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#3. Hope isn't true: WWE was going to make Karrion Kross lose again?

NXT Champion Karrion Kross

2-Time WWE NXT Champion Karrion Kross may not hold the title for long as Samoa Joe is set to face him upon his in-ring return at NXT Takeover 36. However, he made big news a couple of weeks ago on RAW when he made his WWE main roster debut.

36: Tick Tock ⏳#NXTTakeOver https://t.co/YBwi0ZqtW2

— Karrion Kross (@WWEKarrionKross) July 28, 2021

In a shocking move, Karrion Kross suffered his first defeat in WWE to legend Jeff Hardy. It was underwhelming and many WWE fans felt as though it was a message being sent regarding the perception of NXT within the company.

This past week on RAW, Karrion Kross defeated Keith Lee and it was a sigh of relief for WWE fans, who felt the match was a lose-lose situation. Either way, if Jeff Hardy hadn't tested positive for COVID-19, it would have likely led to another jarring result.

𝑭𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒚𝑭𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒚𝑭𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒚𝑭𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒚#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/eu0p8qmu38

— WWE (@WWE) July 27, 2021

Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful reported that Karrion Kross was originally scheduled to lose to Jeff Hardy on RAW again. Sportskeeda's Phillipa Marie wrote:

According to a report by Fightful Select, Kross was originally scheduled to lose against Jeff Hardy for the second week in a row, but the former WWE Champion has been forced onto the sidelines after testing positive for COVID-19.

We hope this isn't true because it would have been a bad booking decision and disastrous for Kross. Andrew Zarain of The Mat Men podcast reported that the reason WWE was making him lose was to bring Scarlett Bordeaux in which would lead to her unleashing the monster within Kross.