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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 currently signed to WWE, where they perform on the Raw brand.

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.[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]

Members

L Leader
M Manager
* Founding member(s)
Members Joined
Karrion Kross (L) January 5, 2024*
Scarlett January 5, 2024*
Akam January 5, 2024*
Rezar January 5, 2024*
Paul Ellering (M) January 5, 2024*

Timeline

As of May 1, 2024

Sub-groups

Affiliate Members Tenure Type
Authors of Pain Akam
Rezar
2024–present Tag team

References

  1. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (December 22, 2023). "Karrion Kross Hints At Needing 'Authors' For His Proclamation On 12/22 WWE SmackDown". Fightful. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  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.
  5. ^ Powell, Jason (April 30, 2024). "WWE Draft Tracker: The full list of wrestlers to Raw and Smackdown". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  6. ^ Moore, John (April 30, 2024). "NXT TV results (4/30): Moore's review of Spring Breakin' Night Two with Oba Femi vs. Ivar for the NXT North American Title, Axiom and Nathan Frazer vs. AOP for the NXT Tag Team Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved May 1, 2024.