Taya Valkyrie Officially Part Of New WWE Performance Center Class; 18 Recruits Touted As Largest Class Ever
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WWE is touting the largest group of Performance Center recruits ever, and one of those names has been confirmed as Taya Valkyrie.
Valkyrie (Kira Magnin-Forster) is one of eighteen names included in today’s announcement by WWE; this is not only WWE’s largest class ever, but it’s also the most female recruits of any class ever, at 10. The full list is below:
Bronson Rechsteiner — the son of former WCW and WWE Tag Team Champion Rick Steiner, All-American running back at Kennesaw State University.
Kira Magnin-Forster — aka Taya Valkyrie, former IMPACT Knockouts Champion, AAA Reinas de Reina Champion
Shaun Ricker (aka Eli Drake) — recently debuted on NXT as LA Knight, former NWA Television Champion and IMPACT Wrestling Champion
Angela Arnold (AQA)
Parker Boudreaux – Former University of Central Florida lineman, aka “The Next Next Big Thing”
Anthony Henry – EVOLVE Wrestling
Chance Barrow (aka Harlem Bravado)
Theresa Serrano (aka Zoey Stark) – debuted for NXT in the first-ever Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. Her intense in-ring style has made her a standout for the black-and-gold brand in short order.
Christian Brigham (aka Christian Casanova)
Priscilla Kelly (aka Gigi Dolin) competed in the 2018 Mae Young Classic and returned to WWE for the first-ever Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic in NXT.
Drew Kasper
Brianna Coda (aka Cora Jade)
Christian Hubble (aka Blake Christian)
Matrick Belton — played Division I football for the University of South Carolina
Camron Clay (aka Camron Branae)
Joe Ariola — 25-year-old amateur wrestler from the University of Buffalo
Taylor Grado (aka Avery Taylor)
Karissa Rivera