We can confirm that among the 42 names at the WWE Tryouts being held this week in Orlando, Florida at the WWE Performance Center is Canadian independent wrestler and former SHIMMER champion Nicole Matthews.

Matthews, 30, a Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada native appeared as an enhancement talent on November 30th, 2016 on NXT TV taking on Asuka while the promotion was in Canada.

Matthews is a two time SHIMMER Tag Team Champion with her partner Portia Perez who were known as The Canadian NINJAS before Portia Perez retired from in ring competition.

In October of 2014 Nicole won the SHIMMER Championship against Madison Eagles, holding the title for 357 days before ultimately losing it to Madison Eagles.

In her home promotion of ECCW she is a 2 time ECCW World Champion, a 2 time ECCW Tag Champion, and a 4 time ECCW Women’s Champion.