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Josh Bishop, who has been on a tear this year and is part of The Skyscrapers in MLW, announced on his IG Stories that he is receiving a WWE tryout Summerslam weekend.
J-Rod, who appeared on the most recent American Gladiators relaunch and has wrestled regularly for OVW and CCW is also receiving a tryout in Minneapolis:
LET’S GO! ???? @WWENXT @WWERecruit @WWE pic.twitter.com/zVNHaAUYO1
— Supernova ????J-Rod The Ultimate Athlete ???????? (@jrodprowrestle) July 21, 2026
PWInsiderElite.com also confirmed the following on 7/14 as taking part in the tryouts:
Nigel Cawthon, who wrestles out of Florida under the ring name Big Tito Lincoln and has appeared for BRCW and CCW, among other companies. Cawthon was an amateur wrestler in High School, including winning the 2012 VISAA State Championship. He played College Football for Hampton University and also boxed on the amateur level before shifting into professional wrestling.
Nicky Mariano, who competed in the second season of Beast Games on Prime Video and wrestled under the ring name Conan Lycan. He was trained by Seth Rollins and Marek Brave and has made appearances in TNA, Limitless Wrestling and AAW, among other promotions.
Ryan Meed, NYC native who played college footage for University of Illinois.
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