I think Kross might've worked himself into a corner.
Every video of his comes across as a worked shoot. I mean come on, just fucking look at it: preplanned "docu-videos" that release CONVENIENTLY at important times in his career?
Talking on twitter constantly as if he's working an angle?
Pandering to the crowd at every show?
He confused everyone so much that he literally said himself that not even AEW reached out because they don't know if he was secretly under contract or not. If he actually isn't signed and hasn't hit up AEW, he's a fucking idiot.
If this is a long term angle by WWE, he's a bigger idiot for agreeing to it.
If he can't find work because he can't clarify that he's not under contract and actually free to hire and put himself out there, he is one of the stupidest fucking wrestlers right now.
Like none of this makes sense even now. If he was let go and he's not under anything, why doesn't be just go to AEW? Japan? Something notable? What the fuck is he dicking around for?