Karl Anderson Reflects On Not Being ‘One Of Their Guys’ In WWE

Karl Anderson recently spoke about his and Doc Gallows’ time in WWE and not being one of “their guys.” Anderson and Gallows spoke on Talk’n Shop about Killer Kross’ exit from WWE and during the conversation the notion of not being “a chosen one” in the company came up.

“It was a very different time, and we tried, we definitely tried,” Anderson said (per Fightful). “Trust me, guys, we tried. When I was the NEVER Openweight Champion, there could have been so much stuff we could’ve done.”

He continued, “Sometimes, when you’re just not a chosen one, and I don’t mean that in a way… you can fight through walls, I’m just saying. When you’re just not one of their guys, you’re just not one of their guys. No matter what.”

When Anderson and Gallows returned to WWE in October 2022, Anderson was still the NEVER Openweight Championship in NJPW and ultimately lost the title at Wrestle Kingdom 17. The team was released in February.