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Scarlett details Vince McMahon’s WWE return after 2022 retirement

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In an interview with Denise Salcedo, former WWE talent Scarlett Bordeaux opened up about what things were like in the company when Vince McMahon returned after his 2022 retirement.

Recently unearthed text messages showed that McMahon was more involved in WWE creative than previously known during the period between his 2022 exit and ultimate resignation from the company in 2024. Bordeaux noted that, even though McMahon wasn’t around at shows, there was a noticeable change when he started getting involved again. Things felt like they did before with an uptick in last-minute changes.

“He wasn’t publicly out in the company,” Bordeaux said. “But we started talking to different producers and were like, ‘This show’s starting to feel really weird. The booking’s starting to feel weird. Things are changing last minute. This is starting to feel like it did before Vince left. Like, it feels exactly, exactly the same.’ And then a few producers privately told us, ‘He’s back.’ But it was one of those things like, people knew but didn’t talk about. Because there was no certainty about it. We didn’t see him around or anything.”

Bordeaux said the first few months after she and her husband Killer Kross returned to WWE in 2022 were amazing. But that changed quickly — and McMahon’s return led to Bordeaux and Kross’ plans being altered. Their involvement in a storyline with Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre was nixed. Kross noted that McMahon also “killed” a match between Kross and Bray Wyatt that was planned for a WrestleMania.

When asked if all talent were informed that McMahon was back, Bordeaux said people only found out if they had friends who knew what was going on. It was difficult to talk about the situation at the time with no actual proof McMahon had returned.

McMahon retired from WWE in July 2022 amid a sexual misconduct scandal but later placed himself back into power. His resignation in January 2024 came after former WWE employee Janel Grant filed a lawsuit against McMahon and the company, accusing McMahon of physical and emotional abuse, sexual assault, and sex trafficking. That lawsuit is still ongoing.

This week, McMahon was indirectly mentioned on Raw when CM Punk brought up the “weird old man” who once made Reigns eat dog food in a WWE angle.

Paul “Triple H” Levesque also recently discussed the period between 2022-2024, saying that — because McMahon was still chiming in and directing traffic from the side — there is “no real clear moment” in his mind where he took over creative. Levesque considers WrestleMania 40 in 2024 to be the first WrestleMania where he was fully in charge.

Scarlett says she went ‘numb’ after WWE WrestleMania 40 match was taken away

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Scarlett Bordeaux was set to compete at WrestleMania 40 alongside her husband, Karrion Kross (real name Kevin Kesar) but her involvement was omitted without reason. She and Kross detailed the backstage circumstances and uncertainty they experienced at the time. 

In an interview with Denise Salcedo, Bordeaux revisited the scrapped plans for her participation in the Philadelphia Street Fight at WrestleMania 40. B-Fab and Bordeaux were initially slated to participate in the tag team match featuring The Pride vs. The Final Testament. She recalled discussing her fear with Kross on getting too excited about the opportunity that might be taken away, which is what ultimately happened. 

“B-Fab and I were actually supposed to be part of that WrestleMania match. We were supposed to actually wrestle, not just manage. We still got to do some really cool stuff. I got to go through a table at Mania, which is great. But yeah, we were supposed to be part of that match originally. We were excited and I remember this fear and I was crying about it that night when we found out that we’re supposed to be in the match. I was crying, telling Kevin ‘What if I get really excited about this and they take it away? I’m really, really afraid to be excited about this right now’. And they did. And I just remember, just kind of going numb. I’m like, just accept it. You can only spend so much time fighting and being angry. But maybe I should have been fighting more.” 

Bordeaux applauded Chelsea Green’s determination to fight for her rights within WWE and wished she could have done the same. Despite this, she remains grateful for her time in WWE and is content with her current wrestling contributions beyond the company. 

“I do give credit to Chelsea Green. She said every single thing she’s done, she’s fought for it. I give her so much credit because maybe I could have fought more. Maybe. But I’m so grateful for the time I’ve had there. The fact that I am healthy and we are performing and traveling everywhere. Like I feel like there is something I did right. The fact that I am still doing this and happy doing it, but looking back on it, it’s hard to say if I would change anything. It’s hard.”

Bordeaux said the decision to call off their involvement was last-minute and Kross, who was off-screen, said there was no clear explanation as to why it happened. 

Bordeaux: “Just last minute decision. Kevin’s in the kitchen right now. Do you remember what that decision was? Why they squashed that?”

Kross: “They didn’t tell us why.”

Bordeaux: “I just remember B-Fab was like, ‘Oh, I got really cool gear made. This is a bummer, but I’m glad we get to do something.’”

Kross: “Bobby (Lashley) and I both fought to have you both involved”

Bordeaux: “Yeah, Kross and Bobby both fought for me and B-Fab to be part of it. It made sense. And plus it was a No DQ, so why the hell wouldn’t we be?”

Kross: “Yeah, we forced you guys. Well, we all collectively forced moments for you guys to have, which was at the very least we were able to do that.”

Kross competed in his last WWE match at SummerSlam 2025 against Sami Zayn. His contract expired in August. In the negotiations for a new deal, Kross revealed that he was offered a contract extension but not Bordeaux which led to their decision to part ways with the company.

Killer Kross, Scarlett Bordeaux ‘not desperate for a contract’ after WWE exit

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MLW World Heavyweight Champion Killer Kross and Scarlett Bordeaux recently opened up about their post-WWE careers, claiming they are ‘not desperate for a contract.’

Appearing on TV Insider, the couple was asked about their careers following their WWE exit last year. Not “desperate for a contract,” Bordeaux opened up and shared her perspective.

“We are also not desperate for a contract. We weren’t sure if we wanted to jump straight into another major company. The thing is, we are enjoying ourselves right now that we realized what we are looking for is the best story and having the most fun,” she said. “Wherever we go, as long as we’re enjoying ourselves and telling a great story and the audience is enjoying themselves, that’s where we want to be.”

“Wrestling without any contract obligations and more on an appearance basis,” Kross claimed. “Showing up on an appearance basis has not only been good for us mentally. We’ve been able to develop a sense of trust with companies we’re working for, being able to tell them we’re going to commit to the things we’re saying and follow through with them.”

“I’m not misrepresenting companies. A lot of companies like to lock people down because they are concerned about the behavior, or going somewhere else, or losing equity under the management elsewhere. We’ve been able to foster trust and equity with these companies we are working with, and this has been awesome,” the former WWE NXT Champion claimed.

Kross appeared on MLW Battle Riot VIII, where he entered at number one in the 40-man Battle Riot match, and won the match to crown himself the new MLW World Heavyweight Champion.

Killer Kross gets honest about his relationship with Scarlett Bordeaux: ‘Just instant chemistry’

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Killer Kross, formerly known as Karrion Kross in WWE, and his partner Scarlett Bordeaux have been together for several years now.

Kross and Bordeaux have maintained a close personal relationship for several years now. Although they have regularly paired up on-screen, they have kept much of their off-screen life private. Recently, speaking to Square Family Wrestling, Kross opened up about when he first met Scarlett Bordeaux.

“Something happened when she and I looked at each other, there was just instant chemistry and it wasn’t necessarily an attraction. I felt like I had met her in a previous life and she said the same thing to me. She actually said it first, I was thinking it, and I said, ‘Well now that I’ve said it she’s gonna think I’m just copying her,’ but something just really crazy happened and I didn’t want to ignore it.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OaaGTzjA9I

While it’s unclear exactly when the two first met, Kross and Bordeaux got engaged in September 2021 and later tied the knot in April 2022.

The couple returned to the indies following their departure from WWE a few months ago.

Killer Kross discusses WWE return

A few months ago during an interview with Ariel Helwani following his WWE departure, Kross opened up about his chances of a WWE return.

“I’m not trying to turn this into a game. It’s not a game for me, it’s my life. I’m very big on loyalty, but loyalty is a two-way street. I’m very interested in trying to recover what I think is easily recoverable, but it takes two people to come together and talk about it. I’m still here.”

Since his WWE exit, Kross has actively performed across multiple independent promotions.

Tony Khan addresses potential AEW interest in Killer Kross & Scarlett

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While AEW head Tony Khan has been open to signing free agents in the past, he has not spoken to one prominent figure: Killer Kross.

Khan was asked on Tuesday by Ariel Helwani if he has spoken to the free agent who parted ways with WWE in August along with wife, Scarlett Bordeaux.

“I have not spoken to him in many, many years,” Khan said, later adding that it would be “interesting at some point to talk to him again.”

Khan said there was “a great chance to reconnect” on the night Kross teamed with Darby Allin at a New York City indie show in early-October as he was in town with Allin for Comic Con. However, the schedule that night didn’t allow for it. Khan said Allin told him he had a great experience in the ring with Kross.

In October, Kross and Bordeaux told Chris Van Vliet that them joining AEW at that point wouldn’t be fair to Khan given the timing of their exit.

In a May 2022 report from Fightful, Kross discussed a one-off match with Khan as part of an AEW angle between MJF and Wardlow. However, they couldn’t come to terms on a deal as Bordeaux wasn’t going to be involved and Kross “was concerned that his introduction to the AEW audience would mimic that of his WWE debut against Jeff Hardy as opposed to the successful NXT formula that helped lead him to two NXT Championships.”

Kross and Bordeaux acknowledged the meeting in the Van Vliet interview with the latter saying “…but the story wasn’t — it didn’t really make sense for (Kross) at the time.”

MLW reveals opponent for Isla Dawn debut

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Isla Dawn will be facing a fellow former WWE talent in her MLW debut.

It’s been announced that Dawn vs. Scarlett Bordeaux will take place at MLW x Don Gato Tequila: Live Special on Thursday, November 20. The show is being held in Charleston, South Carolina and will stream live on MLW’s YouTube channel as well as airing on beIN Sports on cable.

Last week, MLW released a promo revealing that Dawn would be debuting at the event. She promised to make MLW a lot more dangerous with her arrival.

Dawn — a former WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion — was released from her WWE contract in February. After that, she had one match for AEW over the summer and has made some appearances on ROH.

Bordeaux departed WWE in August upon the expiration of her contract. She’s returning to MLW after previously competing for the promotion in 2022.

Also at the November 20 show, Bordeaux’s husband Killer Kross will return to MLW against Matt Riddle. The show is taking place at Charleston Music Hall in partnership with Hollywood star Danny McBride and his Don Gato tequila company.

Here is the updated card:

MLW x Don Gato Tequila: Live Special —

  • 2025 Opera Cup Finals: Mistico vs. Volador Jr.
  • Matt Riddle vs. Killer Kross (w/ Scarlett Bordeaux)
  • Bunkhouse match: MLW World Heavyweight Champion Mads Krule Krugger defends against Brock Anderson (w/ Arn Anderson)
  • MLW World Tag Team Champions The Skyscrapers (Bishop Dyer & Donovan Dijak) defend against The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows)
  • Shotzi Blackheart vs. Priscilla Kelly
  • Los Panthers (Blue Panther & Hijo de Blue Panther) vs. Los Atlantis (Atlantis & Atlantis Jr.) vs. Los Felinos (Felino & Felino Jr.) vs. El Galeon Fantasma (Difunto & Barboza)
  • MLW Middleweight Champion Templario defends against Guerrero Maya Jr.
  • Isla Dawn vs. Scarlett Bordeaux
  • Lightning match: Diego Hill vs. Okumura vs. Stigma

Scarlett: High ticket prices were ‘topic of discussion’ among WWE locker room

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Rising ticket prices were a topic of discussion in the WWE locker room, according to former WWE talent Scarlett Bordeaux.

Bordeaux and her husband Killer Kross appeared on The Coach and Bro Show this week, discussing their departures from WWE. During the interview, Jonathan Coachman asked if ticket prices were something that WWE wrestlers talked about backstage as prices continued to climb over the last 6-8 months.

“Constantly,” Bordeaux responded. “We noticed it also with the comp tickets. We used to have no issues in different cities if we wanted to get comp tickets for friends and family. There were tickets that we were told were going to be approved and then last minute — we were told that the comp tickets were available, and day of there’s no tickets for people. But they’re deciding to sell them instead. So, like, little things like that we would notice.

“We noticed the ticket prices going higher, the fans would tell us. But it was definitely a topic of discussion amongst the locker room.”

Kross backed up Bordeaux, saying the prices were something that everyone noticed.

It doesn’t appear that ticket prices will be going down any time soon, with Nick Khan saying this week that WWE remains “bullish” on the increases and believes they are appropriate for the marketplace.

Kross and Bordeaux departed WWE this August when their contracts expired and new deals were not reached. There was initially speculation that the situation was a work being done by WWE to continue building fan support for Kross, but it’s now been three months since his departure with no signs of a return.

Bordeaux said she and Kross were paid very well in WWE, but they’re making more outside of the company so far. They’ve been active on the indie/convention scene and are also set to appear for MLW.

“This sounds crazy and probably not very believable, but it’s something I feel like the people in WWE right now who might be stressed out, ‘Am I going to get released?’ They might want to hear this — we are making more than we were making there,” Bordeaux said. “And we were getting paid very well, but we are making more now weekly on the shows we’re doing than we were at WWE.

“And WWE pays great, but it can be done if you hustle.”

Kross said there are a lot of opportunities out there for unsigned wrestlers. Along with indie shows and convention appearances, money can be made through avenues like social media and merchandise.

Killer Kross & Scarlett: It ‘wouldn’t be fair to Tony’ for us to join AEW right now

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Killer Kross and Scarlett Bordeaux feel like it wouldn’t be fair to Tony Khan for them to join AEW while still holding out hope that a WWE return could happen someday.

Appearing on a new episode of Insight with Chris Van Vliet, Kross and Scarlett would not confirm if they have had talks with AEW since their WWE departures. But the couple did reveal that there were conversations with AEW in 2022 between their first and second WWE stints.

  • Kross: I don’t think we should say who we do or don’t talk to.
  • Scarlett: We have friends everywhere. That’s the thing, we have friends everywhere.
  • Kross: When did we kind of sort of meet? That was in 2021?
  • Scarlett: It was around April 2022. Right before we came back, there was a conversation about you coming in, but the story wasn’t — it didn’t really make sense for you at the time.
  • Kross: I wanted to do something bigger for Tony at the time. So we just said, ‘Let’s stay in touch’ and had planned to do something together.

Kross and Scarlett departed WWE this August when their contracts with the company expired. While there were questions as to whether the situation was actually legitimate or just a work, there have been no signs of a WWE return to this point.

The duo told Van Vliet that everything they’ve been doing on the indies and convention circuit has been awesome. But they have amazing memories at WWE and still remember how great it is when you’re there and things are going well. Kross and Scarlett still have hope that they can experience that feeling in WWE again, though they do not know if the door is actually open for a return.

  • Scarlett: The thing about going somewhere else, it’s almost like jumping from one long-term relationship into another. When you’re still hoping that that connection is still there with the previous company, that they’re going to do the right thing, that they’re going to call. If we ever go to AEW, that’s going to be where we end up. That is — we are going to be flying the AEW flag. That is going to be our home forever. Whatever our next company is, that’s it.
  • Kross: Whatever the company is. Yeah.
  • Scarlett: We will fight for that company ’till the end.
  • Kross: Yeah, that is a major commitment. We’re both very, very big on commitment.
  • Scarlett: And it wouldn’t be fair to Tony for us, right now, we’re still talking about WWE the way we are, to go over there and be like, ‘Oh, you know, we’re just here, just to go back to WWE.’ We wouldn’t want to do that to him. So if we go there, we’re like, ‘No, we’re going to make this company the absolute best it’s ever going to be.’ And we’ll do that wherever we go.
  • Kross: Of course.

Money is not the primary focus for Kross and Scarlett. If the opportunity for a WWE return does present itself, Kross said there will need to be creative principles behind the offer, along with room for growth and the ability to work at the highest level.

It was announced over the weekend that, along with the work he’s doing on the indies, Kross will be returning to MLW in November.

Killer Kross: ‘I plan to be back on TV somewhere, at some time, some place’

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Killer Kross plans to be back on television at some point, whether it’s for WWE or another promotion.

The former Karrion Kross announced his WWE departure last month amid ongoing speculation over whether the situation is actually legitimate. Since then, he’s appeared for GCW and been announced for a slate of indie dates. WrestlePro, Defy Wrestling, and House of Glory are among the promotions he’ll be competing for.

But Kross believes he’ll be back on TV in the future. He recently spoke to the Wrestling Classic about how much the support of the “#WeWantKross” fan movement means to him. Kross mentioned that he wants to come back to TV in a “really crazy way” when he returns, wherever and whenever that may be.

“Man, it almost prompts me to cry when they come to me crying,” Kross said about the fan support. “I’m like, ‘You’re killing my gimmick, brother!’ [laughs]. It’s very, very touching. Between the documentary, between my life story and the book. And then them seeing my career play out on TV and where we’re at right now, this is just a very special, unique time in my life.

“I plan to do more. I plan to be back on TV somewhere, at some time, some place. But in a really crazy way. It won’t go down like this, but if this was literally the end and I never did anything ever again — Oh my god, man. What a ride. It has been so awesome to be accepted like this from people all over the world. For me, it’s not just wrestling. I feel like people know what’s going on in my life. They’re not just talking to Karrion Kross or Killer Kross, they’re talking to Kevin. And I never thought I’d be in a place where I was comfortable enough to allow that in, but I am. And, like, it feels special. It feels really special.”

Kross and his wife Scarlett Bordeaux last appeared for WWE at SummerSlam on August 2 prior to the expiration of their contracts. In his interview with the Wrestling Classic, Kross was asked if he views himself and Scarlett as a package deal in wrestling at all times going forward.

“Not necessarily,” he responded. “Her and I, as long as the deal is fair and with respect and can be discussed with logic and rational communication, we’re open to working in and out of whatever is being offered.”

Killer Kross & Scarlett book more post-WWE appearances

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Killer Kross & Scarlett Bordeaux continue to fill up their appearance schedule as the two insist that they are no longer with WWE.

Earlier this week, it was announced that the married couple will be appearing at The Big Event EXS — where they’ll be signing autographs and meeting fans. They have now added a few more convention appearances to their schedule, but Kross & Scarlett have not been announced for any post-WWE matches yet.

Kross & Scarlett will be appearing at the following, with them billing the appearances as the “Killer Smokeshow: Carnage Tour.”

  • Mad Monster Expo: August 22 in Concord, North Carolina
  • Creep I.E. Aftermath: September 5-7 in Ontario, California
  • Silver Scream Con: September 12-14 in Worcester, Massachusetts
  • Scaradise: October 3-4 in Tampa, Florida
  • New York Comic Con: October 10-12 in New York City
  • The Big Event EXS: November 15 in Brentwood, New York

Kross & Scarlett announced on August 10 that their WWE contracts had expired and they were now taking bookings. While appearing on The Ariel Helwani Show, Kross insisted that the situation is real and not a work that’s being done by WWE to continue building on his momentum as a cult favorite. Kross said he did not receive a WWE contract offer until last week. And when he inquired about how WWE came to the valuation of the deal, WWE gave him 24 hours to accept the contract or it would be rescinded.

Despite the apparent departure, Kross has said his goal has always been to be in WWE — and he would like the contract situation to be resolved with him and Scarlett returning to the company.

“One person involved in independent wrestling brought up they are charging a very high price tag and after the conversation said that they weren’t buying any of this,” Dave Meltzer wrote about Kross & Scarlett in the new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Karrion Kross opens up about ‘pretty incredible’ WWE return

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Karrion Kross says the experience of returning to WWE and being offered everything he had been “striving for” is difficult to put into words. 

Kross and Scarlett Bordeaux appeared on an episode of After The Bell released on Friday. During the conversation, they spoke about being released from WWE in November and eventually returning to the company on the August 5 edition of SmackDown. 

“I was nervous that I wasn’t going to feel those same butterflies anymore,” Scarlett said of her return. “Because I did become almost too peaceful and content with not being there. Just going through day by day, I’m like I love wrestling, I don’t need it to make me happy because at one point my identity was completely associated with my career, like that was everything about it.”

“I was most worried when I went out there, ‘Am I going to feel that?’ And oh my God, everything is back like rushing in and it’s just as special as the first time I ever had my first match. It was perfect, it was amazing,” she continued. 

Kross was also asked about his experience of returning to the company he had been released from months earlier. 

“It’s really hard to find the words, man. To want something so bad and then to have to accept that that’s not a reality anymore and then to get a call one day, out of the blue, and to be offered everything you’ve been striving for, it’s pretty incredible.” 

Scarlett continued to say that accepting WWE’s offer was an easy decision to make. 

“When Hunter called us, he was the best boss we’d ever had so it was a complete no-brainer. It was just like, no other company has ever compared to it. We trust him, we definitely trust him with our characters and storylines so it’s absolutely perfect.” 

“I always felt respected and heard by Hunter and even more so now,” she continued. 

Earlier in the conversation, Kross was asked about his release from the company last November. He said that he knew he was not doing his best work on WWE’s main roster at the time. 

“I can compare it to a comedian being called up to play the biggest stage they’ve ever been at in their entire lives but then the promoter basically says, ‘Hey, you can’t hit your best jokes.’ It’s like you’ve been scratching and crawling to be in front of the biggest audience your entire career and then you can’t hit your best stuff and it was difficult.” 

Scarlett also spoke about her release from the company. 

“My immediate feeling was I was just straight up pissed. I’m like, ‘Dude, we’re awesome, we’ve been killing it.’ I know we’re great to work with, we get along with everybody and I’m like, ‘What are they thinking?’ That was my first reaction.”

After their release, Scarlett said she felt confident they would end up back in WWE at some point. Kross, on the other hand, was skeptical that they would return. 

“You wake up every morning and you chase this WWE thing before you are even there. I always looked at every single show I did before WWE as a dress rehearsal for WWE,” he said. 

“When you are put in a position where that is taken from you, as a grown man, you have to let it go. You have to let it go and you need to shift your energy in a different direction that’s going to work for you.”

“I had to let it go and as I let that go, I began to study things and get involved with different business and I began to have this fear that I was beginning to enjoy other things a lot more and some of those things could have become contractual and if they did call back, what was I going to do?”

Kross also revealed that he considered going into MMA and bare-knuckled boxing as well. 

“Here’s some breaking news, so Daniel Gracie is one of our head instructors for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, he was urging me to relocate to Philadelphia to fight in the UFC. Then on top of that, while that was going on, I was speaking with David Feldman from Bare Knuckled Fighting Championships and I was on the verge of taking a three fight deal.” 

Kross also revealed that he wrote a book during his time away from WWE as well. 

“I wrote a book and it is in the editorial process,” he said. “It’s a memoir of my life and there is obviously a lot of wrestling involved but while I’ve had all this time to think and be away, I just wish that I had a book like this or I wish I knew somebody who could kind of talk to me about this stuff growing up because I didn’t have anybody like that and so I wrote the book with the intention to help people that are in similar situations or if you just want an entertaining read.” 

Scarlett Bordeaux match official for MLW Battle Riot IV

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Scarlett Bordeaux has an opponent for her MLW debut.

MLW announced today that Bordeaux vs. Clara Carreras will take place at Battle Riot IV in New York City on Thursday, June 23. The event is a television taping for MLW Fusion.

Bordeaux vs. Carreras is a matchup in MLW’s women’s featherweight division. Taya Valkyrie is the champion of the division.

Bordeaux’s husband Killer Kross also competes for MLW. Bordeaux and Kross were both released by WWE last November.

“Scarlett Bordeaux will make her MLW in-ring debut as MLW’s newest featherweight fighter vows her opponent cannot stop the unstoppable. Known as the doomsday duo, along with her husband Killer Kross, Bordeaux and Kross have left a path of destruction in their wake from Mexico to the US. Now, they have set their eyes on MLW as they look to turn up the heat in New York City June 23,” MLW wrote.

“Known as ‘La Chica,’ Clara Carreras has impressed on the northeastern circuit, collecting wins as the California native emerged as a prospect to keep an eye on.”

Battle Riot IV is being held at the Melrose Ballroom in Queens. This year’s 40-man Battle Riot match will headline the event, with the winner receiving an MLW World Heavyweight Championship shot whenever they want it.

MLW Battle Riot IV (Thursday, June 23) —

  • 40-man Battle Riot match
  • MLW World Heavyweight Champion Alex Hammerstone defends against Bandido
  • Taya Valkyrie vs. Brittany Blake
  • Ross & Marshall Von Erich vs. Samoan Swat Team
  • Scarlett Bordeaux vs. Clara Carreras

Scarlett Bordeaux to make MLW in-ring debut at Battle Riot IV

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Scarlett Bordeaux is headed to MLW.

MLW has announced that Bordeaux will make her in-ring debut at the promotion’s Battle Riot IV event in New York City later this month. The show, which is a television taping for MLW Fusion, is being held at the Melrose Ballroom in New York City on Thursday, June 23.

Bordeaux’s opponent has yet to be announced, but MLW hyped that “matchmaker Cesar Duran is meeting today with several potential [opponents]” and a match announcement is forthcoming.

Bordeaux will be competing in a women’s featherweight division match.

Bordeaux’s husband Killer Kross will also be in action at Battle Riot IV, appearing as one of the participants in the 40-man Battle Riot match. The winner of the Battle Riot will receive a World Championship shot whenever they want it.

“Known as the doomsday duo, along with her husband Killer Kross, Bordeaux and Kross have left a path of destruction in their wake from Mexico to the US. Now, they have set their eyes on MLW as they look to turn up the heat in New York City June 23,” MLW wrote.”

Bordeaux and Kross were both released by WWE last November.

Killer Kross and Scarlett Bordeaux get married

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Killer Kross and Scarlett Bordeaux are now married. 

The couple (Kevin Kesar and Elizabeth Chihaia) announced on Wednesday that they eloped in Alaska recently. 

“Hello Everyone, Elizabeth and I have recently eloped- we’re married! We flew to Alaska, hopped on a helicopter and flew to a glacier for a very private ceremony (then wrestled the next day, naturally),” a description of their wedding video reads. “We initially weren’t going to share this footage but after further discussing it; we’d actually like to do so and say thank you so much for all the support we get from you all. Whether you’re a fan, friend or family- you have all participated in bringing joy into our lives. Sincerely, Kevin & Elizabeth”

Kross and Scarlett announced their engagement in September of 2021. Although it is not clear when exactly the ceremony took place, they both wrestled in Anchorage for WrestlePro Alaska on April 9.

Kross posted a video of the ceremony to his YouTube channel:

Killer Kross set for first post-WWE match at WrestlePro event

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The former Karrion Kross’s first post-WWE match has been announced.

Killer Kross will face Flip Gordon at WrestlePro Killer Instinct on Saturday, February 5, 2022 in Rahway, New Jersey. 

Kross was part of a WWE mass-release event on Thursday, November 4, just hours after the company announced that they had generated $255.8 million in revenue and $77.9 million in OIBDA in the third quarter of 2021.

Kross is a two-time former WWE NXT Champion, holding the title for a combined 140 days. A four-day run in August 2020 was cut short due to injury, but Kross regained the NXT title from Finn Balor at TakeOver: Stand & Deliver night two on April 8, 2021. Kross lost the NXT title to Samoa Joe at TakeOver 36 on August 22, 2021. 

Kross made his main roster WWE debut in a series of dark matches and an appearance on Main Event this past Summer. His television debut on Raw came on the July 19, 2021 episode. While still holding the NXT title, Kross lost to Jeff Hardy in 1:40 on that show. 

Kross’s fiance Scarlett Bordeaux was also released on November 4, and was also announced for WrestlePro Killer Instinct. Bordeaux will take on Harley Cameron. 

A third match, Matt Cardona vs. Dan Maff, is also set for the event. Tickets for Killer Instinct have yet to go on sale, according to the company’s website.