent retribution towards all who have chosen to align themselves with Roman Reigns. It could also mean that Sami Zayn's bitterness at never being World Heavyweight Champion is going to put him on a collision course with his friends. However this plays out, The Bloodline should be on red alert at Kross hovering around Sami Zayn.

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