{"id":19948,"date":"2016-05-19T14:44:33","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T19:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=19948"},"modified":"2016-05-19T14:44:33","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T19:44:33","slug":"wwe-holds-latest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/19\/wwe-holds-latest\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE holds latest try-out camp, prospective wrestler reveals where he was recruited from"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1052330772\" 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 held their latest try-out camp this week at the Performance Center in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Included were past Tough Enough call-backs, athletes from various backgrounds, and independent wrestlers.<\/p>\n<p>One call-back is Van Stokes, a former pro sports athlete who once auditioned for Tough Enough in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone has been telling me I am just built for it and I did \u2018WWE Tough Enough\u2019 in 2011 and was a finalist contestant on that and here I am again,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wlfi.com\/2016\/05\/18\/lafayette-native-eyes-the-wwe\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stokes told a\u00a0local Indiana TV station<\/a>. &#8220;I still can\u2019t wrap my mind around it.\u00a0It\u2019s not like I am not prepared to do it, it\u2019s just I am more focused than I can be excited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stokes said he was recruited at the Arnold Classic bodybuilding and fitness expo earlier this year in Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I was at an Arnold Classic and this dude just stopped me and asked, if I liked wrestling? I was like, yeah, I am interested. He asked, if I was athletic and I was like, &#8216;Yes.&#8217; And he was like here is my email address and send me what you got,\u201d Stokes explained. \u201cTwo months later &#8211; bam, I got it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s try-out camp was presided over by Triple H, head trainer\u00a0Jason Albert, and talent scout Gerald Brisco.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The next breakout star..a future <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WrestleMania?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WrestleMania<\/a> main event..the new face of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWE<\/a> could be in this room.. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Opportunity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Opportunity<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ykTWjhvJYJ\">pic.twitter.com\/ykTWjhvJYJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Triple H (@TripleH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TripleH\/status\/733317665813565440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Decades of knowledge about the business and an eye for spotting future superstars&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fgbrisco?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Fgbrisco<\/a> @WWEPerformCtr <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ARmqhwxNp5\">pic.twitter.com\/ARmqhwxNp5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Triple H (@TripleH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TripleH\/status\/733298971951681536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tryouts are going DOWN at the @WWEPerformCtr! Who will call themselves a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWENXT<\/a> Superstar? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ke8Ip0loIv\">https:\/\/t.co\/ke8Ip0loIv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8t4e5lMlyk\">pic.twitter.com\/8t4e5lMlyk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/733371705322831872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1802662930\"><div id=\"pwtor-3038785342\"><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 held their latest try-out camp this week at the Performance Center in Florida. 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