Shadia 31-year-old Jordanian athlete, versed in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, had built her career on-camera as a live events and sports presenter.
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In January 2017, Shadia was invited to a casting audition to host the first World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. (WWE) show in Dubai.
The sports entertainment company offered Shadia a chance to compete at the invitation-only athlete tryouts were she seized the opportunity and made headlines in October, becoming the first Arab woman to sign with WWE.
She relocated to Orlando, Florida, where she is being coached at the company’s training centre in the hope that she will be scooped up by popular WWE TV wrestling shows such as SmackDown and RAW.
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