The Final Testament is a villainous

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stable, consisting of leader Karrion Kross, Scarlett, Akam, Rezar, and

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, who serves as the group's

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. They are all signed to WWE, where they perform on the Raw

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History

On the December 22, 2023 episode of '' SmackDown'', Kross and Scarlett appeared in a vignette, stating that they have formed a new alliance, but without revealing the identities of their new associates. On January 5, 2024 at ''SmackDown'': New Year's Revolution, Kross, accompanied by Scarlett, attacked The Pride (

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and the Street Profits) alongside the

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(AOP; Akam and Rezar) and

who officially made their return to WWE, confirming their alliance in the process. At Night 2 of

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, the stable lost against The Pride in a Philadelphia Street Fight ending their feud. On the following episode of '' NXT'', The Final Testament made their NXT return with AOP attacking

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and

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, who have just won the NXT Tag Team Championships from

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and

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. At Night 2 of the

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, The Final Testament were drafted to the Raw

. At Week 2 of ''Spring Breakin, AOP failed to defeat Axiom and Frazer for the titles after interference from

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. After being drafted to ''Raw'', The Final Testament, led by Kross, began to drive wedges into various teams across the brand; after successfully turning The New Day against one another (with Kross implying

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was holding

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back from a successful singles career) and then doing the same with Awesome Truth (allying with

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in the process), The Final Testament began to be targeted by

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Members

File:Killer Kross 2019 (cropped).jpg, Karrion Kross File:Scarlett Bordeaux, June 2022 (cropped).jpg, Scarlett File:Authors of Pain NXT.jpg,

: Akam (left),

(middle) and Rezar (right)

Sub-groups

References

External links

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