Love Island star Adam Maxted spotted in London WWE tryouts as he aims to become a wrestling superstar
LOVE ISLAND star Adam Maxted has been spotted in London WWE tryouts as he aims to become a wrestling superstar.
The former stripper from Belfast – nicknamed “Flex” – kept his kit on in front of wrestling great William Regal at the O2 Arena last week.
Adam ‘Flex’ Maxted is put through his paces in WWE tryouts at the O2 last weekWWE
Hunky Maxted, 25, has been wrestling for a number of years on the independent UK scene and once fought Drew McIntyre who recently re-signed with WWE.
And now he is trying to follow in his one-time opponent’s footsteps being taken on by the American giants at a time when they are tapping into the the red-hot British scene.
The Love Island star from last summer’s show has grad plans to make it big in the sportWWE
Maxted spends a lot of his time posting pictures looking buff in the gym, and trains hard – looked comfortable in the trials last week at the O2 arena alongside other hopefuls, before watching the televised Smackdown Live.
Maxted and his little red trunks found fame on the ITV reality show – but he had a hard time
Maxted was blasted online by the likes of Geordie Shore’s Gaz Beadle, captioning the now-deleted pic: “Sometimes I like going into McDonalds to sit and have my protein shake…
“Just to make everyone there feel better about their diet.”
Maxted was put through his paces alongside other top stars of the British independent scene such as Flash Morgan Webster, Stevie Boy and BT Gunn.
Maxted was been blasted online following this McDonald’s postInstagramAfter a tough time on Love Island, he finally found love with new lady Carly TaylorInstagramHe famously pied off former Miss Great Britain Zara HollandWENN
The WWE hold try-outs during their twice-yearly tours of the British Isles in their hope of recruiting future superstars.
WWE greats-turned-trainers William Regal and Matt “Prince Albert” Bloom lead the session.
“Flex” had previously said of his aspirations of being a WWE star: “I took some time to think about it because I knew it could be a risk going on reality TV especially with my goals of making it to the WWE.
On Love Island was known for his long-winded and confusing metaphors on the showWENN
"But I said to myself that if I went on the show and was myself and came across the right way on TV and spoke about my wrestling that it could open doors for me - so I went on to the show using it as a platform for exposure.
"In 2017 I want to change people's opinion of me and I'll no longer be known as "The Love Island Guy" but taken seriously as a professional wrestler."
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