As noted, WWE has already begun eliminating contestants from Tough Enough, as the original group started at 40 and by the time the show starts on the USA Network the cast will be down to 13 contestants.
WWE has confirmed the following names have been eliminated so far:
dam “Big O” Ohriner, Long Island, N.Y.
Ava Knight-Salicka, Las Vegas
Carly Marshall, Los Angeles
Jason Vasquez, Oak Lawn, Ill.
Kevin Penczek, Belle, W.V.
Krishany San Jorge, Puerto Rico
Lorenzo Davis II, Los Angeles
Nicholas Cuffari, Lakewood, Ohio
Philip Guilford, Atlantic City, N.J.
Vinny Tortorella, Staten Island, N.Y.