Aalyah Mysterio’s WWE career already features in an unforgettable pro wrestling scene, and had a run on WWE television as a supporting character. But after graduating from college, she’s decided she wants to do even more.
Papa Rey spoiled the news that her daughter was going to attempt to follow in his footsteps, and big brother Dirty Dom confirmed it — and issued a warning. Reports from late July said Aalyah started training at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
Today (Sept. 17), she
was officially introduced — under her and Dom’s shoot surname Gutiérrez — as part of WWE’s latest “Rookie Class”. The group also includes an NIL signee who’s already appeared on WWE programming, a former TNA Wrestling referee, and a popular tag team from the Australian independent wrestling scene, one of whom was the runner-up on Australian Survivor: Redemption.
Here’s me getting scooped in The Feed (again), followed by WWE’s full official introduction of the new class:
WWE Performance Center welcomes new class of recruits
WWE has announced a new class of recruits that will begin training at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla. The new class includes Aalyah Gutierrez, daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio and sister to Dominik Mysterio, Katie Reynolds, a former TNA referee, Jackson Goonrey, an Australian independent wrestler who was the runner-up on Australian “Survivor: Redemption” and more.
The full training class includes:
Cara Brown (Coeur d’Alene, Idaho) – Brown was an amateur wrestler at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tenn., where she also worked as a manager for the football team.
Katie Reynolds (Kokomo, Ind.) – Reynolds has experience in the squared circle as a former TNA referee who went under the ring name “Alice Lane.”
Aalyah Gutierrez (San Diego) – Gutierrez is no stranger to WWE as her father is WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio, and she is the sister of Dominik Mysterio. Gutierrez has appeared on WWE television many times, most recently at WrestleMania 39 where she sat ringside for the matchup between her father and brother.
Zoë Sager (Edmonton, Canada) – Formerly signed to the WWE ID program, Sager is now training at the WWE Performance Center. Sager played rugby and competed in amateur wrestling at her high school. Sager has contended for the WWE Women’s ID Championship and has had dark matches on NXT.
Ana da Silva (Ribeirao das Neves, Brazil) – da Silva brings championship pedigree from Brazil. She is a former track and field athlete, specializing in shot put at the University of Georgia, and has represented Brazil on the national stage. da Silva became a three-time national champion in Brazil and was a competitor at the 2016 World U20 Championships.
Jackson Goonrey (Sydney) – On the Australian independent scene, Goonrey went by the name “Scott Green,” teaming with Tyran Tuckey as “The Dropouts.” Outside of wrestling, Goonrey competed on Australian “Survivor: Redemption,” where he competed for 45 days and was the runner-up out of 24 contestants.
Tyran Tuckey (Minto, Australia) – Also known as “The Tuckman,” Tuckey dropped out of college to pursue professional wrestling and received media attention for his decision. On the Australian independent scene, Tuckey and Jackson Goonrey form a tag team known as “The Dropouts.” Tuckey is well-known in Australia, as he was the most in-demand independent wrestler.
Excited for Aalyah Mysterio’s next run? Who else in the class catches your eye?
