IShowSpeed Training At WWE Performance Center (WWE News)

IShowSpeed has been working with Randy Orton at the WWE PC.

by Andrew Pollard
IShowSpeed
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Having made his WWE in-ring debut at this year's Royal Rumble, IShowSpeed has been at the WWE Performance Center this week.

As picked up on by Fightful Select, Speed has posted a number of photos to his social media channels of himself at the WWE PC. The YouTube star was filming his new Speed Goes Pro show there on Monday, with him working directly with the legendary Randy Orton to see whether or not Speed could cut it as a WWE wrestler.

The debut season of Speed Goes Pro premiered earlier this month on IShowSpeed's YouTube channel, and the basic premise sees Speed training with top athletes to see if he has what it takes to be a star in that particular field. The series' premiere featured NFL icon Tom Brady, whilst the second episode saw Speed training with Olympic gymnast Suni Lee. It's believed that the Randy Orton episode will be the show's third outing, which, if it lines up with the release of the previous two episodes, should arrive online in two weeks.

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For those wondering, the Brady episode of Speed Goes Pro has already amassed over 5.7 million views on YouTube in the past two weeks, and the Suni Lee episode premieres tomorrow.

As for IShowSpeed's potential pro wrestling future, Fightful notes how WWE still remains open to him competing in a match down the line, though there aren't any plans in place for that right now.

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