WWE tryout attendee details suffering concussion
An injury put a damper on Sallie Grace’s WWE tryout experience as she suffered a concussion during an improv drill.
The social media influencer was among the attendees at the Performance Center for WWE’s latest tryout in Orlando. She was honored to be there and learning a lot in her first experience in the ring. However, Grace was then sidelined by a head injury. In an Instagram video, she shared how the concussion left her disoriented and bummed her out.
“We were doing improv and they told us to pretend swimming. Bro, I think I sound so stupid right now,” she said. “I got hit in the head because someone was on the metal ropes and were swinging it and swung it and it hit the back of my head really hard. I can’t even keep my train of thought. And I feel stupid because I don’t remember what I’m saying. I forgot who I’m talking to earlier. This morning, I had a headache when I walked into the Performance Center and I knew something wasn’t right. We started taking bumps for the first time and I just felt my brain sloshing around and I’m like, ‘I cant continue this or else, you know, there will be long-term effects.’ I got tested, and I have a concussion.
“One medic said, ‘All right, now go talk to the first medic that you talked to.’ I’m like, ‘First medic? I’ve only talked to you.’ And I completely forgot I had a conversation with that dude. I was packing up my bags to leave and I was just sitting there for 10 minutes with my mind blank, like, crying because I didn’t remember what I had brought to the gym. And then I got in the elevator to the hotel and I was up on not the first floor and I was in the elevator and I pressed the first floor thinking I was going to go up, and I just wasn’t going up. So my brain is so out of it right now. This is day three of five. A couple of people have gotten concussed — and one of those couple people were me. I’m just pretty bummed right now, but I’ll keep you guys updated. I hope that made sense. I am so out of it.”
The tryout featured indie talent along with some attendees without wrestling backgrounds. Starboy Charlie, Nor “Phoenix” Diana, and Bhupinder Gujjar were some of the indie names taking part.
Our Bryan Alvarez notes that WWE plans on holding significantly more tryouts in 2026 than last year.
“We are told that WWE will be holding significantly more tryouts this year,” Alvarez wrote. And like this most recent set they are back to looking for in-shape indie talent who can work and cut good promos.”
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