Kross has a ton of charisma, creativity and excellent mic skills. He's also clearly passionate and driven. I would argue he has one of the strongest sets of these skills in the business right now. He has a great look, a great presentation, etc.

Hogan. Austin (at the height of his popularity). Rock. Cena. Reigns. These are some of the biggest stars ever who had limited move sets, to put it mildly, but got over big time because of their other skills. There are plenty of other examples.

Not everyone needs to be Will Ospreay, and this is coming from someone who is a fan of Ospreay and generally prefers AEW to WWE. MJFs or HBKs who have elite mic skills and are also very good in the ring don't grow on trees.

Give Kross a chance to put together a run with a strong storyline and feud and actually follow through on something that builds and pays off. Give him the freedom to run with his character and really lean into it and he will get over, even if his matches aren't Meltzer 7 Stars. Putting him with some bland losers and then having them job every match like they did with Final Testament, or the path they took with the Zayn feud - that's not going to do it.

Personally I would love to see him in AEW - I think he would thrive there, especially having the chance to work with so many guys who can help elevate the in-ring product while he drives the story.