The newest class of WWE Performance Center recruits features athletes with incredibly diverse backgrounds.
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Kenny Marquez, aka independent wrestling standout Jake Atlas, comes to the PC with a background in gymnastics and cheerleading.
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Marquez was featured in an episode of "Undercover Boss" with Stephanie McMahon, where he told WWE's Chief Brand Officer that he wanted to become the first openly gay WWE Champion.
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A highly respected veteran of the ring, Mercedes Martinez has joined the WWE Performance Center. She made it to the semifinals of the inaugural Mae Young Classic in 2017, and returned for the second tournament in 2018.
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Six-foot-five, 330-pound Anthony Francis brings five years of NFL experience to the Performance Center.
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He played for the Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins.
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Emily Andzulis is a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with experience in Taekwondo.
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She was named the first female Titan on Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's "Titan Games."
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Acrobat Sidney Bateman comes to WWE from Cirque du Soleli, where he was a cast member of the circus troupe's "LUZIA" show.
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Seven-footer Zechariah Smith has college and professional basketball experience. He played for the Washington Generals, longtime rivals of the Harlem Globetrotters.