Several Indy Talents Planned For WWE Tryouts

Several independent wrestling talents have been invited to WWE's tryouts at the WWE Performance Center this week, with the tryouts taking place in Orlando, Florida.

All of the talents have announced their attendance, including former TNA talent Bhupinder Gujjar, Nor 'Phoenix' Diana, and Starboy Charlie.

Gujjar, who trained to become a pro wrestler under The Great Khali and later Scott D'Amore, was a part of TNA on a full-time basis from 2022 until 2024. He wrestled for D'Amore's Maple Leaf Wrestling, Superkick'D, and other Canadian indy promotions in 2025.

Nor 'Phoenix' Diana recently lost the APAC Women's Championship to Mercedes Moné at a House of Glory event in November 2025. She was a part of Bayley's Lodestone training camp for female independent wrestlers.

Starboy Charlie is a top talent on the independent wrestling scene and he is currently one-half of the West Coast Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champions with Titus Alexander. Charlie has also wrestled for Pro Wrestling NOAH across multiple tours since April 2024, and he appeared on AEW Collision in March 2025 in a trios squash match loss to The Opps.

LaBron Kozone, who was prominently featured in DEADLOCK Pro Wrestling and ended the promotion's final show as DPW World Champion and DPW National Champion, is also planned for this week's WWE tryouts.

Other indy talents scheduled for the tryouts are Manny Lo, Jimmy House, Blade Brown, Tyler Jordan, and Jack Pasquale.