The Final Testament

Kevin Robert Kesar (born July 19, 1985) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Karrion Kross.

Prior to his time at WWE, Kesar performed for Impact Wrestling, Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), Major League Wrestling (MLW), and multiple promotions on the independent circuit under the ring names Kevin Kross and Killer Kross. In AAA, he was a member of the MAD and ''La Facción Ingobernable'' stables. He has also appeared on season four of AAA's American project ''Lucha Underground'' as The White Rabbit, the member of Paul London's Rabbit Tribe stable.

Kesar signed with WWE in February 2020 under the ring name Karrion Kross and began a winning streak on their developmental brand, NXT, that led him to winning the NXT Championship before having to relinquish it due to injury. Kross regained the title in April 2021 at NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver. After making his main roster debut on the Raw brand that July, his winning streak was immediately broken, he lost the NXT Championship to Samoa Joe the following month, and his on-screen character was subsequently altered. WWE ultimately released Kesar in November, and he returned to WWE in August 2022, nine months after his initial release.

Early life

Kevin Robert Kesar was born on July 19, 1985 in New York City, New York. He is of Costa Rican, Puerto Rican, Italian, Greek, Scandinavian, Croatian, British, and Irish descent.

Kesar spent parts of his early life in New York and Toronto, Canada. His father, Ted Concepcion, was a Puerto Rican amateur wrestler who later trained in jiujitsu and became friends with Ricco Rodriguez and Ricardo Pires.

Professional wrestling career

Global Force Wrestling (2015)

On July 24, 2015, Kesar made his Global Force Wrestling debut at the ''GFW Amped'' taping as Killer Kross, losing to Bobby Roode in the quarterfinal round of the GFW Global Championship tournament. On August 21, Kross faced Joey Ryan in a losing effort during the ''GFW Amped'' taping. On October 23, Kross faced Brian Myers and Kongo Kong in a three-way number one contenders match for the GFW Global Championship, which was won by Kong.

Lucha Underground (2015–2018)

Between 2015 and 2016, Kevin Kross worked multiple dark matches for Lucha Underground. On December 14, 2015, Kross made his debut for the promotion, defeating Vinny Massaro in a dark match.

On July 11, 2018, Kross returned with a new character called The White Rabbit, he gave his wooden scepter to Paul London and ordered him to murder Mascarita Sagrada in cold blood for leading the Rabbit Tribe to his secret lair.

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (2017–2020)

On March 19, 2017, as Kevin Kross, he made his AAA debut at ''Rey de Reyes'', helping Johnny Mundo to win the AAA Mega Championship, AAA Latin American Championship and AAA World Cruiserweight Championship. He made his in-ring debut on April 12, teaming with Johnny Mundo and Taya to defeat Argenis, Ayako Hamada and El Hijo del Fantasma in a No Disqualification six-man tag team match. On June 4, Kross competed in a steel cage triple threat against El Hijo del Fantasma and El Texano Jr. at '' Verano de Escándalo'', the match ended in a no contest after both Fantasma and Texano Jr. escaped the cage at the same time. On April 20, 2018, Kross return to AAA, aligning with Juventud Guerrera and Teddy Hart to attack Dr. Wagner Jr. and Hernandez. The trio called themselves MAD.

On August 3, 2019 at '' Triplemanía XXVII'', Kross teamed with '' Los Mercenarios'' (Texano Jr. and Taurus) to face Psycho Clown, Cody Rhodes, and the debuting Cain Velasquez; Kross' team was defeated. On December 14 at '' Guerra de Titanes'', Kross joined Rush's new ''La Facción Ingobernable'' stable.

Impact Wrestling (2018–2019)

On the June 14, 2018 episode of ''Impact'', Kesar, as Killer Kross, made his debut in a backstage segment posing as a police officer, arresting Petey Williams for being the suspected mystery X attacker who had been laying out talent and personnel backstage for several weeks. Once in a secluded area backstage, however, Kross attacked and choked a handcuffed Williams, revealing himself as the actual attacker. Kross made his in-ring debut on the July 5 episode of ''Impact'', defeating Fallah Bahh. Two weeks later, Kross defeated Williams via referee stoppage after applying a choke hold.

On the August 9 episode of ''Impact'', Kross helped Austin Aries retain his Impact World Championship against Eddie Edwards, hitting the latter with a '' Saito Suplex'' following a ref bump. Aries announced Kross as his "insurance policy" the following week. The duo were joined by Moose, who betrayed Edwards during a tag team match on August 30. At Bound for Glory on October 14, Kross and Moose were defeated by Edwards and Tommy Dreamer in an impromptu tag match. In the main event, Kross and Moose were in the corner of Aries as he lost the Impact World Championship to Johnny Impact.

After his alliance with Aries ended, Kross entered a storyline with Impact, in which Kross told Impact that he needed him to keep up Impact's title run much longer. At Homecoming on January 6, 2019, Kross attacked both Impact and his wife Taya Valkyrie after the main event. On the January 25 episode of ''Impact!'', Kross challenged Impact for the World Championship, however, the match ended in a double disqualification. At ''Impact Wrestling: Uncaged'', Kross lost a fatal four-way for the title that also featured Moose and Brian Cage

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