US Serviceman’s WWE PC All Access Report: Meeting Bayley, Bin Wang Doesn’t Smile, Promo Class, More

Longtime Wrestling Inc. reader Travis Akers, who has served 6 tours overseas, recently took part in an all access tour at the WWE Performance Center. We have a photo gallery of his trip on our Facebook page here, he sent us this great report of his experience:

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After having previous experiences with the WWE such as being featured on this past year’s Tribute to Troops and backstage access at Live Events, I knew I had to visit the Performance Center. The day began around 9:30am when security screened me through to the reception desk. At the desk I was issued an all-access pass to the Performance Center. With no hesitation, the day immediately began…

Once I was ushered through the doors from reception to the training facility, I was instantly greeted by Matt Bloom, Sara Del Rey, and Mike Rome. We had a contract signing, which was an official WWE contract for one-day, it would later be returned to me after the day’s events completed signed by WWE officials and a WWE hologram sticker placed next to my signature.

Following the contract signing, I enjoyed breakfast with several WWE/NXT stars including Carmella, Alexa Bliss, American Alpha, and Hideo Itami. We had in depth conversations about their futures with WWE, the draft, and their legacy in NXT. Having met each of them previously, I can attest, there is not a single ounce of arrogance in their soul. Each of the performers is extremely humble, passionate, and… human. For the record, either Jason Jordan or Chad Gable has really horrible protein farts.

Following breakfast, I was then escorted into the ring center, where five rings are positioned and each ring hosts separate levels of performers based on their levels of skill ranging from “rookie” to “ready for call-up.” Not to fuel speculation, but the “ready for call up” ring had several notable names rolling in the ring and warming-up: Tye Dillinger, Shinsuke Nakamura, Sawyer Fulton, and others. Of note, Chinese talent Bin Wang was warming up in the rookie ring with several former Tough Enough talents. There was also a separate ring for the female talents.

Coach Bloom called all of the talent together and we began a “promo class” in which several stars gave improvised promos and tips to addressing the audience. During the promo class, there were several interruptions by other NXT stars that would eventually go on to set up matches for a private NXT live event later that afternoon. The promos at match set-ups included No Way Jose, Steve Cutler, Ember Moon, Liv Morgan, and others.

Following promo …

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