World Wrestling Entertainment or WWE has signed on Jordan’s Shadia Bseiso, its first Arab woman, to train to become a future superstar.
Bseiso, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu athlete and CrossFit enthusiast, attended the professional wrestling company’s invitation-only tryout in Dubai earlier this year, which comprised 40 men and women from the Middle East and India, including power lifters, rugby and football players, amateur wrestlers, martial artists and fitness experts.
Organisers say Bseiso’s athletic abilities and confidence has earned her the opportunity to begin training at the WWE Performance Centre in Orlando, Florida this coming January.
“It is an honour to be the first ever woman from the Middle East to sign with WWE,” Bseiso said. “I look forward to starting on my path to becoming a WWE Superstar.”
“Recruiting Shadia to join our developmental system underscores WWE’s ongoing commitment to building a talent roster as diverse as our fan base,” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE executive vice president, talent, live events and creative.
OSN has produced a one-hour behind-the-scenes special around the Dubai Try-Out. The programme is scheduled to premiere on OSN Sports Action 1 HD in late November.
