WWE signed seven athletes from China, stemming from a talent tryout held last year in Shanghai. Three of the recruits arrived at the WWE Performance Center in January, and the remaining four arrived this week.
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Six-foot-eight Gu Guangming from Mudanjiang is a top-ranked boxer.
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Gao Lei brings a background in amateur wrestling. He was the team leader of Inner Mongolia University's wrestling squad.
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Cheng Yuxiang is an expert level fitness trainer with experience fighting in boxing competitions.
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Six-foot-three, 243-pound Wang Xiaolong of Beijing has an extensive sports background, and also studied music at the Beijing Contemporary Music Academy.
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Big Boa was named the 2016 Brazilian jiu-jitsu China Open Gi/No-Gi champion.
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Martial artist Zhao Xia finished first in the Second World Traditional Chinese Wushu Championship.
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Yifeng comes to the ring from the silver screen. He was featured in the 2014 movie "Lady and Tiger."
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The recruits join Tian Bing, who was WWE's first Chinese signing, former Cruiserweight Classic competitor HoHo Lun, and former MMA fighter Julia Ho for a photo opportunity with WWE Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events & Creative, Paul "Triple H" Levesque.
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Will it be long before the WWE Universe sees one of these Superstars-in-training inside the ring?