WWE has signed 22 year old Alvin Abitz to a developmental deal, according to Casey of SquaredCircleSirens, who often reveals new signings. Albitz had a WWE Performance Center tryout back in May and is scheduled to report back to work for the company in October. The 6-foot-7 290 pound athlete from Georgia has a MMA record of 1-1-0.
SCS also reports that WWE has signed 24 year old collegiate wrestler Max Wessell to a deal. He’s also scheduled to report to Orlando in October.
The news of Abitz signing was re-tweeted by Mark Henry while Wessell’s signing was re-tweeted by WWE’s Gerald Brisco. Below is a photo of Wessell with a photo of Abitz underneath:
Congratulations to Max Wessell ’16 of @LehighWrestling on earning All-American honors at 285 lbs! pic.twitter.com/bSxpRjMksO— Lehigh Sports (@LehighSports) March 19, 2016
