Top Seven WWE Superstars who could join Karrion Kross & AOP’s new faction

On the latest episode of WWE SmackDown at the New Year’s Revolution, Karrion Kross brought the Authors of Pain (Akam & Rezar) and attacked Bobby Lashley and Street Profits. They destroyed Lashley and their crew and formed a new faction. As they officially formed the new faction on SmackDown, here are seven WWE superstars who could match their aura and join their faction.
WWE Superstars who could join Karrion Kross & AOP
7. Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn
The former NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn can be the perfect fit for the stable who could join with Scarlett and dominate the women’s division. Both have a kind of mysterious psychotic and horrifying character that could actually turn out well in the women’s division.
6. Dijak
Dijak has been a lone wolf ever since his return to the NXT brand. The lone wolf could join his wolf gang with Kross to form a Judgment Day kind of a faction in the blue brand. Dijak, Kross and AOP could make a power-packed faction which could actually go on to feud with some of the big guns of the company.
5. Nikki Cross
The frozen over dark side gimmick of Nikki Cross might be a perfect fit for the newest faction of the blue brand. Nikki Cross could bring back the old version of her, which she did in NXT with Sanity. She has already been in the dark faction before and it might actually play out well if it gets refurbished and aligned with Kross and Scarlett’s group.
4. Dexter Lumis
Dexter Lumis is one of the weirdest, dangerous and fearful characters, who scares his opponents just with his looks. As Scarlett assists Kross with his mind games and magical tricks, Lumis death stare could fear their opponents and easily help Kross to secure the win. We have seen this before during Lumis feud with The Miz, where Miz got threatened by just his looks and appearance.
3. Shotzi
The broken Shotzi character seems a bit horrifying and it played out well recently with the feud with Bayley and Damage CTRL. Shotzi and Scarlett recently hosted the NXT Halloween, where they appeared in a terrifying way that actually worked out well. They could probably bring it to the main roster by aligning with the new faction.
2. Braun Strawman
What could be more dangerous than Braun Strowman aligning with Authors of Pain? The three monsters could take on any tag team that steps foot against them. Strowman in the new dark faction might be a kind of a similar thing like the recreation of the Wyatt Family.
1. AJ Styles
AJ Styles has been a completely new character ever since his return. He blacked out his gear and started handing out alone. Kross before his hiatus had a last feud with Styles and Kross used his name on the promo, that everyone he had feud with in the past changes. Similarly, there were rumors that Styles was the one who would join hands with AOP. This could actually turn out true if Styles joins Kross and his faction. Styles’ new masculine looks and ruthless character with Kross’ mind games and AOP’s domination could make them the top faction of the company.
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