{"id":10913,"date":"2016-02-15T13:17:49","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T19:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=10913"},"modified":"2016-02-15T13:17:49","modified_gmt":"2016-02-15T19:17:49","slug":"10913","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/02\/15\/10913\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE holds latest NXT try-out &#8211; top indies wrestlers included"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-679708581\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE is looking to build their next &#8220;recruiting class&#8221; of recognizable independent wrestlers and international talent.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, WWE held their latest try-out at the Performance Center in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>PWTorch has learned that\u00a0independent wrestlers Cedric Alexander and Anthony Nese were included in the try-out. Alexander is most known for Ring of Honor, while Nese is most known for WWNLive.<\/p>\n<p>Deonna Purrazzo, who has sporadically appeared on NXT television as an enhancement wrestler in the women&#8217;s division, also received an official try-out, as first reported by <a href=\"http:\/\/squaredcirclesirens.com\/deonna-purrazzo-recieves-a-wwe-tryout\/\" target=\"_blank\">SquaredCircleSirens<\/a> and confirmed by PWTorch.<\/p>\n<p>WWE is looking to stockpile as much talent as possible, especially as they pursue\u00a0a full-time schedule in 2016 requiring wrestlers at &#8220;home&#8221; in Florida and &#8220;on the road&#8221; across the country and world.<\/p>\n<p>It has led to ROH trying to sign wrestlers\u00a0to exclusive contracts and WWNLive to partner with\u00a0WWE&#8217;s\u00a0NXT brand.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1303026925\"><div id=\"pwtor-525688385\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE is looking to build their next &#8220;recruiting class&#8221; of recognizable independent wrestlers and international talent. 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