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WWE revealed the names of new recruits for the Performance Center class of 2022. Those 14 men and women will be reporting to the company's highly equipped

Gacy took to Instagram and re-posted this promo from this week's NXT, where he indicated he is working on changing the name of WWE 205 Live.

Top Stars Praise Duke Hudson After WWE NXT Breakout Match, Hudson Talks Fate And Destiny (Photo Credit: WWE) The first match of the opening round saw Duke Hudson defeat Ikemen Jiro. There’s no word yet on who Hudson will face next as WWE has not announced the Breakout bracket as of this writing. It was noted during the show that the tournament will continue next Tuesday night, but no matches were announced. The remaining competitors in the tournament are Hudson, Trey Baxter, Carmelo Hayes, An...

(Photo Credit: Anthony Greene Twitter) Former WWE Superstar August Grey is back to using his real name, Anthony Greene, and now has a new nickname. Greene, who was released from the company back on June 25, is now using “The Alternative” as his nickname. He previously used “The Retrosexual” on the indies before joining WWE. As seen below, Greene recently released a vignette on Twitter, where he cut a promo to declare himself as “The Alternative” in pro wrestling. “If my career end...

Newcomers Qualify For WWE NXT Breakout Tournament On 205 Live (Photo Credit: WWE) The first two participants in the eight-man WWE NXT Breakout Tournament are now official. Friday’s WWE 205 Live on Peacock and the WWE Network featured the first two Breakout Tournament qualifying matches. Joe Gacy defeated Desmond Troy to earn a spot, while Andre Chase defeated Guru Raaj to advance to the opening round. There is no word on who will face Gacy and Chase when the tournament kicks off, but WWE has ...

WWE NXT Breakout Tournament Qualifying Matches Revealed For WWE 205 Live (Photo Credit: WWE) The first qualifying matches for the 2021 WWE NXT Breakout Tournament have been officially announced for Friday’s WWE 205 Live episode on Peacock and the WWE Network. Friday’s show will feature Guru Raaj vs. Andre Chase, plus Desmond Troy vs. Joe Gacy. The winners will advance to the 8-man Breakout Tournament. We noted before that these two matches were taped before Tuesday’s NXT from the Capitol ...

WWE NXT Breakout Tournament Returning Soon (Photo Credit: WWE) The WWE NXT Breakout Tournament is returning for 2021. The matches held at tonight’s pre-NXT WWE 205 Live taping from the Capitol Wrestling Center were qualifying matches with the winners earning spots in the tournament. Matches taped were Guru Raaj vs. Andre Chase, and Desmond Troy vs. Joe Gacy. Chase is the new ring name for indie star Harlem Bravado, who signed with WWE back in February. Raaj (Laxmi Kant Rajpoot) signed with WW...

(Photo Credit: WWE) This week’s WWE 205 Live episode on Peacock and the WWE Network saw two new WWE Superstars win their debut matches. Ari Sterling defeated Samir Singh in singles action, while Ikemen Jiro teamed with August Grey to defeat Tony Nese and Ariya Daivari. Sterling won his match using a unique front-flip face slam to get the pin. Jiro wrestled with his jacket on during the match. Grey noted that Ikemen translates to “handsome” and due to Jiro’s belief that handsome men wear...

(Photo Credit: WWE) WWE has announced two debuts for Friday’s WWE 205 Live episode on Peacock and the WWE Network. Ikemen Jiro will team with August Grey to face Tony Nese and Ariya Daivari. Ari Sterling will face Samir Singh in singles action. Jiro and Sterling were both announced as members of the December 2020 WWE Performance Center Class, the same group that featured WWE NXT Tag Team Champions MSK and NXT Superstar Tyler Rust. Jiro was known as Sojiru “Ikemen” Higuchi before coming to...

WWE Reportedly Signs Second Generation Wrestler (Photo Credit: WWE) WWE has reportedly signed second generation wrestler Jennifer Michell Cantu Iglesias. Iglesias was not in the largest WWE Performance Center Class in history that was announced earlier this week, but Super Luchas and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter are reporting that she has signed. Iglesias, who turns 25 in early April, participated in the December 2019 tryouts at the WWE Performance Center. WWE then billed her as a champion...