WWE announces names for Performance Center tryouts

May 19, 2016 - by Steve Gerweck

Via WWE.com:

Thirty-two athletes, with backgrounds spanning the NFL, NCAA wrestling, mixed martial arts and other sports, reported to the WWE Performance Center today for a tryout.

Among the prospects invited to this camp are:

•Blaize Cabell, a University of Northern Iowa heavyweight grappler and three-time NCAA tournament qualifier;

•Junior Aumavae, a 311-pound nose tackle formerly signed with the New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys;

•Paul Cheng, a former first-round draft pick of the Canadian Football League-turned-MMA fighter;

•Demitrius Bronson, a running back formerly signed with the Miami Dolphins and Seattle Seahawks;

•Nathan Redwing, a 290-pound independent wrestler who played football at Peru State College;

•Arkady Unterleidner, an NPC bikini competitor who has trained under Brian Kendrick;

•Brian Waymire, a 6-foot-9 former Division I swimmer who attended the 2013 NFL combine;

•Yaseen Mudassar, a 300-pound, two-time All-American wrestler, who competes in the independent circuit as “Yaseen (The Persian) Machine”; and

•Ashley Urbanski, an independent wrestler who was a 2015 Tough Enough finalist featured on last year’s WWE Network competition special.

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