15 New WWE Signings Confirmed

WWE just announced 15 new signings as part of its new developmental pipeline.

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WWE has today confirmed 15 new signings as part of its new Next In Line scheme.

Announced last week, NIL aims to provide college athletes with a route to a career in WWE, allowing performers to earn money from their names, images, and likenesses at the same time. Today, the promotion welcomes the following into its ranks:-

Carlos Aviles, of Ventura, Calif., a 6-foot-6, 305-pound track & field athlete from Ohio State University
Haley Cavinder, of Gilbert, Ariz., a 5-foot-6 basketball player from Fresno State University
Hanna Cavinder, of Gilbert, Ariz., a 5-foot-6 basketball player from Fresno State University
A.J. Ferrari of Dallas, Texas, a 6-foot, 200-pound wrestler from Oklahoma State University
Lexi Gordon of Fort Worth, Texas, a 6-foot basketball player from Duke University
Aleeya Hutchins of Toronto, Canada, a 5-foot-5 track & field athlete from Wake Forest University
John Krahn of Riverside, Calif., a 7-foot, 400-pound football player from Portland State University
Glen Logan of Kenner, La., a 6-foot-5, 305-pound football player from LSU
Isaac Odugbesan of Lagos, Nigeria, a 6-foot-4, 275-pound football player from the University of Alabama
Mason Parris of Lawrenceburg, Ind., a 6-foot-2, 275-pound wrestler from the University of Michigan
Masai Russel of Potomac, Md., a 5-foot-5 track & field athlete from the University of Kentucky
Jon Seaton of Hillsborough, N.J., a 6-foot-1, 285-pound football player from Elon University
Joe Spivak of Lombard, Ill., a 6-foot, 300-pound football player from Northwestern University
Dalton Wagner of Spring Grove, Ill., a 6-foot-9, 330-pound football player from the University of Arkansas
Riley White of Hoover, Ala., a 5-foot-6 track & field athlete from the University of Alabama

Those recruited through the NIL system will be allowed to train at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando. On top of this, they will be granted access to a number of other developmental resources, including media training, brand building, communications, live event promotion, and more.

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Anyone who successfully completes NIL could progress to earn a WWE contract.

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