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Killer
Kross aka Karrion Kross: WWE Pro Wrestling Living
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Kross (Wikipedia)
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KROSS
: The Problem With Our Industry
WWE
SUPERSTAR KARRION KROSS talks jujitsu, considering
MMA as a career, WWE path and more!
19
Feb 2025 GEEKING OUT WITH MATT SERRA EPISODES
Pre-order Karrion’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Life-Fighting-...
On today's episode, Matt is joined by WWE superstar
Karrion Kross. They talk about thier origin story,
Karrion's love for Jujitsu, considering UFC as a career
and when he fell in love with wrestling. Karrion tells
us who he thinks is the toughest guy in hte WWE lockerroom.
This and more on today's show!
Life
Is Fighting Paperback – August 5, 2025
by
Kevin Kesar (Author)
See all formats and editions
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Get a rare glimpse into the mind of Karrion Kross,
the 6'4", 265-pound powerhouse known for his
ferocity in the ring but admired for his thoughtful
perseverance outside of it. This book is packed with
heartache, humor, and invaluable lessons, revealing
the real man behind the menacing exterior and his
relentless journey to the top of sports entertainment.
Karrion
Kross’s physique — a hulking 6'4",
265 pounds — and the unbridled intensity in his
eyes is enough on its own to inspire fear in opponents.
Factor in his unique combination of precision and
abject ruthlessness, and it becomes clear that anyone
stepping in the ring with Kross is in immediate danger.
A master of catch wrestling and sambo, Kross has done
battle around the world. He boasts an array of devastating
suplexes, including his dreaded Doomsday Saito. And
if that’s not enough, he’s more than happy
to put opponents to sleep with the Kross Jacket.
For
all his menacing exterior, the human being behind
the character — whose real name is Kevin Kesar
— is a soft-spoken, highly thoughtful individual
with a powerful story. Recognized by peers for his
exceptional love for his profession, Kesar endured
numerous setbacks on the way to achieving his dream.
Along with his wife, Elizabeth — known in WWE
as Scarlett — he has repeatedly found the fortitude
to bounce back stronger, personally and professionally.
This book is full of fascinating stories, heartache,
humor, and even some advice for those with similar
aspirations. Readers will be immersed into Kesar’s
unique mindset as he pulls back the curtain on what
the journey (and the fight) to the top of sports entertainment
is really like.
Life
Is Fighting book (Amazon)
News
Karrion
Kross is a multi-time Media Man 'Wrestler Of The Month'
and 'Sports Entertainment Of The Month' winner and
finalist
Video
August
10, 2025
My
WWE Contract Ends Today
On
WWE’s approach to talent and storylines:
“You
have this company, and it’s worth billions, right?
And you have public shareholders, and you don’t
want to hire anything less than the best of the best.
You have a whole roster full of people that are incredible.
Some people, for lack of better words, they get [cast]
as background, some people get [cast] as supporting
actors, and then some people are the leads.”
On
his goal to show he can be a top guy: “I’m
gonna show them I can be that guy. The way I look
at it, Monday Night Raw tonight could be that night
that changes the direction of your career, but you
need to be ready for it.”
On
his contract status: “You know, August 10th,
it’s up. That’s another situation that’s
like on top of everything else going on that’s
confusing and stressful, because I expressed interest
to renegotiate in early January with WWE. Like I think
it’s crazy. It’s preposterous that anyone
would think that I wouldn’t want to be here or
like go somewhere else. And it’s nothing against
anywhere else, but like I’m fully committed.
I’m here. There isn’t a world that exists
where I don’t think I’ve ever made that
so entirely clear.
“But maybe it’s just the general nature
of people where they think in in all things, like
if something’s not working out, they’ll
go somewhere else. I’m really not like that.
Like, I will bang my head against the pavement until
you know, the sidewalk breaks and we get to the basement.
It’s just the way — I don’t know. It’s
just the way I am. And it’s frustrating because
like — you know, you express your interest to
stay and be here and and and do things. And I’m
not going to beg. I’ve already made it clear.”
On
the delay of negotiations around his contract: “Many
months have gone by and never had a single conversation
about it until recently. And I don’t even feel
like the conversation I had recently was like an actual
serious one. The conversation made me really angry,
because I just didn’t feel like it was a real
conversation. Someone had contacted me and we had
briefly discussed it. It was a very short conversation,
and the conversation was done. And there wasn’t
really anything that was discussed of real substance.”
On
why the discussion bothered him: “Actually, it
didn’t make me angry and it didn’t make
me upset. It just really profoundly disappointed me.
Because I think about this business probably differently
than the person I was speaking to, because of the
nature of what I do. And when I look around at other
people that do what I do, some of them have broken
their necks. They sacrifice a lot under the guise
of being appreciated and rewarded fairly. And some
of them are no longer here as a result of the life
that they lived, through the abuse that we subject
ourselves in performing. And that’s on us. That’s
not on anybody else. But like there’s a toll
that we all pay to do this and we know that.”
On
his future with WWE: “So, whatever’s going
to happen is going to happen. What I would like to
happen, I would love to stay with WWE. Um, and I’d
love ideally to finish my career there. I really would.
I don’t I don’t know what’s going to
happen, though.”
On
getting support from guys like Bobby Lashley, William
Regal and Bully Ray: “To get that sort of validation
from people who have been in the business and done
just about everything. For them to — it’s
one thing when they say it to you privately. But then
when they publicly say it, there’s there’s
a deliberate intention with that to help a brother.
And I have everybody — everybody — asking
me what’s going on. Which — it doesn’t
bother me. I feel really supported. I definitely feel
supported by the boys. A lot of the ladies talk to
Scarlett about everything. We feel really supported.”
On
the ups and downs of doing media: “But then it
becomes like — it’s difficult to talk about.
Could the conversations you’re having become
detrimental? You don’t mean for them to be. And
then, you know, you have reporters asking you about
it. And I generally like to do media because we can
cover ground that perhaps the television show just
realistically can’t afford us to cover. Letting
fans in — you know, we have the Unreal show now.
There’s a huge culture of fans who like that
type of stuff. I do like doing media, but what I don’t
like doing about it is like, you know, you get these
people that like rip certain things that you’re
saying without the context and use them for sensationalized
headlines, for clickbait and stuff like that. You
know, now I know why a lot of the top stars don’t
like doing media, because they just don’t want
to be attached or associated with that. They don’t
want to feel like they’re walking through some
sort of weird f**king minefield where people won’t
actually look up the articles or the interviews. They’ll
just read the headline in their newsfeed and then
it generates some sort of like negative or derogatory
opinion when that’s not even really how you meant
it or how you even really said it. I want to do more.
And I’d like to do it under the premise of it
being fair. And I don’t think that there’s
anything outrageous about what the f**k I just said.”
“I remember in the beginning some people were
saying, ‘Hey, I wouldn’t take it seriously.
It’s not going to last’ or ‘Let’s
see if it’s for real when you go out there tonight
or if it’s still there when we’re in a different
city or state.’ When it was still there and it
got louder and louder every week, that went away and
it was, ‘We’re not really ready to fully
embrace that.’ I was being told by certain people,
‘Don’t acknowledge it,’ which felt
really wrong because having a connection with the
audience, especially one like this, this doesn’t
just come around for everybody. It wasn’t something
that was constructed or thought of. This happened
organically through a series of events and I wouldn’t
even say it’s from something that happened this
year. This is something that is happening because
of what has happened over the last three years. We’re
getting to a tipping point and it can be stated that
it started because I punched through something and
everyone saw what was on the other side of that. I
don’t feel like we are all collectively going
in direction that the audience would like us to go
in. That part doesn’t feel good. Things feel
f**ked. It’s impossible to ignore it. I don’t
want people to feel like they are being ignored, and
a lot of them do, which is why it’s getting louder.
I knew this was going to happen. If we didn’t
lean into what the audience was asking for and what
they wanted to see, they’re going to get louder.
Pretending it’s not there or convincing ourselves
that it’s going to go away, it’s not. This
isn’t by a clever design, either. A lot of people
thought or were telling me, ‘It’s going
to go away.’ I knew it wasn’t.”
“I’m
building a relationship and having a relationship
with the audience, sometimes, with certain people,
to me, it feels like they’re treating it as if
I’m being rebellious or that it’s a problem
that this has happened. This should not feel that
way. It should not be treated like it’s a problem.
It makes it feel like you outperformed or got ahead
of something that they didn’t think you would
get ahead of and they don’t like that you have
gotten ahead of it. That’s the way it feels,
and it’s not a good feeling. That’s based
on conversations, things people have said. The merchandise,
when it started to blow up, I had no idea until fans
started pointing it out online. I go back to my points
of contact and the company and ask them, ‘Is
this true?’ They’re like, ‘We don’t
know.’ How do you not know? I wanted to know
if it was true. I did some digging and I came to find
out it is true. Karrion Kross became a top seller
through fan engagement. It’s amazing. People
can say whatever they want about the online fans.
I know the negativity is not welcomed and they’re
not going to create and book around that, I understand
that part, but support online is different because
a lot of the fans online are people that are in other
states who couldn’t make it to the current state
of the show, but they’ll be there next week when
you show up to their town. It was the online community
that put that merch up there. Trivializing the online
community in broad strokes, nobody is going to love
you or like you. The more you try to make them love
you and like you, they’ll hate you even more.
I get not pandering to negativity, but support is
a totally different energy we should be welcoming.
That support translated from online to in the building
over time.”
On
getting support from wrestling fans: “I’ve
never had people coming to me and talking to me quite
like this, expressing how they feel about what’s
going on. Because what’s been happening with
me over the last few months on television and the
presentation of the character, it’s never really
played out like this. So, a lot of people express
to me what that escapism does for them through entertainment.
Just that that brief relief they can get where they
can put their feet up on the couch after a long day
and just step out of their concerns, their accountabilities,
and their responsibilities and watch something that
they enjoy. And like, to be an outlet for people like
that that I’ve never met, until I meet them,
and to know that I’m doing that for people. It’s
hard to put into words. It feels really good though.”
On
not ignoring the crowd: “You can’t ignore
the crowd in this business. You can try. It’s
not going to be good in the end. You don’t want
to make your audience feel like they are not part
of this. You can’t tell them they are part of
this and they are the universe and are so heavily
involved in every aspect and then tell them certain
subsections don’t matter and we can’t do
that. That pisses people off and turns people away.”
Pro
Wrestling
April
23, 2025
WWE
@WWE (at least at time of publication)
Real
Life WrestleMania Fallout?!
Karrion
Kross (Kevin Keser) @realKILLERkross On Sam Roberts
@notsam Podcast Speaks: ‘Guy with the suit and
tie in the truck, Go *uck yourself"
re
not having an actual pro wrestling match at WrestleMania
41 in his hometown Vegas; Logan Paul vs AJ Styles
and Randy Orton vs Joe Hendry (despite buzz and organic
and authentic crowd noise and chants for Kross vs
Orton) at Mania, Vegas.
1ht
09min mark!
Has
John Cena ruined wrestling?: WrestleMania Recap: April
21, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPo0ZJ_t8CM
Scribe
“Sam,
you’re a good man. I don’t know what you’re
doing in this business. My dear, hi. Let’s talk
about how awesome it is that Logan Paul just won ...
and let’s talk about, Sam, let’s talk about
what Logan Paul represents. The shortcut ...
It
feels so good to be here, it feels so good to be in
the business, thinking about all the funerals that
I wasn’t able to attend for the last 11 years
in this business, all the holidays I missed. You know
I could have just started a YouTube channel, could
have just jumped in there with AJ Styles. It feels
really good, right? It’s awesome. It’s really
good.
Scarlett:
“You know we have 25 years combined experience,
and what are we doing on ‘Mania?” ...
“They
know because they’re normal human beings, and
they actually love professional wrestling. But apparently
that doesn’t mean shit anymore. That doesn’t
mean shit. All I asked, all I asked Allen to do, for
once, was to not think about just himself. Think about
everybody in the back, and think about the professional
wrestling fans. That’s all I wanted him to do.
“Sometimes
to do the right thing, you have to do the wrong thing.
But he’s a narcissist, and he had to things his
way. Hey Allen, how many more WrestleManias do you
have in your system? Probably, I don’t know,
one? Maybe this is the last one? And ya just pissed
it away. For what? For your way? Thanks a lot bud,
I really appreciate it.
“You
wanna know what the best advice I ever got? It was
from Bill Goldberg. 2021 back when I was in The Twilight
Zone (Sci-fi by Rod Serling), you know what I mean?
‘I’m wrestling for gasoline’. It was
awesome, let me tell you all about it.
“Bill
goes ‘Hey Kross, you what you? You remind me
a lot of me.’ I go, ‘I think we have different
styles, Bill, but I really appreciate that. Do you
have any advice for me?’ And he goes, ‘You
know what, you just gotta be a good soldier.’
“A
good soldier. A good soldier is what he said.
“So
I decided to be a good soldier, you know what happened?
They released me. And then I come back, you know what
being a good soldier gets you here? Everybody here,
just in case you’re wondering ... you want the
back scoop here.
“Being
a good soldier gets your times cut. Being a good soldier
means that people come up to you and say, ‘Hey
got any great ideas?’ ‘Yeah, here it is
from Scarlett.’ ‘No, no, no. That’s
a little too great. We’re looking just for good
ideas. That’s for those guys over there.’
“That’s
what being a good soldier is, ok? Being a good solider
is coming to your hometown where you cut your teeth,
where you got started, and not being on the card.
It’s all about viral moments now. That’s
what it’s all about, viral moments. Well guy,
everybody’s been telling me that I gotta become
undeniable, and as soon as it happens they ignore
it, and they shut it down.
“I
never asked to wrestle Randy (Orton) I never asked.
That happened organically, and you ignored it for
a viral moment. And good on Joe (Hendry). Nothing
against him. But you ignored it. And the crowd told
you exactly how they felt about me on SmackDown when
I was eliminated, and you ignored it.
“Become
undeniable? My ass. My ass! You want a viral moment?
On behalf of all the true fans of professional wrestling,
guy with the suit and tie in the truck go *uck yourself.
“That’s
from Killer Kross.”
Grunts/murners
from Sam Roberts Podcast
Karrion
Kross "No!!!"
"They
leak my "ucking contract information online.
I have no privacy, nothin' KK
...
"Look,
wrestling's about feelings. Karrion Kross have feelings"
...
"Mentioned
a few things I didn't think he was going to mention,
but I think we're trying a few things with this podcast"
... "What gets us in troubl and what doesn't"
. Sam Roberts
"There
is a Joe Hendry T-Shirt" ... SR
and
more
Video
ESPN
Broadcast/Podcast
The
Pat McAfee Show
"There's
a guy in the back who is the Lord Of The Marks"
... Pat McAfee
WrestleMania
41: Becky Lynch's return and Karrion Kross' big statement
?? | The Pat McAfee Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEHQGA8s7bg&t=614s
10:10
"I
saw a clip from the WrestleMania Recap today. Karrion
Kross went off" ... Michael Cole
#thepatmcafeeshow
#wwe #espn
WWE
commentator Sam Roberts joins to discuss: 0:00 Best
match/Worst match WrestleMania 4:40 Favorite entrance
of the weekend? 7:12 Becky Lynch’s return 8:30
Joe Hendry-Randy Orton match 10:00 Karrion Kross made
a statement
Media
Man: So many box office dream matches in WWE (and
beyond) for Karrion Kross to have. Vs Roman Reigns,
vs Logan Paul, vs Randy Oron, vs Lesnar, vs Oma Femi,
vs Jeff Cobb, vs Braun Strowman, vs El Grande Americano
and so many more!!! Kross has all gifts and goods.
Paid his dues. Has the IT Factor. Placement up the
card thanks WWE powers that be. Kross stands out from
the pack for all of the right reasons. WWE US Champ
or even an AAA Champ?! Best for business!
Origins
Thought
to be currently based out of Las Vegas,
It is said that Killer Kross came from the humble
beginnings of an old New York City in varying locations
from South Brooklyn to Hell's Kitchen as the elusive
individual:
Karrion Arturo Geist.
According to various research and lore collected,
Kross had accumulated a massive amount of wealth competing
in Underground Combat Competitions for The Secret
Wealth themselves amongst the exiles of society. It
is speculated that he was discovered by them at a
time where he was wagering large bets in his youth
to gambling communities that he could punch through
concrete blocks.
This was thought to be a myth up until recently when
video footage began circulating of the feat itself.
In
his time competing Underground,
It is said that he obsessively perfected The Art Of
Hook & Shoot Vale Tudo Pankration; a hybrid variant
grappling system that was also comprised of knockout
strikes, debilitating holds and environmental practicality
principles of turning one's environment around them
into weapons to be used against an enemy.
Word travelled fast about Kross in great haste, but
much of it was kept a secret within controlled channels
for fear that if an individual like this was discovered
in existence of competition settings; the changes
that could take place following his discovery could
be ill-favoured to the ones in current power.
Their concerns were FEAR based.
And out of their fear...
An
unexpected event occurred.
A
Cult Following quickly emerged in Kross's Name amongst
those who saw a truth undeniable to them.
They
called themselves: THE KROSS KVLT.
Many have claimed the group to be secret in nature.
Others have claimed open affiliation.
Some have claimed the group to be multi-faceted in
a wide spectrum of operations ranging from organizing
intel, collecting artifacts and monetary corporate
absorption.
Adding to even more disturbing levels; it has been
rumoured that people from the random general public,
mainstream musicians, political figures and even Law
Enforcement from National to International levels
are suspected to have ties to the group affiliations.
Their official public statement:
We are an organization that brainwashes people
to think for themselves.
Rumours
of the supernatural have always circulated around
Killer Kross pertaining to his colossal physical abilities,
his inhuman constitution for withstanding damage and
his eerie affinity to acquire a surplus of confidential
information on people, places and things.
People have described him as a seemingly empty sinister
ghost at times and yet an all consuming in the same
hand...
Detailing
more information on Killer Kross has been challenging...
He
is very much an evasive figure...
And
yet very much all around us at the same time... perhaps
as a premonition of The End Times itself.
When
his name is heard in droves
he shall appear
Over
the last decade,
Kross has acquired several alias titles from the masses
who have seen him in competition with their very own
eyes.
Such monikers as:
"The
Tollman"
For
leaving coins on the eyes of the defeated and speaking
dreadfully of a fading Time pertaining to paying A
Toll.
"The
Herald Of Doomsday"
For
proclaiming that he brings forth an end to everything
as The Way Of The Future, for the purpose of ushering
in a cryptically descriptive New Beginning.
"The
White Rabbit"
A
horrifying conspiracy theory.
One of many surrounding Killer Kross is the story
heard of a violent Aztec Rabbit Tribe Cult initially
operated by Paul London who worship Kross as the second
coming of Xronos.
"The People's Executioner"
For
participating in events as a Champion hand chosen
by The Crowd to execute their demands in dispatching
a competitor in the most vicious manner.
"The
Devil Of Monterrey"
El
Diablo De Monterrey.
Originally surfacing as a moniker in the newspapers
following a ruthless and merciless systematic annihilation
of virtually an entire roster of competitors in 1
single night which took place in Monterrey, Mexico.
"Rey
De La Maldad"
Translated
as
" King Of The Evil "
Kross has had a hellacious undefeated streak in Lucha
Libre Mexico going on for over one year- and it has
been accomplished by dispatching anyone and everyone
by any means necessary in malicious fashion.
(Credit:
Killer Kross)
Media
Man
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Video
WWE
Saturday Night's Main Event returns this December
News
WWE's
iconic Saturday Night Main Event returns to NBC on
December 14 in primetime (WWE.com)
News
Fans
Want Karrion Kross On Saturday Night's Main Event
And WrestleMania 41 - Las Vegas
WWE's
iconic Saturday Night Main Event returns to NBC on
December 14 in primetime
September
17, 2024 – WWE and NBC announce the return of
the iconic Saturday Night’s Main Event, which
will air live on Saturday, December 14 at 8 p.m. ET
on NBC and simulcast on Peacock. The special will
be held at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long
Island, N.Y., the site of the first-ever Saturday
Night’s Main Event.
This
marks the first primetime special, which will air
quarterly on NBC and Peacock, as part of WWE’s
new, five-year domestic media rights partnership with
NBCUniversal, which officially kicked off last Friday
with SmackDown on USA Network.
Additionally,
official Saturday Night’s Main Event Priority
Passes are available now through exclusive partner
On Location, offering fans premium seating, hospitality
events with Superstar appearances, exclusive photo
opportunities, and more. To buy now or learn more
about Saturday Night’s Main Event Priority Passes,
please visit https://onlocationexp.com/mainevent.
Saturday
Night’s Main Event originally premiered on NBC
in May of 1985.
Peacock
is the live streaming home of WWE in the U.S., with
upcoming premium live events such as Bad Blood, NXT
Halloween Havoc and Crown Jewel, in addition to WWE
shows like Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal, American
Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes and WWE Evil. (Credit:
WWE)
Video
WWE
Saturday Night's Main Event returns this December
https://youtube.com/watch?v=_8vzkBzTtJg
Media
Man
Pro
Wrestling
Under
The Media Man Watercooler; X Buzz Building For Returning
Wrestling Legend And Master Of The Mic ...
Jesse
Ventura To Host Or Co-Host WWE's Saturday Night's
Main Event?!
Developing
News Story; Keep Eyes And Ears Peeled
News
Pro
Wrestling Flashback
WWE
Raw
July
29, 2024
St.Paul,
Minnesota
Wrestling
Legend Jesse Ventura spotted in the building with
top brass Triple H! WWE video cameras capture face
to face!
Triple
H X clip
https://x.com/TripleH/status/1818064996280189311
Media
Man: In many ways the highlight of tonight's show,
even though the clip goes for only about a minute.
Ventura is a strong advocate for wrestlers rights,
which is a good thing. "The Body" colour
commentary was one of the aspects we most enjoyed
about pro wrestling from 1985 and into what became
known as the golden era of the WWE (then WWE). Great
to see Ventura connect with the WWE powers that be.
Numerous pro wrestlers impersonate Ventura from time
to time including heel fav Karrion Kross! Ventura
understood and still understands what the pro wrestling
industry is about. In-ring work and the technical
aspects is only part of the equation. It's about the
whole performance aspect of it, as well as using one's
mind, managing the risk, protecting ones self, the
opponent, and so much more. Ventura also holds a big
W over the WWE in a long past business battle. One
of the legends of sports entertainment. Not the greatest
pure technical wrestler, but this is pro wrestling
folks, and Ventura is a true professional and master
of putting together all the elements. He knew what
to do, what to say, and when - timing is everything,
and his colour commentary is/was like magic. Like
"baking a cake" as X Corp founder Elon Musk
may say. You have to get all the ingredients right.
Can't wait to see what's next for Ventura in and around
the WWE Universe. Jesse, Jesse, Jesse! Massive thumbs
up legend. Win-Win-Win!
Famous
movie line: "I ain't got time to bleed"
(Predator) 1987. As Blain.
WWE
YouTube - Flashback
Raw
guest host Jesse Ventura addresses the WWE Universe
https://youtube.com/watch?v=P3uyN_Vr6_o&ab_channel=WWE
WWE
- Jesse "The Body" Ventura
https://wwe.com/superstars/jesseventura
IMDb
- Predator (1987)
https://imdb.com/title/tt0093773/
Media
Man Int
Jesse
Ventura: Substack - News (Media Man (Int) https://mediamanint.com/articles/jesse_ventura2.html
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