Karrion Kross is a professional wrestler currently signed to WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Ontario, CA to talking about meeting Jesse Ventura and doing his impression of him, his new character in WWE and where the inspiration came from, having Snoop Dogg call his matches at WrestleMania 40, the idea behind The Final Testament, rumored heat with Bobby Lashley, if he sees a return to NXT in the future and more!
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00:00 Intro
00:43 Meeting Jesse Ventura and being part of CVV's interview
04:04 Jesse Ventura being impressed with his impression
06:39 How did he learn that he could do a Jesse Ventura impression?
07:30 People asking him to do his Jesse Ventura impression at conventions
10:45 Fans having a long-term memory with wrestling
14:58 His mindset about the current rendition of his character in WWE
18:24 Running storyline ideas by people he’s working with
19:26 What are his cinematic inspirations for the Final Testament
21:30 Why does this version of his character work with long hair?
23:28 Would he ever go back to the shaved head look?
25:23 Fans who want the NXT version of him back
26:25 How does he find his way into the title picture?
29:55 What is the origin of the Final Testament?
32:58 Breaking a baseball bat with a submission
36:39 What did Wrestlemania 40 mean to him?
41:47 When did he find out Snoop Dogg was calling his match?
44:10 Was he upset at Bobby Lashley looking past their program?
48:17 When he was released from WWE, was his goal always to go back?
51:49 Does he ever think about going back to NXT?
53:16 What’s his advice to wrestlers on the independent scene?
57:27 Do terrible people think that they’re terrible?
58:30 How did he begin producing a movie?
01:02:28 When is his book coming out?
01:03:53 Scarlett Bordeaux’s haunted house project
01:06:42 3 things Karrion Kross is grateful for