The Final Testament

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The Final Testament
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The stable's logo
Stable
Leader(s) Karrion Kross
Members
Name(s)The Final Testament
Billed heightsKross: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Scarlett: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Akam: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Rezar: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Combined
billed weight		1,476 lb (670 kg)
Debut January 5, 2024
Years active2024–present

The Final Testament is a villainous professional wrestling stable, consisting of leader Karrion Kross, Scarlett, Akam, Rezar, and Paul Ellering, who serves as the group's manager. They are all signed to WWE, where they perform on the Raw brand.

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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. [1] On January 5, 2024 at SmackDown: New Year's Revolution, Kross, accompanied by Scarlett, attacked The Pride (Bobby Lashley and the Street Profits) alongside the Authors of Pain (AOP; Akam and Rezar) and Paul Ellering who officially made their return to WWE, confirming their alliance in the process. [2] At Night 2 of WrestleMania XL, the stable lost against The Pride in a Philadelphia Street Fight ending their feud. [3] On the following episode of NXT , The Final Testament made their NXT return with AOP attacking Axiom and Nathan Frazer, who have just won the NXT Tag Team Championships from Baron Corbin and Bron Breakker. [4]

At Night 2 of the 2024 WWE Draft, The Final Testament were drafted to the Raw brand. [5] At Week 2 of Spring Breakin', AOP failed to defeat Axiom and Frazer for the titles after interference from New Catch Republic. [6] 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 Kofi Kingston was holding Xavier Woods back from a successful singles career) [7] [8] and then doing the same with Awesome Truth (allying with The Miz in the process), [9] The Final Testament began to be targeted by The Wyatt Sicks. [10]

Members

LLeader
MManager
*Founding member(s)
MembersJoined
Karrion Kross (L) January 5, 2024*
Scarlett
Akam
Rezar
Paul Ellering (M)

Sub-groups

AffiliateMembersTenureType
Authors of Pain Akam
Rezar 		2024–presentTag team

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References

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  2. ↑ Phu, Angeline (January 5, 2024). "The Authors Of Pain (& Paul Ellering) Return On WWE SmackDown Alongside Karrion Kross". Wrestling Inc. Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  3. ↑ DeFelice, Robert (April 7, 2024). "Bobby Lashley And The Street Profits Beat The Final Testament In Philadelphia Street Fight At WWE WrestleMania XL". Fightful. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  4. ↑ Moore, John (April 9, 2024). "NXT TV results (4/9): Moore's review of the Stand & Deliver fallout show, Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin vs. Axiom and Nathan Frazer for the NXT Tag Team Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
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