Taya, Rick Steiner’s son headline largest ever WWE Performance Center class

Reports about many of these names have been out there for weeks, and some of these talents have already debuted on television. But WWE finally got everyone fitted for their “Property of the Performance Center” shirts, and we now have an official announcement for 18 of the people reporting for duty in Orlando this month.

Bronson Rechsteiner - the son of former WCW and WWE Tag Team Champion Rick Steiner, the 6’, 230 pounder was an All-American running back at Kennesaw State University.

Kira Magnin-Forster - better known as Taya Valkyrie, news of the former Impact Knockouts and current AAA Reina de Reinas champion’s signing signing broke of a couple weeks ago. Taya is expected to start on NXT, but the Lance Storm-trained 37 year old is married to Raw’s John Morrison, and they’ve worked on-screen together before in both Impact and Lucha Underground. Don’t be surprised if she’s quickly moved to the main roster.

Parker Boudreaux - The much talked about “Brock Lesnar clone” who is transitioning from college football to the squared circle.

Shaun Ricker - fka Eli Drake, he debuted at TakeOver: Vengeance Day as LA Knight. This is his second stint in WWE Developmental after a lengthy Impact run that included a World title win, and appearances for the NWA.

Angela Arnold - A product of Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling, he confirmed her signing earlier this month. She’s known on the indies as AQA.

Christian Brigham - Charismatic cruiserweight out of New England, where he worked as Christian Casanova.

Anthony Henry - Veteran indie worker from the mid-south scene who was a big player in 2018 - 2019 Evolve, winning their Tag titles with JD Drake and the FIP championship. His arrival is no surprise.

Christian Hubble - aka Blake Christian, a former college cheerleader from Tennessee who’s worked Impact, NJPW Strong and GCW shows in the past few months.

Matrick Belton - collegiate football player from the University of South Carolina who trained at CZW Academy in New Jersey after tryouts in the NFL didn’t pan out.

Camron Clay - worked the indies as Camron Branae. A part of the influx of women’s talented Triple H promised on his last round of conference calls, she has some history with Shotzi Blackheart.

Joe Ariola - a 25-year-old amateur wrestler from Illinois who qualifying for the NCAA tournament in 2016 while at the University of Buffalo.

Taylor Grado - competed in Evolve and Shine as Avery Taylor.

Karissa Rivera - a New Jersey with indie experience in promotions like NEW and Women’s Wrestling Revolution.

Chance Barrow - fka Harlem Bravado. Another indie vet many know from his tag team with brother Lance. independent scene. The North Carolina native has worked all over, most recently with Evolve and other WWNLive promotions.

Theresa Serrano - already debuted as Zoey Stark, faces Io Shirai on NXT tonight.

Priscilla Kelly - is also already working on TV as Gigi Dolin.

Brianna Coda - as Cora Jade, she’s debuted on television as well.

Drew Kasper - a 285 pound amateur All-American who was set to be the No. 1 seed in last year’s NCAA Division III tournament before it was canceled due to the pandemic. His brother Jacob joined the PC in October 2020.

That’s a lot of people. Helps explain why Haitch needs another new show.

What do you make of the new class?