10 Things You Need To Know About WWE's UK Tryout Wrestlers

2. Adam Maxted Was A Reality TV Star & Male Stripper

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Standing 6ft 2 inches and with a body looking like it's been chiselled out of stone, Adam 'Flex' Maxted couldn't have failed to get William Regal, Matt Bloom and Steve Corino talking. Maxted would have turned heads during the Tough Enough revamp in 2015 too, if he hadn't been too busy appearing on another reality show.

A cast member of Love Island, the Belfast-born Maxted was eliminated from the show's second season during the seventh week, but that reality TV experience gave him important time appearing in front of cameras.

Being in the public eye isn't new to 'Flex', because he also worked as a male stripper during his teen years. Out of all the UK stars involved in the recent WWE tryouts, the 24-year old Northern Irishman is the one who has the most chance of making it sooner rather than later.

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