WWE RAW commentator Corey Graves recently took to an episode of his WWE After The Bell podcast, where he talked about current NXT Champion Karrion Kross and how similar he is to the likes of Goldberg and Brock Lesnar as he is as dominant and intense as them.
Corey Graves said:
“This is going to sound like a stretch, Goldberg.” “I’m going to say Goldberg, not in the same sense that made Goldberg Goldberg but from the intensity. The physical stature sure, it’s easy to draw correlations, but that intensity, that stoic focus, the badass, incredible entrance. It’s captivating, the whole package with Scarlett, but standing on his own physically speaking very rarely goes out and has marathon classics, likes to do his work with intensity and focus in short order.”
“Not saying they’re the same, I’m just saying if you’re asking me who I am reminded of, I think Karrion Kross is such a unique character and unique entity, it’s almost impossible to draw a good comparison. I’m just saying from an objective perspective, looking at your T.V. screen, maybe you haven’t watched for a while and you go, oh, this guy kind of reminds me of Goldberg.”
Vic Joseph added:
“I think of Karrion Kross as someone who has a very distinct entrance.” “I think he is someone who comes in and is not paid by the hour, he gets in and he gets out. It’s hard to argue with the Goldberg comparison. To not steal Goldberg as an answer, when I think about the entrance and the in and out, the power and impact, he hasn’t had the career that this man has, maybe one day he will but Brock Lesnar. He comes in, bell to bell, not very long, he gets in, he gets out, he gets the job done and when you hear those cords, you know it’s Brock.”
Corey Graves then talked about how he believes WWE Universal Champion “The Tribal Chief” Roman Reigns is close to surpassing Brock Lesnar.
Corey Graves said:
“I love, love, love Brock Lesnar as WWE or Universal or any champion because Brock Lesnar [raises the value].” “People go, oh, Brock’s not here every week. That’s okay. Bruno Sammartino didn’t defend his title every week, he didn’t do it on T.V. for free every week. It was an attraction, it was a video game boss in real life, Brock Lesnar was that dude.”
“That being said, Roman Reigns is very close, dare I say eclipsing Brock Lesnar, but you can’t leave Brock out of the conversation.”
