As revealed in October 2010, the USA Network, revived Tough Enough to air it immediately prior to Raw,[1] starting on April 4, 2011, a day after WrestleMania XXVII.

One part of a deal was to create a reality series where contestants compete to win a WWE contract, the winner being one male and one female.

Order of Elimination: Both winners Jackie Gayda and Linda Miles would go on to work on the main roster as managers.

Morgan found success in Impact Wrestling, where he is a two time TNA World Tag Team Champion.

Daivari was later hired by WWE to team with Muhammad Hassan, while Puder was able to join and eventually win the fourth season of Tough Enough.

[9] In the cover story from the October 5, 2002 issue of the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter,[10] it was revealed that contestant "Lisa" was removed from the show after what was referred to as a "psychotic breakdown."

The other contestants (and, subsequently, the audience) were initially told that Lisa simply decided wrestling "wasn't the right career for her."

At a series of shows in California in September 2002, she managed to talk her way backstage and was even allowed to assist with the pyrotechnics for the wrestlers' entrances at a TV taping.

Puder competed in his second WWE pay-per-view event on January 30, 2005 as the third entrant in the 2005 Royal Rumble match.

On November 4, 2004, episode of SmackDown!, taped in St. Louis, Missouri, during an unscripted segment of Tough Enough, Kurt Angle, a former American amateur wrestler and 1996 Olympic gold medalist, challenged the finalists through a squat thrust competition.

― Dave Meltzer[12][14]"As you would expect, Kurt Angle was less than happy backstage at Smackdown after almost being forced to tap out to Tough Enough contestant Daniel Puder.

He then participated in the first season of NXT in early 2010 under the ring name Skip Sheffield, and became one of the original members of the faction The Nexus.

He resurfaced on the main roster in early 2012 under the ring name Ryback, and headlined five pay-per-view events, three of those for the WWE Championship.

He made his debut on the main roster in January 2006 as Mitch, a member of the male cheerleader group The Spirit Squad.

During the tryouts, Brian Danovich suffered a torn pectoral muscle during the bench press but then went on to complete the assault course in its entirely while carrying the injury.

After withdrawing from the event, then Head of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis offered him a developmental contract on the spot though he was eventually released after numerous injuries without appearing on the main roster.

On October 18, 2010, the television website Deadline Hollywood reported that USA Network was considering expanding into reality programming with a revival of Tough Enough.

Similar to the reality series Hell's Kitchen, several episodes concluded with a voiceover of Austin's thoughts on the eliminated contestant as he goes to his office and hangs their belt on the wall.

Steve welcomes them to the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California, which hosted the 600th episode of WWE Smackdown that night, but the only part they will play in tonight's show is doing clean-up duty backstage in addition to changing the NXT ring into Smackdown following the former's taping, as well as cleaning up the arena once the show's over.

Steve questions Michelle's ability to live on the road with a baby daughter at home, but it's Ariane's lack of experience that proves to be her downfall.

Prior to being eliminated, Ariane infamously claimed that her favorite WWE match of all time was Melina vs. Alicia Fox at the previous year's SummerSlam, causing Steve Austin to reply "who?!"

The next day, Steve Austin puts the courage of the contestants to the test when he brings them outside to try to outrun police attack dogs.

Out on the field, the rest of the contestants take on their new Life Lesson – to learn a cheerleading drill and perform it at Universal City Walk.

Michelle's belt was already displayed on the wall at the end of the episode though Austin didn't give his comment on her withdrawal.

The contestants play basketball against a professional team of dwarf players, who win handily with superior shooting and passing skills.

Ariane Andrew, Christina Crawford, and Ivelisse Vélez received developmental contracts after the show was over along with winner Andy Leavine.

Despite being the first person cut from the competition, Ariane Andrew ultimately wound up being the sole contestant to be called up to the main roster.

* Amanda Saccomanno and Sara Lee were immune from elimination in episode 9 to ensure two female competitors advanced to the finale.

Along with the two winners, the following finalists received developmental contracts right after the show ended: Amanda Saccomanno (later known as Mandy Rose), ZZ Loupe, Mada Abdelhamid, Patrick Clark, and Daria Berenato.

Chelsea Green would eventually be signed in 2018 after a successful run in Impact Wrestling under the ring name "Laurel Van Ness".