French Powerlifter Emilie Mouchet Turns Down WWE Contract Offer After London Tryout

Emilie Mouchet attended WWE’s tryouts in London, England in early May 2026 — and walked away with a contract offer. The French powerlifter has since revealed, via her Instagram page, that she chose to decline it.

In her post, Mouchet confirmed the offer directly, writing, “It is time to announce that WWE wants to offer me…” before going on to share her reasons for ultimately saying no. The fact that a powerlifter with no apparent prior professional wrestling experience earned a contract offer out of a WWE tryout speaks to how the company continues to scout athletes from outside traditional wrestling backgrounds — a recruitment philosophy WWE has leaned into heavily over the past decade in its search for physically imposing, coachable talent.

Mouchet’s decision to pass on the opportunity is notable in its own right. WWE tryout invitations are coveted, and contract offers that follow are rarer still. For a competitor to publicly acknowledge turning one down suggests she weighed the opportunity carefully and had clear personal or professional reasons for staying her current course, whatever that may be.

It remains to be seen whether Mouchet will pursue professional wrestling through another avenue down the line, or whether this chapter closes here. Either way, her tryout performance was apparently strong enough to put a WWE deal on the table — a legitimate accomplishment regardless of what comes next.