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Birth Name: Kevin Robert Kesar
Place of Birth: Nyack, Rockland, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 19, 1985
Ethnicity: * father – Puerto Rican, other * mother – German, smaller amounts of English, Scottish, Dutch, French, likely Polish
Karrion Kross is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to Major League Wrestling (MLW), and has worked for wrestling promotions WWE, AAA Wrestling, Lucha Underground, and Impact Wrestling. He is also known as Kevin Kross, Killer Kross, and The White Rabbit. He is 6′4″.
He is the son of Debra and amateur wrestler Ted Concepcion. Karrion has stated that his father moved to New York from Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, and has “Puerto Rican, Central American, Italian and Greek” ancestry. Karrion also stated that his mother has “Croatian, Scandinavian and Irish/English/Welsh” roots. Karrion’s Central American, Italian, Greek, Croatian, Scandanavian, Irish, and Welsh ancestry has not been verified. Kesar can be a Croatian surname, but the name can be traced back to Karrion’s maternal great-great-great grandfather, Charles Kieser/Kesar, who was born in Germany.
Karrion grew up in Stony Point, New York, and also spent time in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is married to professional wrestler, model, and ring announcer Scarlett, also known as Scarlett Bourdeaux (born Elizabeth Chihaia).
A photo of Karrion and his father can be seen here . A photo of Karrion and his mother can be seen here .
Karrion’s maternal grandfather was Robert Kesar (the son of John Kesar and Marion Pruchnovski). Robert was born in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey. John was born in New York City, New York, the son of John Kesar, whose parents were German, with his father having been from Westphelen; and of Dorcas Van Orden. He had deep maternal roots in the state, as well as English, Dutch, French, and Scottish ancestry. Karrion’s great-grandmother Marion was born in New York, the daughter of German parents, Frank Pruchnovski, who was from Elsas, Wespreussen; and Mary Henrietta Stephen. Pruchnovski is usually a Polish surname.
Karrion’s maternal grandmother was Marilyn Baker (the daughter of Kenneth Baker and Helen Stach/Stack). Marilyn was born in New York. Kenneth was born in New York, and had deep roots in the state, with Dutch, English, Scottish, German, and French ancestry. Helen was born in New York, to German parents, Maxwell Stach/Stack and Anna.
Sources: Tweet in which Karrion states his ancestry – https://x.com
Interview in which Karrion talks about his Puerto Rican ancestry – https://www.youtube.com