WWE Announces 13 Tough Enough Finalists
The reality series debuts June 23 on USA Network.
Alexander Frekey of Dallas, TX Hank Avery Jr. of Macon, GA Joshua Bredl of Thornton, CO Mada Abdel Hamid of Los Angeles, CA Patrick Clark of Washington, DC Tanner Saraceno of Boiling Springs, SC Zamariah ZZ Loupe of Bayou Bluff, LAThe six women in the competition are:
Amanda Saccomanno of Yorktown Heights, NY Darla Berenato of Los Angeles, CA Dianna Dahlgren of Spokane, WA Gabi Castrovinci of Southington, CT Giorgia Piscina of Brisbane, Australia Sara Lee of Hope, MIThere will be one male winner and one female winner with each of them winning a $250,000 contract with World Wresting Entertainment. The contestants spent the last three days working out at the WWE Performance Center while they were evaluated by WWE's team of at developmental where they were also mourning the loss of Dusty Rhodes. The coaches included Booker T, Billy Gunn and Lita. Triple H was also on hand to oversee everything. Chris Jericho's the host of the show, so he was there to talk to the performers and keep spirits high. It was also revealed on Twitter that the competitors will be staying in a place called the Barracks that won't be a glamorous house. Here's a look at their sleeping area in the house. https://twitter.com/WWEToughEnough/status/609469070245789696 This Tuesday at 8pmET on WWE Network, they will will show the evaluation process and how WWE narrowed the field down from 40 people to just 13. Then on Tuesday June 23 the first episode of the new season of Tough Enough will air on USA Network at 8pmET and it will take ten weeks to determine who the winners are. WWE also posted a video of Triple H welcoming the crew as well as reminding them that WWE performers are there to put smiles on people's faces and how at the end of the day that's the best part of the job. There are more photos and information on the competitors on WWEToughEnough.com as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DZkZ8fWu7w