Hudson Valley Man Appearing on Upcoming Season of WWE’s ‘Tough Enough’

Tuesday night is the premiere of World Wrestling Entertainment's next season of Tough Enough and a Hudson Valley native is going to be a part of the show, according to the Times-Herald Record. Tanner Saraceno, 24, hopes to make it as a pro wrestler in the WWE. The road ahead won't be easy however. After all, a one-year, $250,000 dollar is up for grabs for the winner.

Saraceno, a 2009 Walkill graduate wrestled in high school, has boxed, and currently competes in Mixed Martial Arts.  To be a part of the show, he submitted a 31-second clip which was one of more than 11,000 videos from 113 countries received by the WWE.

Saraceno is a tree trimmer by day. He was one of 40 contestants invited to a three-day tryout at the WWE’s Performance Center in Orlando earlier this month. Now, he's one of 13 contestants who will be a part of the upcoming season.