The Final Testament was a villainous professional wrestling stable in WWE, consisting of leader Karrion Kross, Scarlett, AOP (Akam and Rezar), and Paul Ellering, who served as the group's manager. The group officially formed at SmackDown: New Year's Revolution in January 2024, but disbanded a year later in February 2025 as a result of Akam, Rezar, and Ellering being released from their WWE contracts.
| The Final Testament | |
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 The Final Testament making their entrance at WrestleMania XL in 2024 | |
| Stable | |
| Leader(s) | Karrion Kross |
| Members |
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| Name(s) | The Final Testament |
| Billed heights | Kross: 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 |
| Disbanded | February 7, 2025 |
| Years active | 2024–2025 |
History
editOn the December 22, 2023, episode of SmackDown, Karrion Kross and Scarlett appeared in a vignette, stating that they had formed a new alliance, but without revealing the identities of their new associates.[1] Subsequently on January 5, 2024, at SmackDown: New Year's Revolution, Kross, accompanied by Scarlett, attacked The Pride (Bobby Lashley, Angelo Dawkins, and Montez Ford) with help from AOP (Akam and Rezar) and Paul Ellering, who officially made their return to WWE, confirming their alliance as a stable called The Final Testament.[2] On 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 had just won the NXT Tag Team Championship from Baron Corbin and Bron Breakker.[4] On Night 2 of the 2024 WWE Draft, The Final Testament were drafted to the Raw brand.[5] During Week 2 of NXT: Spring Breakin', AOP failed to defeat Axiom and Frazer for the NXT Tag Titles after interference from New Catch Republic.[6]
After being drafted to Raw, The Final Testament 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 then began to be targeted by The Wyatt Sicks (Uncle Howdy, Erik Rowan, Joe Gacy, Dexter Lumis, and Nikki Cross).[10] On the December 9 episode of Raw, The Final Testament and The Miz defeated The Wyatt Sicks in an eight-man tag team match, ending their feud.[11] The stable was then disbanded as of February 7, 2025, when it was reported that AOP and Ellering were released from their WWE contracts.[12]
Members
edit| L | Leader |
|---|---|
| M | Manager |
| * | Founding member(s) |
| Members | Joined | Left |
|---|---|---|
| Karrion Kross * (L) | January 5, 2024 | February 7, 2025 |
| Scarlett * | ||
| Akam * | ||
| Rezar * | ||
| Paul Ellering * (M) |
Sub-groups
edit| Affiliate | Members | Tenure | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| AOP | Akam Rezar |
2024–2025 | Tag team |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Powell, Jason (May 27, 2024). "WWE Raw results (5/27): Powell's live review of Liv Morgan vs. Becky Lynch in a steel cage match for the Women's World Championship, Braun Strowman vs. JD McDonagh". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Powell, Jason (November 26, 2024). "WWE Raw results (11/25): Powell's live review of Bianca Belair vs. Nia Jax in a WarGames advantage match, Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker vs. Ludwig Kaiser, New Day vs. Otis and Akira Tozawa". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Powell, Jason (2024-09-30). "WWE Raw results (9/30): Powell's live review of Bronson Reed vs. Braun Strowman in a Last Monster Standing match, CM Punk and Drew McIntyre appear before their HIAC match at Bad Blood, Kofi Kingston vs. Chad Gable". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ Powell, Jason (October 21, 2024). "WWE Raw results (10/21): Powell's live review of Jey Uso vs. Bron Breakker for the Intercontinental Title, New Day vs. AOP and The Creeds vs. Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee in tourney matches for a shot at the WWE Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ "Raw results, Dec. 9, 2024: Rhea Ripley outlasts Raquel Rodriguez in epic Anything Goes Match". WWE. December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ^ Lowson, Thomas (February 7, 2025). "AOP & Paul Ellering Released From WWE (Report)". SE Scoops. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
External links
edit- Karrion Kross on WWE.com
- Scarlett on WWE.com
- Akam on WWE.com
- Rezar on WWE.com
- Paul Ellering on WWE.com
- The Final Testament's profile at Cagematch.net