WWE Holds Tryouts at Arnold Sports Festival, Participants Revealed Including Reality TV Star, EVOLVE Talent and More

March 7, 2016

During the NXT presence at the Arnold Sports Festival over the weekend, WWE held a tryout, and the following names participated, according to Casey Michael of Squared Circle Sirens.

-JD Anderson, from America’s Got Talent season 9

-Damien Slater, who is an Australian pro wrestler

-Ted Goods/Gregory Edwards, who is a Beyond Wrestling talent.

-Hattie Boydle, who is a Fitness model

-MJ Jenkins, who is an indy wrestler and most notably worked an EVOLVE dark match.

-Raven Duron, who tried out for WWE Tough Enough

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.