As noted before, WWE has been holding new talent tryouts throughout this week at their Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. Among those who were confirmed to be attending the tryouts included Notorious Mimi, Airica Demia, Nikki Blackheart, Valentina Rossi, Promise Braxton, Zoe Sager, and the Natural Classics (Stevie Filip & Tome Filip).
WWE SVP of NXT and Talent Relations Shawn Michaels posted a video earlier today on Twitter featuring footage of WWE’s tryouts this week. Among those seen in the video was indies talent Miranda Alize.
Who’s got next?… we’ll find out 👀 @WWERecruit pic.twitter.com/5cN2zLe25u
— Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) February 19, 2026
Alize’s life partner Nixon Newell, former Tegan Nox in WWE, confirmed on Instagram that Alize was at the tryouts and she was wearing a Performance Center shirt with the number 34 on it.
“Number 34 [the number on Alize’s shirt] is my favorite.”
Alize was trained at Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling promotion and has wrestled for several notable indies companies including Ring of Honor. Alize and Newell were involved in two backstage incidents during their brief time together in AEW this past November that resulted in both of them walking out of the company over booking related issues.
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