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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 jackets, he wore his while competing. The finish saw Jiro pin Nese after a kick to the face.
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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. He was trained by former WWE Superstar Tajiri, and has competed for AJPW and Wrestle-1 in Japan.
WWE Reportedly Signs Second Generation Wrestler
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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 powerlifter from Mexico.
Iglesias is also the daughter of Mexican wrestler Bronco (Ulises Cantu Gutierrez). Her father was the first wrestler to use the Bronco name in Mexico, and usually competed for CMLL. He later wrestled as Spiderman and Gigolo after losing his mask in 1996.