Killing of Karrion and WWE's Four Ways to End Final Testament

You have to feel bad for Karrion Kross, but Final Testament isn't working right now. Nothing about the group is selling tickets or streams. So, instead of investing more in a bad angle, there are four ways to end the Final Testament that might garner some interest in another act. This doesn't mean all of them will lose out; there is still time to salvage some momentum for a few people. Before Kross and company head back to the drawing board for the next gimmicks, they should expend the capital they have built. Maximizing their time with a unique, somewhat out-of-the-box approach should be their top priority. If it works, then great. If not, it's just Final Testament; they will be okay. It is a true win-win and the perfect moment for some creative courage.

The Wyatt Sicks eradicate Final Testament

There is no denying that Bo Dallas and Wyatt Sicks have been some of the best performers on Raw since they returned. The passion and pain they deliver with each word feel real. That is likely because it is mostly real. However, one of the early keys to their success was a debut that was so violent and intense that it lives on, seared into fans' memories as one of the truly jaw-dropping moments in WWE. The Wyatt Sicks killed Chad Gable. They did not, but it sure felt like they might have. Ever since Gable returned unscathed from his brush with the grim reaper, the new Wyatts have been more about creep than carnage. WWE would be wise to change that, and Karrion Kross can help.

To get rid of Final Testament, WWE can have the Wyatt Sicks take them out. Do to Karrion, Scarlett Bordeaux, Akam, and Rezar what the internet believed they did to Chad Gable. What they presumably did to several innocent WWE production staff. Uncle Howdy killing or writing off the characters and the gimmick in that fashion may result in some hard conversations about the testament's future with the company. Hopefully, that doesn't happen. It can't be denied, though, that any hint of camp that started to spread into Wyatt's presentation would be erased by a presumed fatality. The WWE Universe can be reminded just how dangerous WWE's hottest new act is while getting a cold group out of the way for new talent.

Karrion Kross can get serious, again

The worst way to end Final Testament is also the most likely. Karrion is the group's star, so he will just quit to end the group. After enough losses, he will distance himself from the failures of his faction and strike out on his own again. That is unbearably predictable, a retread of much better wrestling stories from the past. It also has not worked once before. WWE can try something equally familiar but with a slight twist. His leaving his allies and ending his creation can be a hard reset on the man they see as the group's top star. The future repackaging of Kross can take him in a totally new direction.

Kross has always had a dark, supernatural, and villainous aura about him. The character has waivered from more paranormal to less on occasion. The outline, though, is always the same. Whether it's based more on the rules of wrestling or the rules of the natural world, he is usually seen as a "spooky" superstar. A hard reset could take Kross in a new direction away from his old aura. WWE lacks a "shoot fighter" type that Kross certainly has the look for. If he can master a move set to match that role, it could do well. This change would also shake up his creative and open new potential feuds for Kross going forward in his quest to finally get over in WWE.

Final Testament ends up in exile at TNA in a talent exchange

Karrion Kross built his stock up in TNA, before he signed on with NXT. Without any prospects on WWE programming, a lengthy return "home" could be in the cards. Both Jordynn Grace and the first Joe Hendry run on NXT went great. Likewise, both were substantial features, and Joe Hendry is a main event star still in the mix. Nobody expected that much between the two shows when the partnership was first announced. It has brought the question forward online: what does TNA get from all of this? The answer thus far has been nothing. Wes Lee has appeared on Impact alongside his former friends. TNA got a few good matches with talented, lesser-known performers. WWE has two future stars, probably future world champions, at least on NXT. Also, Impact's big get-in Wes Lee with The Rascalz is featuring on NXT programming right now. WWE needs to send a big name to TNA for more than a match or two.

AJ Styles will probably retire in TNA. Before that, though, Kross fits the bill. His faction could tell some entertaining stories with that roster unbothered by the variety of similar factions in WWE right now. Kross mixed it up with some of Impact's top names in his run with the company. The run also ended abruptly, which means his revenge tour gimmick makes more sense there. The NXTNA stars were more popular than a lot of the regular rest of the roster when they showed up. It isn't ridiculous to wonder if some time on Impact could have the same effect on Kross.

The AOP set Karrion Kross free of his command

Sometimes, you need to make lemons with lemonade. The Final Testament was supposed to elevate Kross, AOP of Akam and Rezar, and Scarlett. It is not doing that. Perhaps, though, Scarlett uses her connection to the massive men of AOP to take control of herself. AOP removes Kross from TV by force to start a new one with Sacarlett. Her muscle instantly shoots toward the top of the tag team division, and Scarlett joins a Women's scene as a fresh face with momentum. The three of them can even fill in the space that's opening up as Judgment Day commits to its Days of Our Lives era.

Yes, you could have Paul Ellering fill in for Scarlett, but it just puts everyone back to where they started. Having AOP and Scarlett write Kross off TV for a while, or even for good, changes the stakes. Scarlett left her man while Akam and Rezar were under new management. These changes may seem small. In truth, they are. The idea, though, is that the Final Testament run needs to have affected the participants. Part of the reason why Kross' return looks so promising is because he was not the same act that wore his provocative leather to the ring. Breaking up the group was an advocate for change. Ultimately, that is what you need in a situation like this one.

Creativity and violence are the best ideas in four ways to end Final Testament

None of this is to say that Karrion Kross shouldn't have a spot on the WWE roster somewhere; he should. Everyone involved in the group is talented and has the look of a superstar. That is what makes the group's lack of sustained success so baffling. They should be working. Sadly, they are not, though. WWE doesn't need unique ways to end Final Testament in truth. WWE can send them off to future Endeavours, and then after a few posts on social, the whole thing will be forgotten. Countless members of the roster have seen this before.

Given that the money has never been better, and the creative on Raw and NXT is good now, doing that would be a shame. Sure, Kross leading a supergroup of scary heels isn't in the cards. It doesn't have to be. Maybe Kross isn't going to be a world-title talent. That, too, is fine. The idea that none of the four superstars has a future at the top of their division is simply unfathomable. Taking the time to make this investment worthwhile is imperative to everyone involved, including and especially their fans.