In February 2020, WWE announced the signing of Karrion Kross during an episode of WWE Backstage.
Kross had made a name for himself on the independent scene and as Killer Kross in TNA Wrestling. In July 2019, Kross faced Jon Moxley at FSW Natural Born Killers. Moxley had left WWE at the beginning of the year and made his AEW debut at AEW Double or Nothing in May.
Speaking to Sam Roberts on Not Sam Wrestling, Kross recalled how Moxley got him in touch with Triple H.
"After the show, he basically says, 'Listen, I'm not telling you where to go or where to make money. I'm just saying, you really should call Triple H. You could make a very very good living there. Work wherever you want. Go wherever you want. I just have a feeling that if you call him, things are going to be good for you.' 'What do you mean just call Triple H?' 'Just call him. Just call him. I'm giving you his number. I want you to call him.' I sent him a text. He calls me. 'Is this really Killer Kross?' We talk and a few months later, I was in NXT. That's kind of how it happened. Everything just aligned. I was getting messages from every direction of the universe to go to WWE.
"My wife [Scarlett] and I were talking to Cody (Rhodes) about potentially going to AEW at the same time. Now, I'm just like, 'Oh God,' but I had Jon right in front of me telling me to do this. It's the first time we worked, we don't even know each other. He's definitely not telling everybody to do this. I feel I should pay attention to this."
Kross would make his television debut in April 2020 on NXT.
Kross is now a member of the WWE Raw roster and aligned with AOP (Akam & Rezar) as the Final Testament.
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