WWE has been holding tryouts in Saudi Arabia over the past couple days in advance of the promotion holding its Greatest Royal Rumble event in Jeddah later this week. Just today, they announced eight winners after the first four days:
The KSA Tryouts conclude with a reveal of our winners who will continue training this week in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Posted by WWE on Saturday, April 21, 2018
WWE.com with some background on those eight:
Hussain Aldagal, a 6-foot-3, 215-pounder with a background in volleyball and bodybuilding
Mansoor Al-Shehail, a 6-foot, 175-pounder who has trained under WWE Hall of Famer Dory Funk Jr.
Faisal Kurdi, a 5-foot-9, 180-pound MMA fighter, amateur grappler and Muay Thai boxer
Nasser Bawazer, a 6-foot-3, 250-pound champion in boxing, MMA and aikido
Khalid Alhothali, a competitor in bodybuilding, as well as combat sports, including boxing and jiu-jitsu
Abdullah Almagrabi, a 225-pound karate champion and boxing trainer
Faisal Allabboudy, a 23-year-old whose athletic background includes competitive swimming, boxing and bodybuilding
Asaad Alshareef, a 23-year-old Greco Roman and freestyle wrestler who has also trained in various martial arts
Next, they’ll do even more training and eventually one of the eight will be chosen to wrestle in the Greatest Royal Rumble match.