During a recent appearance on the “Insight” podcast, former WWE World Champion Kevin Owens reflected on his “physically demanding” WWE tryout that led to his hiring by the company.
Owens signed with WWE in 2014 and debuted in NXT in December of that year. He continues to work for WWE and recently signed a new contract earlier this year.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On his WWE tryout session: “Then Matt Bloom, who at the time was not the head trainer of the PC, was just one of the trainers said, ‘Come here.’ So I went, and it was just me and Canyon Ceman. All the trainers were lined up, and they were like, cut a promo. So I cut that promo, and then they’re like, ‘Okay, thanks.’ I knew the basis of what I was gonna say — I was ready — but they just dropped it on us … promos were supposed to be next day, but they asked me anyway.”
On the difficulty of WWE tryouts: “So the tryouts are hard. They’re very hard. They’re very physically demanding. They’re basically like blow-up drills, nonstop. It’s really not about trying to see if you’re in amazing shape, because they can mold you into shape at the Performance Center. It’s really to see the heart you have and the attitude you have.”
