WWE has reportedly signed two new talents for the NXT brand.
With WWE actively calling up NXT talents to RAW and SmackDown in recent months, the company knows that itâ€s time to try and replenish the roster of the NXT developmental brand. With any luck, perhaps one of these two new signings could eventually become a future main event star for the company.
According to Mike Johnson of PWInsider, WWE has signed champion gymnast Jessica Bogdanov and former football player Cyrus Habibi-Likio. Both will be reporting to the WWE Performance Center imminently.
Jessica Bogdanov participated in the recent WWE tryouts during SummerSlam weekend in New Jersey. She is well known in the gymnastics industry, winning awards and accolades at the Pan American Games and the USA Gymnastics Rhythmic Championships. In 2015, she was crowned the Freestyle Calisthenics World Champion.
You can see more of Bogdanov on her Instagram page by clicking the image below:
Cyrus Habibi-Likio was also present at the WWE SummerSlam tryouts in New Jersey. He comes from a background in NCAA college football, playing four seasons from 2018 to 2022. Habibi-Likio began his college career as a running back for the Oregon Ducks, playing there for three seasons from 2018 to 2021.
He would later transfer to Boise State and played there during the 2021-2022 season. Racking up 229 carries and 23 touchdowns throughout his career. One shocking statistic to note, as a running back, he never fumbled the ball in his entire NCAA career.
You can see more of Cyrus on his Instagram page by clicking the video below:
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What do you make of this overall report? Do you think either of these signings will turn into a successful WWE Superstar? Let us know your overall thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.
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