 Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Paaiita dzidzo yake, Cross akaramba achitamba mutsimba nokubatanidzwa mumakwikwi akawanda. Akanga awana menduru mbiri dzesirivha uye akatora mikombe mitatu yakatevedzana yechikamu chake chehuremu kubva kumakwikwi enyika. Cross akasvikawo padanho repasi rose, paakatanga kukwikwidza senhengo yechikwata chenyika chekurwira kuWorld Junior Championships muParis. Muna 2005, Cross akapedza ari wegumi nevaviri paWorld Championships yake yokutangamuBudapest, Hungary, uye akawana nzvimbo yechisere makore maviri gare gare, muBaku, Azerbaijan, kwaakagamuchira nzvimbo yekukodzera ye2008 Summer Olympics muBeijing. Cross akanga ariwo nhengo yenguva yakazara paBurnaby Mountain Wrestling Club muBurnaby, British Columbia, kwaakanga ave achidzidzira kwemakore maviri nemumwe wake Ivan Diaconu, mutambi wenyika kanomwe kubva kuMoldova, uyo akakwikwidza pa 2000 Summer Olympics muSydney. 