Former WWE CWC Competitor, Irish Strongman and More at This Week’s WWE UK Tryouts, More Overseas Tryouts Announced

November 8, 2016

WWE has announced the following:

WWE holds tryout in Glasgow, Scotland

WWE’s worldwide search for talent continued this week in Glasgow, Scotland, where more than 30 athletes were invited to a tryout.

The tryout coincided with WWE’s current tour of Europe and the United Kingdom. This week, the SSE Hydro in Glasgow hosts both Raw and SmackDown LIVE.

Invitees to the tryout included independent wrestling standouts from throughout the continent, as well as athletes from other sports.

More than a dozen female wrestlers were on hand, ranging from Wales’ Nixon Newell to England’s Lana Austin to 6-foot-2 Queen Maya of Italy. A variety of renowned male competitors from the U.K. — such as “Bruiserweight” Pete Dunne (who battled Jack Gallagher in a Cruiserweight Classic qualifying match earlier this year), veteran Trent Seven and 19-year-old wonder Tyler Bate — also attended the camp.

Other notables included “Freak of Nature” Sean O’Hagan, a 6-foot-11, 420-pound strongman from Northern Ireland who claimed the title of Ireland’s Strongest Man in 2015, and English rugby player Luke Menzies.

As previously reported, WWE will hold another invitation-only tryout next month in Australia in conjunction with NXT’s debut Down Under.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.