For the first time in its history, the WWE is opening its Performance Center – the training facility where the professional wrestling organisation hones its future stars – to the public in what is being billed as a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ experience.

‘WWE Performance Center: All Access’ will allow 40 avid wrestling fans the unique opportunity to enter the usually off-limits training facility in Orlando, Florida, and see the ins-and-outs of what it takes to become a WWE Superstar or Diva.

Taking place for the first time on 28 September, the experience will start with a light breakfast (and later lunch) with NXT (the WWE’s developmental brand) Superstars and Divas. Guests will then get the chance to participate in a Q&A and orientation session with the NXT coaching staff, before attending a Q&A and autograph session with members of the NXT roster.

An all-access tour of the facility will give guests an inside look at everything on offer. Visitors will also be able to watch a private NXT training session and the be given the opportunity to create their very own wrestling promo, which they will be coached on and then cut during a special promo class.

The experience will culminate with a private NXT live event at the Performance Center which guests will help to produce and manage, before watching the spectacle alongside NXT’s stars. Guests will also receive a commemorative WWE Performance Center: All Access credential, a Performance Center gift bag, a limited edition event chair and an All Access highlight reel, which will be available for download after the event.

Speaking on a conference call, Paul Levesque (aka Triple H), executive vice president of talent, live events and creative for WWE, said: “This event is the closest experience to the real thing fans can get without taking bumps in the ring.”

The special full-day event, which is costing US$1,499 (€1,399, £975) per person, will be available for one day initially, while AM2 understands future sessions are likely to be added should the experience prove a success.