List of WWE personnel
WWE is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Stamford, Connecticut. WWE personnel consists of professional wrestlers, managers, play-by-play and color commentators, ring announcers, interviewers, referees, trainers, producers, road agents, creative writers, and various other positions. Executives and board members are also listed.
WWE contracts typically range from developmental contracts to multi-year deals. WWE describes most personnel as independent contractors. Personnel on the main roster appear on specific brands such as Raw and SmackDown Live while they can also appear on WWE's primary weekly television programming such as Main Event, Superstars, Total Divas as well as pay-per-views, and at live events.
Personnel from the NXT division appear on the television series of the same name, which airs online in the U.S. and on TV in select countries, and at live events. Personnel on the main roster may wrestle in NXT and vice versa.
Personnel are organized below by their role in WWE. Their ring name is on the left and their real name is on the right. If someone is inactive for any reason, due to injury, suspension, not appearing in more than 30 days, or otherwise, that information is noted. WWE refers to its performers as superstars.
Overview
As of 2021, WWE employs over 800 full-time employees. It also has many vendors and service providers working for it. WWE calls the people who wrestly for it "independent contractors". These people have contracts that range from short developmental to contracts that last many years.
Brands
Since the WWE's brand extension in 2016, performers work on one of two "main roster" brands - Raw and SmackDown.
A third brand, NXT, was created to be a developmental brand for the main roster. New people would go there to train to work for the main brands. In 2019 it was made into the third main roster brand. In 2021, the brand was changed to "NXT 2.0". The brand returned to being the developmental division for Raw and SmackDown. Some developmental performers work on NXT's United Kingdom-based brand NXT UK.
Main roster performers work on Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown. Developmental wrestlers work on NXT 2.0, NXT: Level Up and NXT UK,. At times, some main roster performers are seen on NXT.
Personnel in WWE's developmental system usualy train at the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. There is also a UK Performance Center in London, England.
Championships
Eaach brand has their own distinct championships. There are some titles which do not belong to either brand. Wrestlers from any brand can win these championships. They include the WWE 24/7 Championship and the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.
McMahon family
The McMahon family are the main owners of WWE. In addition to their job for the company, they also appear on-air as authority figures and wrestlers on all of the brands.
Main roster
Raw
Male wrestlers
Female wrestlers
SmackDown
Male wrestlers
Female wrestlers
Other on-air personnel
Unassigned wrestlers
The following list features wrestlers - promoted as free agents - who make limited or part-time appearances (such as Hall of Famers or legends), and thus aren't bound to any one brand, as well as newly-signed and undrafted personnel who are awaiting brand assignment.
Authority figures
The following serve as on-air authority figures (under the title "WWE Official") on both Raw and SmackDown.
Developmental roster
NXT 2.0
Male wrestlers
Female wrestlers
Other on-air personnel
NXT UK
Note: NXT UK--while a distinct brand--is also considered part of NXT, thus wrestlers may appear on both brands.
Male wrestlers
Female wrestlers
Other on-air personnel
Performance Center trainees
US
Male wrestlers
Female wrestlers
UK
Male wrestlers
Referees
Broadcast team
The following section pertains to announcers who cover WWE broadcasts. This group includes presenters, ringside commentators, ring announcers, backstage interviewers, pre-show hosts, and analysts.
Ambassadors
Select former or retired WWE wrestlers not currently on the main roster (sometimes billed as "WWE Legends") and other celebrities and personalities have contracts to make periodic appearances--either on WWE TV or for promotional events--serving as "ambassadors" (public representatives/spokespeople) for the company.
Creative team
Medical team
Producers
Performance Center staff
Note: as NXT and 205 Live are based at the Performance Center, PC coaches and trainers also work as producers for the brands.
Corporate staff
Board of Directors
Executive officers
Senior management
References
Related pages
List of current champions in WWE
Other websites
WWE roster at WWE.com
WWE
Lists of professional wrestlers