NXT Announces 2023 Performance Center Rookie Class

New NXT recruits have been revealed. 

WWE posted a new video highlighting the 2023 Performance Center rookie class for NXT. 

The following names were announced: 

• Ezekiel Balogun (Multi-sport athlete, A Sun Conference Champion in Basketball player from the University of North Florida)
• Vlad Pavelnko (Three-time All American with a Masters in Engineering at Iowa State. Hammer throw finalist at 2021 US Olympic trials)
• Hunter Smallback (Division one defense end from Stetson University)
• Coy Wanner(Division one tight end from Wisconsin University)
• Andrezej Hughes-Murray (State champion wrestler, three-time team captain as a linebacker for Oregon State. Signed with Los Angeles Rams)
• Kevin Robertson (Division one defensive lineman from Temple University)
• Melanie Brzezinski (Singer, actress, boxer, bodybuilder, cross-fit athlete with a black belt in karate. From the University of Tampa)
• Tylynn Register (Professional rodeo champion and division track and field athlete. From Jacksonville State)
• Alexis Gray (Sprinter who represented the Bahamas National Team. From Texas Southern University)

Fans can watch the full introduction in the video above. 

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