Karrion Kross has quickly become of the biggest superstars in WWE since his return to the company in August of this year.

Kross had previously been a dominant presence on the NXT brand, capturing the NXT Championship on two separate occasions prior to his move to Raw.

On the main roster, he was stripped of his manager and wife Scarlett Bordeaux and much of his presentation, which had been a crucial component to his success.

Kross' absence from WWE did not last too long, just over nine months in which time he returned to the independent scene where he had been so successful at the start of his career. His strong relationship with now-WWE Head of Creative Triple H paved the way for his and Scarlett's big return to the company.

He is now set to face Drew McIntyre in a Strap match at Extreme Rules this Saturday in what should be an intensely physical encounter.

Bearing this in mind, there are probably a few things about "The Doom Walker" that fans are not aware of, so GiveMeSport takes you through 10 things you didn't know about Karrion Kross...

He is of Central American and Puerto Rican descent

The real-life Kevin Kesar has previously revealed that he is of Central American and Puerto Rican descent, with his grandfather being from San Juan and some of his wider family still living there.

Karrion Kross made his WWE debut in 2015

Karrion Kross made his WWE debut in 2015

He wanted to be an actor growing up

Prior to becoming a professional wrestler, Kross aspired to be an actor. This might help explain his strong gimmick presentation. He has since said he hopes to feature in films in the future.

He wrestled in Lucha Underground under a quite different ring name

Its well known that “The Doom Walker” was known as Killer Kross outside of WWE, but he also briefly went by The White Rabbit when appearing in AAA’s Lucha Underground alongside WWE alumni Paul London. Could this possibly be linked into Bray Wyatt’s return?

He made his WWE debut in 2015

Kross signed with WWE in 2020 but actually wrestled on the February 16th, 2015 edition of Raw in a tag match alongside Darren Young against The Ascension. He was introduced as Kevin Kross and the bout ended in a no contest.

Kross is a two-time NXT Champion

Kross is a two-time NXT Champion

He holds the shortest NXT Championship reign

Kross arrived in NXT in early 2020 and by August 22nd he had captured the brand’s main title, defeating Keith Lee at Takeover: XXX. Unfortunately, he separated his shoulder meaning he had to relinquish the title after just four days. He made it up for this by winning it again shortly after his return.

He turned down a contract with AEW

Having been released by WWE in November 2021, Kross revealed that he had held talks with AEW owner Tony Khan. Not delighted with the role in mind and not wanting to simply take the cash, he turned down the chance to work for the company.

He and Scarlett eloped

It is relatively well-known that Kross is married to his on-screen partner Scarlett Bordeaux (real name Elizabeth Chihaia). He revealed on Twitter on April 20th that the pair had recently eloped, getting married on a glacier in Alaska.

He wrestled at Ric Flair’s Last Match event

At the second largest North American wrestling event ever (behind All In in 2018), Kross defeated Davey Boy Smith Jr. (previously known as David Hart Smith in WWE) in a mid-card bout.

Karrion Kross and Drew McIntyre meet at Extreme Rules

Karrion Kross and Drew McIntyre meet at Extreme Rules

He has a spiritual tattoo on his chest

Kross has tattoos all over his body, but the one on his left pectoral is a Sak Yank spiritual tattoo that he received in Thailand from a monk in 2019.

Quote tattoo on his forearm

The words “I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars” are emblazoned on the inside of Kross’ forearm. It is a quote attributed to one of his favourite authors, OG Mandino.