{"id":1845,"date":"2015-10-28T10:45:49","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T15:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/?p=1845"},"modified":"2015-10-28T10:47:23","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T15:47:23","slug":"wwe-announces-19-signings-tough-enoughers-indie-stars-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/10\/28\/wwe-announces-19-signings-tough-enoughers-indie-stars-more\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE announces 19 signings &#8211; indie stars, Tough Enough, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-473032753\" 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 has announced their latest\u00a0&#8220;recruiting class&#8221; for the NXT brand and Performance Center training facility. Some talent\u00a0signed earlier this year and others are more recent, but WWE is lumping together the following 19 signings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Tough Enough crew: Tough Enough winners <strong>Sara Lee<\/strong> and <strong>Josh Bredl<\/strong> headline the signing class along with independent wrestler <strong>Patrick Clark<\/strong>, Egyptian national <strong>Mada\u00a0Abdelhamid<\/strong>, MMA fighter <strong>Daria\u00a0Berenato<\/strong>, new Total Divas cast member <strong>Amanda\u00a0Saccomano<\/strong>, and alligator wrestler <strong>Z.Z.<\/strong> (7\/19)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Top Independent wrestlers: <strong>Biff Busick<\/strong> (Christopher Girard), whose background includes PWG, DGUSA, Beyond Wrestling, and numerous other promotions. <strong>Rich Swann<\/strong>, whose background includes DGUSA\/EVOLVE, CZW, and European promotions.\u00a0<strong>Athena<\/strong> (Adrienne Reese), who was trained with Booker T&#8217;s PWA promotion before advancing to Shimmer and ROH. 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