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#4. Killer Kross has his first match since being released by WWE

Killer Kross (f.k.a. Karrion Kross) received his WWE release on November 4, 2021. Following the expiration of his non-compete clause, the 36-year-old returned to in-ring action at a recent FSW (Future Stars of Wrestling) event in Las Vegas.

Kross defeated Roman Reigns' cousin, Jacob Fatu, in the main event to win the vacant FSW Grand Championship. Here's what Kross said following his victory:

"Eight years ago, I got in front of many of you. And to see you guys here tonight, I just wanted to say that this has definitely been the roughest last two years in human history in a very long time. I'm glad to see that you guys are sticking together in support of professional wrestling. If you guys have known me for many years, you know I'm not into this pandering s**t, I'm speaking to you from the heart. Thank you so much for staying with me through the course of this company."

It's widely believed that the two-time NXT Champion's main roster run did not live up to expectations. Following his latest match, Kross admitted that things got "weird" in his last few months on WWE television:

"All of us here created something for me and for you, years ago, and s**t got weird in the last four months on TV, real weird. However, I will say this: the thing that we created here together, through these shows, we all got to see that on NXT. Which, in my opinion, is pretty f**king awesome." (H/T - Wrestling Inc.)

Killer Kross is set to face TNA legend Homicide next month. It will be interesting to see if he signs with a major promotion at some point down the line.