Back in December, NXT Superstars were treated to a hands-on learning experience behind the scenes of Cirque du Soleil’s La Nouba show at Walt Disney World. As you can see in the video below, Cirque du Soleil is just as physically demanding as WWE, albeit in markedly different ways.
Well, WWE recently turned the tables by inviting the Cirque du Soleil performers to come try their hand at pro wrestling at the WWE Performance Center – and they clearly had no idea what they were getting into.
NEW #Cirqueshop episode! Superstars from @WWE and @WWENXT show #CirqueduSoleil artists how to wrestle. Watch the full episode with #WWE and #WWENXT here >> https://t.co/ysELfvaHfz pic.twitter.com/htVcxCZTZh
— Cirque du Soleil (@Cirque) January 22, 2018
Also, running the ropes hurts.
Watch the entire video of the Cirque du Soleil camp powering through their day at the Performance Center below. They actually didn’t do too bad.
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