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WWE’s Karrion Kross on reinvention, rumours and rising fan help

Karrion Kross holds a particular place in his coronary heart for Saudi Arabia.

He’s again in Riyadh for WWE’s weekend occasions, together with SmackDown and Evening of Champions, the place he’ll go head-to-head with Sami Zayn. The match marks his first singles bout on a premium dwell occasion since his metal cage loss to Drew McIntyre at Crown Jewel in November 2022, which additionally passed off within the Saudi capital.

Though it’s been some time, Kross (actual identify Kevin Kesar) is grateful for the prospect to compete in a spot the place he’s all the time felt welcomed.

“I’ve wrestled as soon as, I consider, out of the 5 occasions I have been right here, and it was in opposition to Drew McIntyre within a metal cage,” Kross tells The Nationwide. “The opposite occasions I have been right here, I’ve been acquired so overwhelmingly heat and enthusiastic by the followers.

“I used to be stunned as a result of I am not a hyper-featured character compared to different characters within the present. You’d suppose that they might go 10 occasions crazier for them, versus me – simply talking with humility. However I’ve all the time been acquired rather well by the followers right here.”