Back in April of this year, WWE announced 11 international talents had been recruited to NXT, and three of those talents, Peter Howard, Thomas Kingdon and Kenneth Crawford made their NXT live event debuts in a 20 man battle royal at last night’s event in Ft. Pierce, FL.
Howard is from Exeter, England, played collegiate Rugby in the United Kingdom and was a regional discus champion. Kingdon is from Traverse City, Michigan, competed in amateur bodybuilding and played football in high school. In 2013, he won the super-heavyweight class at the NPC Central States Competition. Crawford served in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years and was named Anson High School Athlete of the Year (North Carolina) in 2007.