WWE announces four new Performance Center recruits
WWE has confirmed four new recruits for the Performance Center.
In a social media post on Wednesday, the WWE NXT account officially introduced Ahmed Essam Samy Twfiq, Ellen Akesson, Rayne Leat, and Delia Schweizer as wrestlers headed to the Performance Center in Orlando.
Twfiq is Egyptian amateur wrestler Ahmed Essam. His Instagram profile already lists WWE in his bio, and he is a two-time African champion and two-time Arab wrestling champion.
Akesson is a national champion powerlifter and world champion arm wrestler from Sweden.
Schweizer is a German fitness influencer with a background in CrossFit. Her Instagram also shows her participating in surfing and skateboarding.
Rounding out the group is former indie wrestler Rayne Leverkusen, who will now go by the name Rayne Leat. WWE named Leverkusen the MVP of the WWE SummerSlam tryouts held in New Jersey last year. She has wrestled for promotions including Progress, Hustle, and Eve. Leat is also the niece of original Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr and previously used the nickname “The Maiden of Metal.”
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