Life Is Fighting by Kevin Robert Kesar
Reviewed by Shawna Butler
Life Is Fighting is written by Kevin Robert Kesar. He is best known, in the professional wrestling world, as Killer Kross or — as he is known nowadays, through his current tenure in WWE: Karrion Kross.
This memoir investigates the life of Kevin Kesar, both long before the Kross character ever came into being and even a fair amount of how Kesar created Kross. At least some about his new career as Killer/ Karrion Kross. Indeed, most of the book is spent on his pre-WWE days, while there is some discussion of his WWE colleagues. The singular most common one discussed is his now-wife, known by her government name of Elizabeth but known to wrestling fans as the character Scarlett, a witch who both empowers and is powered by Kross’s brutal warrior.
A guy who is much more easily approached here, at the standoff distance of a book, than he even is staring into a camera with that fire in his eyes. Kesar takes pains to make sure the reader understands that he knows 100% that Kross is a character, and that outside of WWE work, Kross prefers to be known as “Kevin” even among friends he works with. Yet he also does a damn good job of showing that while Kross may be borderline psychotic, Kevin is very sane and still quite dangerous.
With Kross, it’s a compromise of the old and new ideologies. Vince McMahon built WWE up with Superstars who were “larger than life.” Nowadays, they are seen as human beings like Kross. This memoir will appeal to, wrestling fans or anyone who enjoys a sports book.
About the Author
Kevin Robert Kesar is a professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment on USA Network & FOX. A performer, actor, martial artist, and producer of the short film Blue Evening,he’s entertained and competed worldwide for more than a decade. Although he resides in Orlando, he’s seen many worlds and offers very intimate and personal stories through his multicultural background as a proud New York–born traveler.
About the Reviewer
Shawna Butler is a mother, a retired athlete and a fitness professional. She currently works in the Skincare industry with Drunk Elephant. She enjoys watching baseball and reading anything about sports, fashion, poetry and biographies in her spare time. She likes to travel anywhere warm and sunny. Shawna has a BBA from Mount Saint Vincent University and lives in Paradise, Newfoundland.
Book Details
Publisher : ECW Press
Publication date : Aug. 5 2025
Print length : 248 pages
ISBN-10 : 1770418490
ISBN-13 : 978-1770418493