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NXT prospect confirms new WWE ring name

Posted on by Rosanne Raphael

An NXT prospect confirmed a new in-ring name after WWE filed for a couple of trademarks this week.

WWE had filed for two trademarks earlier, ‘Shido Ash’ and ‘The Mog Squad’. NXT prospect Shady Elnahas confirmed his new WWE name is Shido Ash via Instagram. There are no details on the identity of the other name trademarked. 

Elnahas signed with WWE in May 2025 after being offered a developmental contract and joined the Performance Center. He is an Olympian and gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games, Pan American Games and IJF Grand Slam for judo. He has been competing at NXT house shows and is yet to make his official televised in-ring debut. 

In February this year, Tiffany Stratton took to social media to confirm that she was dating Elnahas. The couple even got dedicated tattoos for each other. 

Last month, Elnahas faced Tyriek Igwe at an NXT house show in Lakeland, Florida. Meanwhile, Stratton is an active competitor on SmackDown. She made her main roster debut in 2024 and shortly after won the Money in the Bank briefcase. Stratton cashed it in on Nia Jax to capture the WWE Women’s Championship. 

She lost the title to Jade Cargill in November 2025, ending her 300+ day reign. Stratton returned at the Royal Rumble this year as the 30th entrant and made it to the finals before Liv Morgan eliminated her. 

WWE touts signing of three Olympians

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE is touting the arrival of three new Performance Center recruits.

Olympians Aaron Fara, Shady Elnahas, and Francois Prinsloo have now joined the WWE Performance Center after being offered developmental contracts by the company in 2024. They were signed after taking part in a WWE tryout that featured 17 Olympic athletes. Fara and Elnahas have a background in judo, while Prinsloo is a track and field athlete.

Fara and Elnahas are both 27 years old. Fara is from Austria, while Elnahas was born in Egypt before moving to Canada.

The 23-year-old Prinsloo is from South Africa and later competed in track and field at the University of South Alabama.

WWE.com wrote about the three new additions:

Aaron Fara

Hailing from Austria, the same country as ‘The Ring General’ Gunther, Aaron Fara is a globally renowned star in the world of judo. A former world champion, Fara won the gold medal at the 2023 IJF Grand Slam and represented his country at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Shady Elnahas

A former gold medal winner at the IJF Grand Prix, IJF Grand Slam, Commonwealth Games, Pan American Championships and Pan American Games in judo, Shady Elnahas was born in Egypt before immigrating to Canada at a young age. A two-time Olympian, Elnahas has had an astonishing 12 Grand Slam medals throughout his career.

Francois Prinsloo

From Worcester, South Africa, and then the University of South Alabama, Francois Prinsloo is a decorated track and field star with a background in the discus throw. Prinsloo won the Division I title in discus with a throw of 63.51 meters before competing at the 2024 Olympics later that same year.