Karrion Kross: Who is WWE's newest main event star?

Karrion Kross returned to WWE at the end of Friday Night SmackDown last night, and some fans are eager to find out more about him.

At the end of last night’s SmackDown, Kross returned to WWE, with the former NXT Champion attacking Drew McIntyre before letting everyone know that he wants Roman Reigns.

But who is Karrion Kross, and what is he all about?

Well, fans really need to get to know about him fast, because if last night’s main event is anything to go by, Kross looks like he’s going to be one of WWE’s top stars.

Karrion Kross (real name Kevin Kesar), was born July 19, 1985 in New York City, New York.

He started his professional wrestling career in 2014, after being trained by former WCW star Disco Inferno, but had to wait until joining IMPACT Wrestling in 2018 to receive his big break.

Prior to that, the 37-year-old worked for the likes of Lucha Underground, AAA and Global Force Wrestling, but really rose to prominence in IMPACT as Killer Kross.

During the early portion of his career, Kross actually did do some work with WWE, appearing as a jobber on Raw in 2015 to team with Darren Young as the pair lost to The Ascension.

In December 2019, Kross was released from his deal by IMPACT, and it was immediately reported that WWE were heavily interested in signing him.

In fact, reports indicated that to fight off interest from AEW, WWE was willing to “fast-track” Kross straight up to the main roster, allowing him to bypass NXT.

That isn’t exactly what happened though, as after signing for WWE in February 2020, Kross was immediately sent to NXT.

It was clear that Triple H, who was booking NXT at the time, was a big fan of his. Four months after making his TV debut in April 2020, he was NXT Champion.

He defeated Keith Lee