WZ Photo Gallery: Seven New Chinese Recruits Signed by WWE, Video Footage of 2016 WWE China Tryouts

September 8, 2016

As noted, WWE today announced that it has signed seven new recruits from China to developmental contracts. Big Boa, Gu Guangming, Gao Lei, Zhao Xia, Wang Xiaolong, Yifeng and Cheng Yuxiang were all discovered earlier this year during a four-day tryout held in Shanghai and will begin training at the state-of-the-art WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, USA in January 2017.

Below is a photo gallery of the 7 new recruits, and above is video footage of the 2016 WWE tryouts in China:

WWE China Recruits

Big Boa
Big Boa
Cheng Yuxiang
Cheng Yuxiang
Gao Lei
Gao Lei
Gu Guangming
Wang Xiaolong
Wang Xiaolong
Yifeng
Yifeng
Yifeng
Zhao Xia
Zhao Xia
Zhao Xia

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.