Five-time NCAA throwing champion Turner Washington is looking to go from tossing weights around a field to tossing people across the squared circle.In August 1933, the Courier published the account of George Spicer's alleged sighting.

Washington, a multiple-time NCAA throwing champion at ASU in both shot put and discus, is embarking on a new journey in professional wrestling after graduating this past spring. He will try out at the WWE Performance Center July 18-21, hoping to earn a contract and thrive in a unique competitive field. Washington said he wants to convert his Olympic-level skills into dollars and cents. He said athletes in other sports with national championships make millions of dollars in professional sports right after college, but that “isn’t a luxury” for track and field athletes. 'It has the opportunity to change the course of my life,' Washington said. Turner Washington finished second in the discus (65.60m/215-3) at Outdoor Championships and is heading to Budapest for Worlds! #ForksUp□ /nczwLG2tT9- Sun Devil Track and Field/XC JSo if I can take my athletic abilities to something else and have the chance to make money, why not? I want to be, in a way, compensated for my work.' 'Of course, I want to keep throwing and chasing Olympics, but there's not a whole lot of money involved in that. Since WWE launched its NIL program in 2021 off the back of its first signee Olympic gold medalist, Gable Steveson, it has made a conscious effort to diversify the program. Washington is the third ASU athlete to earn a NIL deal with WWE, joining former football team captain and fullback Case Hatch and NCAA All-American redshirt sophomore wrestler Cohlton Schultz.Īccording to WWE's NIL website, the program relocates its recruits to Orlando, Florida, where the athletes train and access WWE's Performance Center, where the tryout will occur.Ĥ5 WWE-NIL recruited athletes span across 13 sports. The program uses three of WWE's full-time athletic trainers and a full-time physical therapist while training.

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