“Largest recruit class in history reports to WWE Performance Center“

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Yeah that was them.

Here's one of the brothers during a promo test:



Aside from the Hughes Brothers a couple other AEW Dark folks were there too. I saw The Renegade Twins and Nikita Knight who have made multiple appearances on Dark.

Who’s the chick beside him?
 

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Yeah that was them.

Here's one of the brothers during a promo test:



Aside from the Hughes Brothers a couple other AEW Dark folks were there too. I saw The Renegade Twins and Nikita Knight who have made multiple appearances on Dark.

His promo is good
 

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D-Von's twin sons hitting that 3-D @ 0:38 :wow:


Not saying Bubba is racist but I wonder of he fukks with D Vons sons like that? For whatever reason I never really picturedown the dudes being actual friends outside of wrestling... like were they calling him uncle Bubba when they were kids?
 

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Not saying Bubba is racist but I wonder of he fukks with D Vons sons like that? For whatever reason I never really picturedown the dudes being actual friends outside of wrestling... like were they calling him uncle Bubba when they were kids?

I think Bubba and DVon had a falling out a few years back.
 

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I think Bubba and DVon had a falling out a few years back.
Bubba was basically against keeping the Dudley Boyz together, which is the only way Vince would re-sign them. So when the contracts expired Bubba bounced and D-Von got a job backstage.
 

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Not saying Bubba is racist but I wonder of he fukks with D Vons sons like that? For whatever reason I never really picturedown the dudes being actual friends outside of wrestling... like were they calling him uncle Bubba when they were kids?

I think Bubba and DVon had a falling out a few years back.

Basically they cooled off on each other after Dudleys were last offered some sort of WWE deal. If I remember D-Von’s take correctly: they (well, Bubba) said they’d think it out. Months passed and there was a deadline, or rather they (WWE) just decided to say Fukk It and rescind the offer after Bubba’s bullshyting.

D-Von was like, “I’m still good, I actually Wanted to sign!” :mjcry::damn:Ultimately the ‘E was wiling to give my dawg a bone, but only in a non-wrestling capacity. D-Von signed because, why wouldn’t he? :manny:

D-Von felt he still had it in him, Bubba fukked him over out of a chance to re-sign as a wrestler (and maybe make more money) seemingly because Bubba felt the Dudleys should’ve been getting main event pushes instead of putting current teams over (D-Von had zero prob putting over new talent), they fell out. They still have the school but they don’t operate it as a duo, and of course they’re on separate paths at this point, and they don’t really speak like that ala DJ Paul and Juicy J.

This was one but I’ll add some unrelated shyt: Rodney Mack and Jazz were/is pissed because they were told by Johnny they’d have a “job for life” yet were fired shortly after. Man they must’ve kept it real, didn’t kiss ass, didn’t c00n, or just kept head down and did as told, but Vince clearly looked after certain Blacks long term (Booker, Truth, D-Von, etc). No knock on them Brothers, but Mack and Jazz could’ve been money too
 

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^both Bubba and D-Von were correct on their stances. D-Von knew the Dudley Boyz name is what brought them back, was where the money was, and that they’d get more spotlight together than separately. Bubba knew that the Dudley Boyz would get stale very fast and that they’d consistently be used to put people over (both which happened), and had a singles character ready to go. The biggest problem was that despite Vince liking the Bully Ray character, it would directly contest with the [sham] Be A Star campaign. I have no problem with either guy’s stance.
 

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The latest class of WWE Performance Center recruits were officially announced today.

The group of 14 WWE hopefuls reported to the Performance Center this past Monday to begin their training with the company.

This class includes two wrestlers who are already working the WWE NXT 2.0 brand – Fallon Henley and Kayla Inlay. Other familiar names in this class are inaugural ROH Women’s World Champion Rok-C, indie wrestler Nikita Knight, indie wrestler Jake Tucker, Santino Marella’s daughter Bianca Carelli, indie wrestler Cole Karter, and indie wrestler The Notorious Mimi. The class also includes several pro athletes.

Below are full details on this class of recruits. You can see group photos above & below.

WWE welcomes newest class of recruits to the WWE Performance Center

The newest class of recruits reported to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla., this past Monday to begin their journey to WWE Superstardom.

The 14 hopefuls include a variety of up-and-comers who have already made names for themselves on the independent scene, one second-generation Superstar, and several standouts from football, gymnastics and rugby.

Theresa Schuessler who debuted on NXT 2.0 as Fallon Henley, is a 24-year old Tampa, Fla., native with five years of experience under her belt competing in the independent circuit under the name of Tesha Price.

Kayla Inlay has already begun to make a name for herself on NXT 2.0 and NXT Level Up. A former collegiate dancer and cheerleader, Inlay was trained by former WWE Superstar Tyler Breeze after training at his school “Flatbacks.”

A 6-for-2, 305-pound force, Joseph Sculthorpe was an NCAA All-Conference Offensive Lineman at NC State before signing with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent. Originally from Hampstead, N.C., Sculthorpe was a high school state heavyweight wrestling champion.

18-year-old Maddie Knisley is a six-time state champion in vault, having trained in competitive gymnastics for 11 years. She also competed on the independent wrestling scene as Nikita Knight

Calyx Hampton is a 22-year-old former athlete from the University of Oregon having competed on the school’s Acrobatics & Tumbling team, earning NCATA Individual Event National Championship honors.

Mitchell Lavalley has made a name for himself on the independent circuit under the moniker “Motherlover” Jake Tucker. Trained by the likes of WWE Hall of Famer Kane, Natalya, Tyson Kidd, and Dr. Tom Prichard, Lavalley won the 2014 “WWE Show Us Your Superstar” Contest when he was 19, making a series of videos at the WWE Performance Center before appearing on the SummerSlam Pre-Show Panel.

Bianca Carelli, the daughter of WWE Superstar Santino Marella, comes to the Performance Center after earning her Bachelor’s degree in biology from Western University. Carelli has extensive training in MMA fighting with a focus on Judo, Jiu Jitsu and Boxing.

Cole McKinney from Charleston, W.Va., has been honing his craft for over a year and a half already after foregoing wrestling offers from multiple DI Universities to pursue his passion for professional wrestling, going by the ring name Cole Karter on the independents.

Twenty-three-year-old David Bostian of Wilmington, N.C., has been a folkstyle wrestler for 16 years while simultaneously training as a powerlifter.

6-foot-4 Gabe Wai heads to Florida from Corvallis.Ore., following his tenure as a DI Rugby player at Lindenwood University. The 260-pound Army Reservist was projected to be drafted into the Professional Rugby League.

Carla Gonzalez from Pasadena, Texas is better known as Rok-C after graduating from Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling school as the youngest ROW Diamonds Champion.

Nnamdi Oguayo of Beltsville, Md., stands at 6-foot-3 and weighs 245 pounds after playing four years on the defensive line for Washington State University.

Edwin Grande was a standout offensive lineman at the University of Idaho and Monterey Peninsula College. The Oakland, Calif., native played for the Houston Blues football team during the 2020 Spring League.

Amelia Herr is an 18-year-old Criminal Justice major out of West Chester, Pa. With two years of Taekwondo training under her belt, she also competed on the independents as The Notorious Mimi

For more information on the WWE’s talent recruitment, including how to apply for a tryout, visit Recruit.WWE.com.
 

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The latest class of WWE Performance Center recruits were officially announced today.

The group of 14 WWE hopefuls reported to the Performance Center this past Monday to begin their training with the company.

This class includes two wrestlers who are already working the WWE NXT 2.0 brand – Fallon Henley and Kayla Inlay. Other familiar names in this class are inaugural ROH Women’s World Champion Rok-C, indie wrestler Nikita Knight, indie wrestler Jake Tucker, Santino Marella’s daughter Bianca Carelli, indie wrestler Cole Karter, and indie wrestler The Notorious Mimi. The class also includes several pro athletes.

Below are full details on this class of recruits. You can see group photos above & below.
:jbhmm:I thought they said fukk the indie but i see a whole bunch of indie women signed guess it fukk indie dudes
They notice there NXT women division is weak as shyt & they need experience chick to help these green ass newbies
 

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:jbhmm:I thought they said fukk the indie but i see a whole bunch of indie women signed guess it fukk indie dudes
They notice there NXT women division is weak as shyt & they need experience chick to help these green ass newbies

The indie girls they hired are like 19 and 20 years old so they might make exceptions for younger ones.
 
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