As Leo Kruger, South African's own Ray Leppan spent several years down in WWE's developmental territories FCW and NXT, but it wasn't until he adopted the Adam Rose moniker that he was finally main roster bound. Only two months removed from debuting his latest persona on NXT TV, Rose arrived on Raw on the May 5 edition, along with the rest of the Exotic Express. He briefly feuded with Jack Swagger before becoming a regular on Thursday night's "WWE Superstars" program. Rose is the perfect example of a Superstar that Vince McMahon was once high on but eventually lost interest in, resulting in his TV time being greatly curtailed. He's a fun character, sure, but he hasn't added any depth to his character since coming to the main roster. He's shown as Leo Kruger that he can have great matches, but his current comedic character prevents him from doing so. Rose's Raw debut came too late for him to be included in WWE 2K15, but don't be surprised to see him a part of the DLC pack when it's released. Admit it: you'd play as Rose solely for his awesome entrance, similar to when Brodus Clay's inclusion in WWE '13 and 2K14 when he was still The Funkasaurus.
Since 2008, Graham has been a diehard pro wrestling fan and, in 2010, he combined his passions for WWE and writing when he joined Bleacher Report. Equipped with a master's in journalism, Graham has contributed to WhatCulture, FanSided's Daily DDT, Sports Betting Dime, and GateHouse Media. Along the way, he has conducted interviews with wrestling superstars like Chris Jericho, Edge, Goldberg, Christian, Diamond Dallas Page, Jim Ross, Adam Cole, Tessa Blanchard, Ryback, and Nick Aldis among others.
