WWE posted the following, confirming some of the talent invited to this week’s tryouts at the WWE Performance Center:
- Former UFC middleweight Eric Spicely (pictured above), 32, from Rhode Island. The 205-pounder holds 10 wins in professional fights and was a cast member on the 23rd season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” Having trained under NXT Superstar Oney Lorcan, Spicely has competed in independent wrestling organization Beyond Wrestling.
- Olivia Hasler, better known by her ring alias “The Bad Girl” Penelope Ford, a former gymnast and cheerleader who has been wrestling on the U.S. independent scene since late 2014.
- 6-foot-5, 235-pound Clayton Chambers. A student of Booker T, Chambers is the current TV Champion of Booker T’s Houston-based Reality of Wrestling, competing under the name Van Harrison.
- 26-year-old weightlifter Tina Rivas. Originally from Mexico and now residing in Seattle, Rivas was recently announced as a cast member of NBC’s “The Titan Games,” The Rock’s new physical competition series.
The full list of talent at the WWE tryouts is as follows:
- Eric Spicely (The Ultimate Fighter)
- Cal Bloom
- Emmanuel Matadi
- Heba Ali (Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge)
- Matrick Belton
- Olivia Hasler (Penelope Ford)
- Jeremiah Buoni (Floribama Shore)
- Randy Bynoe
- Clayton Chambers (Reality Of Wrestling)
- Jonathan Cruz (Team 3D Academy)
- Danielle Hardy (Marti Daniels)
- Latasha Harris (Tasha Steelz)
- Donald Howard (Daniel Eads)
- Lenns Kamba
- Vincent Lawrence
- Tina Rivas
- Kenny Marquez (Jake Atlas)
- Caleb Marsh
- Josh McNeil
- Luis “Gino” Medina
- Isaac Melton
- Jake Metz
- Tehuti Miles
- Alexander Morehouse
- EJ Nduka
- Yaw Jason Osei
- Tom Parsons
- Jumal Pritchett
- Nick Pulos
- Forrest Rhines
- Ian Michael Simon
- Courtney Lemmings
- Emily Loogman
- Haley Jade Poston
- Karissa Rivera (Karissa The Cherokee Warrior)
- Brittany Rae Steding (Lady Frost)
PWInsider.com first reported Ford, Spicely, Lemmings and Miles were part of this month’s set of tryouts.
Check out the full write-up about each participant here.
December WWE Tryouts Include Former UFC Fighter & All In Star
