Overview

• At SummerSlam 2025, Sami Zayn ended his months-long feud with Karrion Kross by scoring a swift Helluva Kick victory in MetLife Stadium.
• Kross has reportedly told colleagues that his WWE contract expires in August 2025 and that no new deal has been signed.
• WWE’s on-air promotion of his forthcoming book Life is Fighting during the SummerSlam Countdown Show has fueled retention speculation.
• Some fans reacted with anger on social media, accusing WWE of undermining one of its top heels by having him lose at a marquee show.
• Industry observers have speculated that Kross’s defeat serves either to clear him from television before an exit or to set up a renewed storyline if he remains under contract.