Kris Pavone

Who is Kris Pavone?

Kris Pavone is an American elementary school teacher and retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment, where he wrestled under the ring name Caylen Croft. He was one half of the Dude Busters tag team with Trent Barreta.

Pavone debuted in 2001 using the name Chris Cage. After two years on the independent circuit, he signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment and was assigned to the Ohio Valley Wrestling territory. In OVW, he won the Southern Tag Team Championship four times and the Heavyweight Championship once. He was released from his WWE developmental contract in March 2006 before being re-signed in 2008. He competed for the Florida Championship Wrestling developmental territory, where he won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship twice, and debuted for the ECW brand in December 2009.