Karrion Kross: I Jokingly Told Bron Breakker Tommaso Ciampa Was Crazy During His Early Days In NXT

Karrion Kross joked around with Bron Breakker during the young star’s early days in NXT.

Karrion Kross joked around with Bron Breakker during the young star’s early days in NXT.

Breakker debuted in NXT in September 2021, and he was quickly positioned as the face of the 2.0 era; he started working with NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa, and he ultimately beat Ciampa to win the gold.

During an appearance on The Undisputed Podcast with Bobby Fish, Kross was talking about bodybuilding and fitness, and he complimented Tommaso Ciampa. He then recalled how he jokingly told Bron Breakker Ciampa was crazy early on in his time in NXT.

“Tommaso right now is, he’s in a bulk, and I told him he looked awesome. I do remember shred king Tommaso in NXT. I’ve never told this story before, but you’ll appreciate this because you know Tommaso and how he is. When Bron Breakker got hired, he’s a good kid, and he was introducing himself to everybody. I don’t know what he witnessed one morning, because I wasn’t there, but he came up to me, he’s like, ‘Yo, can I talk to you for a minute?’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, of course, what do you need?’ He’s like, ‘Hey, this thing happened with Tommaso this morning and hey, is he fucking crazy?’ He just went from zero to a hundred and started yelling about all this fucking stuff. I just want to know what the deal is.’ Of course, I have to say this, I go, ‘Hey, man, listen. He is fucking crazy, and you should just stay away from him. Honestly, he’s a real fucking loose cannon, and we’re not really sure what to do with him. We just all kind of stay away from Tommaso.’ He’s like, ‘Holy shit.’ I was trying so hard to keep a straight face,” Kross said.

Kross then described how he went to tell Ciampa, and the former NXT Champion practically no-sold the joke. He described how Ciampa was in the “Tommaso trance,” and he barely reacted when Korss told him.

“I went to tell Tommasso, he’s cutting, and this is what happens when he cuts. I just went and told Tommasso. Tommaso’s reaction was the best. I have to talk to him in his ear because he’s in a trance, the Tommaso trance. He’s listening, but he’s looking somewhere else. I tell him the story, and at the end, he just looks at me and goes like this, [sighs], and just looks away,” he said.

During the same podcast, Kross described his approach to the combination of his character and his in-ring style. Click here to see what he had to say.

In a recent interview, Kross discussed working with AJ Styles. Check out his comments here.

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