Miranda Alize attending WWE NXT tryout
Indie wrestler Miranda Alize is among the attendees at WWE’s Performance Center tryout in Orlando this week.
NXT boss Shawn Michaels shared a brief clip from the tryout on social media yesterday. Alize could be seen in the video, and her girlfriend Nixon Newell (who previously wrestled for WWE as Tegan Nox) reacted to the clip In an Instagram stories post. “Number 34 [the number on Alize’s shirt] is my favorite,” Newell wrote.
Who’s got next?… we’ll find out 👀 @WWERecruit pic.twitter.com/5cN2zLe25u
— Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) February 19, 2026
In November 2025, Alize and Nox made headlines when they walked out of an AEW Collision episode prior to their scheduled match. They had already worked one tag match for AEW and were supposed to face Tay Melo and Anna Jay this time. While Alize and Newell were reportedly okay with losing, they wanted the match to go longer than the three minutes it was slotted for. Their replacements in the match, Hyan and Maya World, have since signed with AEW.
Alize is from Texas, competes on the indies in that area, and was trained by Booker T at his Reality of Wrestling school. Nicknamed the “Lucha Baddie,” her past experience includes having wrestled for ROH.
The clip Michaels posted also showed that Shayna Baszler — who has been guest coaching at the Performance Center ahead of a potential full-time role — is helping coach at the tryout.
WWE’s plan for 2026 is to hold significantly more tryouts than it had been doing previously, with the company looking for in-shape indie talent who can work in the ring and cut promos.
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