NXT Reveals True BRUTALITY Of WWE Tryouts

By Andy H Murray / December 15, 2023

NXT star Brooks Jensen has lifted the lid on the demanding nature of WWE's Performance Center tryouts.

Speaking on Scoop Slammed, Jensen unpacked his own cardio-intensive tryout, which featured such names as Bron Breakker, Trick Williams, and Brutus Creed. Even the warm-up was brutal, with trainers calling for 200 reps of several exercises.

Said Brooks (h/t Wrestling Inc.):

“I get to the Performance Center for the tryout, and I don’t know who the other three people were, but in this tryout, it was myself, Bodi Hayward, Bron Breakker, Trick Williams, Brutus Creed, and Tony D’Angelo. But yeah, the training was brutal. It was…I want to say…200 push-ups, 200 squats, 200 situps, 200 get-ups, and get back down, and then that was just a warm-up."

Continuing, Jensen stated that the tryout mostly focused on the basics. While he concedes it was "really tough", he was ultimately glad to get through it - and land a WWE deal:

“It was just full of cardio, just running in a ring, doing rolls, staying to the basics because I assume…Trick did train a little before he got there, but I was the only indie wrestler there. So this was kind of the start of what you see now as a modern-day college athlete trying out. So it was a real cool experience, but it’s really tough. And I’m really glad that I got to experience that, and I’m even more fortunate that I got signed out of that class.”