Paradigm Signs Two WWE NXT Prospects Kelani Jordan and Shiloh Hill

Paradigm Talent Agency has signed two rising WWE NXT prospects, Kelani Jordan and Shiloh Hill, marking the agency’s first moves into WWE’s developmental ranks, agency leaders said Friday. The deals will place Jordan and Hill under Paradigm’s exclusive representation for contract negotiations, branding and outside-the-ring media opportunities as the agency expands its sports and entertainment roster.

Kelani Jordan, a 26-year-old former Michigan State gymnast who performs under the ring name Kelani Jordan and is also known by her given name Lea Mitchell, is the reigning TNA Knockouts World Champion and a former NXT Women’s North American Champion. She won the vacant Knockouts title at TNA’s Victory Road earlier this year and recently appeared on NXT’s Showdown special as a member of Team TNA. Jordan is scheduled to defend the Knockouts title on October 12 at TNA Bound For Glory in Lowell, Massachusetts. Paradigm said it will help manage Jordan’s cross-promotional profile and long-term brand planning.

Shiloh Hill, who has performed under the name Thunder Justice Keck and rose to prominence after winning WWE’s LFG competition, is a former Stanford linebacker with degrees in computer...