WWE recently announced the full names of the more than 40 prospects that attended the recent tryouts at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fl.
PW Mania listed all the potential prospects and some information about their backgrounds. A few of them are well know from their times in other promotions.
WWE posted on its NXT twitter page some clips of the prospects running drills:
Here is a look inside the last weight training drill of the day for the women…. SLEDS. #NXTTryouts @WWERecruit pic.twitter.com/ing1VBtDr2
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) June 29, 2018
Lacey Evans joined in on the fun:
The female recruits have begun the weight training portion. @LaceyEvansWWE hops in and joins the training. @WWERecruit @WWENXT #LadyOfNXT pic.twitter.com/qi4kqYqSHE
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) June 29, 2018
Here is the list of the hopefuls:
Brandi Lauren Pawelek
21-year-old, better known by the ring aliases Ava Storie in Impact Wrestling and Brandi Lauren, a model and wrestler. Pawelek began her ring training in January 2015 and recently faced Lacey Evans on WWE NXT.
She is a Tough Enough alumna, a four-year wrestling veteran and product of Lance Storm’s Storm Wrestling Academy in Canada. Prior to wrestling, Green was a standout in soccer, track, volleyball, basketball and dance. She competed in the 2015 edition of WWE’s competition reality series and has since wrestled in Japan, Mexico and India, among other countries. Green has also done stunt work in movies and commercials.
Wioletta Anna Paz
Polish-born, New York-based fitness model. The 5-foot-7 Paz was a sprinter on her high school’s track team and is active in bodybuilding.
Danielle Morrison
Manages independent wrestler Façade under the nickname Dani Mo. Morrison pole-vaulted in high school and college (setting the California University of Pennsylvania’s indoor record of 3.10 meters in 2010). She has also been a competitive bodybuilder.
Gabriella Belpre
She has been wrestling only for a couple of years, but she has already made an impact on the independents under the alias Gabby Ortiz. A product of the Ring of Honor Dojo and the World Famous Monster Factory in New Jersey (the same training facility that produced Bam Bam Bigelow), Belpre has appeared for ROH, Chikara and the Japanese promotion Stardom.
Kelsey Hornack
An actor and former competitive gymnast and professional cheerleader. Hornack was a cheerleader in the NHL and the NFL and has trained in the circus arts of aerial silks, lyra (aerial hoops) and ropes.
Nilka Garcia
Puerto Rican wrestling veteran, going by the ring name La Rosa Negra (“The Black Rose”), Garcia has won the WWC Women’s Title three times, as well as wrestled in the U.S. and Japan.
Britani Birchmeier
5-foot-7 out of Florida, a former shooting guard/point guard with Lansing Community College who has participated in bikini competitions and is currently a personal trainer.
Heidi Katrina Alavi
“The British Amazon”, a 5-foot-9 independent wrestler from Essex, London, who is currently based in Japan. Alavi brings a background in acting and fashion and sports modeling, as well as extensive experience wrestling in Japan, including for the Sendai Girls’ Pro Wrestling organization, where she is a reigning tag team champion.
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