WWE gave Karrion Kross and Scarlett a faction when Paul Ellering and the Authors of Pain joined their side as ... all three women have taken to wearing shirts with this moniker.

The Authors of Pain previously had a WWE run from 2016-2020, and they held the NXT Tag Team Championship and the RAW Tag Team Championship. They were released in a wave of cuts in April 2020.

[10:51 onwards] Alongside the Authors of Pain, their on-screen WWE manager Paul Ellering was also let go. This was seen as a wasted opportunity by Russo, who thought that Ellering had much to ...