{"id":16300,"date":"2016-04-12T11:36:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T16:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=16300"},"modified":"2016-04-13T16:32:20","modified_gmt":"2016-04-13T21:32:20","slug":"wwe-announces-latest-signing-class-haste-nicholls-official-nikki-storm-signed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/12\/wwe-announces-latest-signing-class-haste-nicholls-official-nikki-storm-signed\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE announces latest signing class &#8211; Haste &#038; Nicholls official, Nikki Storm, more signed (w\/Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3690052667\" 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><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/videos\/what-you-need-to-know-about-wwe-s-newest-recruits\">VIDEO: WWE video package on latest Recruiting Class<\/a><\/p>\n<p>WWE announced Tuesday their latest &#8220;signing class&#8221; reporting to the Performance Center in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>The 10-person class includes the official signings of international tag team TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste), plus international women&#8217;s wrestler Nikki Storm.<\/p>\n<p>WWE announced seven other signings included in the official list below, which breaks down as five men and five women.<\/p>\n<p><b>&#8211; Michael Nicholls<\/b> (Perth, Australia) \u2013 Also known as <strong>Mikey Nicholls<\/strong> has 10 years of experience wrestling on the independent circuit for multiple organizations, including Pro Wrestling NOAH, where he was two-time Heavyweight Tag Team Champion with Shane Veryzer, New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), and Explosive Pro Wrestling.<\/p>\n<p><b>&#8211; Shane Veryzer<\/b> (Perth, Australia) \u2013 Also known as <strong>Shane Haste<\/strong>, Veryzer has 11 years of experience wrestling on the independent circuit for multiple organizations, including Pro Wrestling NOAH, where he was two-time Heavyweight Tag Team Champion with Mikey\u00a0Nicholls, and Explosive Pro Wrestling.<\/p>\n<p><b>&#8211;\u00a0Nicola Glencross<\/b> (Glasgow, Scotland) \u2013 Also known as <strong>Nikki Storm<\/strong>, Glencross has eight years of experience wrestling on the independent circuit for Japanese Women Pro-Wrestling (JWP), Pro Wrestling Eve, Scottish Wrestling Alliance, Insane Championship Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Elite, Stardom, and Shine.<u><\/u><\/p>\n<p><b>&#8211;\u00a0Daniella Kamela <\/b>(Los Angeles, California) \u2013 Trained with Rikishi Fatu and David Gangrel Heath at Knokx Pro Entertainment, Kamela was an on-air talent for FOX Sports Arizona, Phoenix Suns dancer, and Arizona Cardinals cheerleader.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3243228128\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><b>&#8211;\u00a0Macey Estrella<\/b> (Parris Island, South Carolina) \u2013 Trained with Tom Caiazzo of American Premier Wrestling, Estrella is a former U.S. Marine and member of the Marine Corps SWAT Team.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0<u><\/u><b>Carolyn Dunning <\/b>(Las Vegas, Nevada) \u2013 Dunning is a former Air Force ROTC member and nationally ranked bodybuilding bikini competitor by The National Physique Committee (NPC).<b><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>&#8211;\u00a0Bianca Blair<\/b> (Knoxville, Tennessee) \u2013 Blair was an All-American and All-SEC track &amp; field performer in hurdles at the University of Tennessee, and was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2011 and 2012. 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