Killer Kross returns to MLW on November 20 in Charleston

Killer Kross, the former NXT two time champion known in WWE as Karrion Kross, will return to Major League Wrestling on November 20 in Charleston, South Carolina, the promotion announced via a video package aired during its Slaughterhouse event on Saturday night. The clip, which included imagery from a music video Kross released after leaving WWE, concluded with the words "Killer Kross fights in MLW," indicating he will be in-ring at the MLW X Don Gato Tequila Lucha de los Muertos show.

The announcement formalizes a widely anticipated move following Kross's departure from WWE in August, when his contract expired after a loss to Sami Zayn at SummerSlam. Since then Kross has been active on the independent circuit, wrestling for promotions including DEFY and WrestlePro. Most recently he teamed with JD Drake in a tag match against Darby Allin and Steven Borden, who was making his professional debut and is the son of Sting.

MLW promoted the November event as a collaboration with Don Gato Tequila and has positioned Kross as a featured attraction. Kross first worked with MLW in 2020 and returned for several matches in 2022, building a profile in the promotion before his WWE run. His...