List of WWE personnel
This is a list of people employed by and/or contracted to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), including its developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW).
Main rosters
Male wrestlers
- Paul Burchill (Paul Birchall)
- Lance Cade (Lance McNaught)
- Carlito (Carlos Colón, Jr.)
- John Cena
- Jim Duggan
- Charlie Haas
- Hardcore Holly (Robert Howard)
- Chris Jericho (Christopher Irvine)
- JTG (Jayson Paul)
- Mr. Kennedy (Ken Anderson)
- Brian Kendrick
- John "Bradshaw" Layfield
- Paul London
- Santino Marella (Anthony Carelli)
- Robbie McAllister (Derek Graham-Couch)
- Shawn Michaels (Michael Hickenbottom)
- Trevor Murdoch (Trevor Rhodes)
- Randy Orton
- Cody Rhodes (Cody Runnels)
- Shad (Shad Gaspard)
- D.H. Smith (Harry Smith)
- Snitsky (Eugene Snisky)
- Super Crazy (Francsico Islas)
- Triple H (Paul Levesque)
- Umaga (Eddie Fatu)
- Val Venis (Sean Morley)
Female wrestlers
- Ashley (Ashley Massaro)
- Jillian Hall (Jillian Fletcher)
- Mickie James
- Maria (Maria Kanellis)
- Melina (Melina Perez)
- Beth Phoenix (Elizabeth Carolan)
Referees
- Mike Chioda - Senior Official
- John Cone
- Jack Doan
- Marty Elias (Marty Rubalcaba)
- Chad Patton
Other on-air talent
- Mike Adamle - Ringside announcer
- Katie Lea Burchill (Katarina Waters) - (Kayfabe) sister and valet of Paul Burchill
- Lilian Garcia - Ring announcer
- Todd Grisham - Backstage interviewer and Heat play-by-play commentator
- Jerry Lawler - Color commentator and occasional wrestler
- William Regal (Darren Matthews) - General Manager and occasional wrestler
- Jim Ross - Play-by-play commentator
Inactive talent
- Jeff Hardy - Suspended for 60 days from March 11 to May 10 [1]
- Rory McAllister (Russell Murray) - Torn pectoral muscle[2]
- Drew McIntyre (Drew Galloway) - Currently training in FCW [3]
- Candice Michelle (Candice Michelle Beckman-Ehrlich) - Re-aggravated clavicle[4]
- Ron Simmons - Currently in rehab [5]
Tag teams and stables
- Cantino[6] (Carlito and Santino Marella)
- Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch
- Cryme Tyme (JTG and Shad)
- Hardcore Holly and Cody Rhodes
- The Highlanders (Robbie and Rory McAllister)
- Paul London and Brian Kendrick
Male wrestlers
- Batista (David Bautista)
- Big Show (Paul Wight)
- Deuce (James Reiher, Jr.)
- Domino (Clifford Compton)
- Edge (Adam Copeland)
- Festus (Drew Hankinson)
- Finlay (David Finlay) - Also SmackDown! senior producer[7]
- Funaki (Shoichi Funaki)
- The Great Khali (Dalip Singh Rana)
- Matt Hardy
- Curt Hawkins (Brian Myers)
- Mark Henry
- Jesse (Terrence Gordy, Jr.)
- Vladimir Kozlov (Oleg Prudius)
- Shannon Moore
- Jamie Noble (James Gibson) - Also SmackDown! producer
- Chuck Palumbo
- Montel Vontavious Porter (Alvin Burke, Jr.)
- Zack Ryder (Matthew Cardona)
- The Undertaker (Mark Calaway)
- Jimmy Wang Yang (James Yun)
Female wrestlers
Referees
- Wes Adams
- Mickie Henson - Senior Official
- Jim Korderas
- Nick Patrick (Nick Hamilton)
- Charles Robinson
Other on-air talent
- Cherry (Kara Drew) - Valet of Deuce 'n Domino; (kayfabe) girlfriend of Deuce and (kayfabe) sister of Domino
- Jonathan Coachman - Color commentator
- Michael Cole (Michael Sean Coulthard) - Play-by-play commentator
- Vickie Guerrero - General Manager
- Hornswoggle (Dylan Postl) - Finlay's (Kayfabe) son
- Theodore Long - Assistant General Manager
- Natalya Neidhart (Natalie Neidhart) -Associate of Victoria
- Maryse (Maryse Ouellet)
- Justin Roberts - Ring announcer
- Eve Torres - Interviewer
Inactive talent
- Kenny Dykstra (Kenneth Doane) - Wrestling dark matches[8]
- Gregory Helms - Recovering from a major neck injury[9]
- Rey Mysterio (Oscar Gutierrez) - Suffered a torn Bicep[10]
- Dave Taylor - Inactive for unknown reasons
- Torrie Wilson - Recovering from back injury, has said shell never wrestle agian.[11]
Tag teams and stables
- Deuce 'N Domino with Cherry
- The Rated-R Entourage[12] (Edge, Chavo Guerrero, Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder with Vickie Guerrero and Bam Neely)
- Jesse and Festus
- Shannon Moore and Jimmy Wang Yang
Male wrestlers
- Shelton Benjamin
- Elijah Burke
- CM Punk (Phil Brooks)
- Colin Delaney
- Tommy Dreamer (Thomas Laughlin)
- Chavo Guerrero (Salvador Guerrero, III)
- Kane (Glen Jacobs)
- Kofi Kingston (Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah)
- Mike Knox (Michael Hettinga)
- The Miz (Mike Mizanin)
- John Morrison (John Hennigan)
- Nunzio (James Maritato)
- Stevie Richards (Michael Manna)
- Matt Striker (Matthew Kaye)
Female wrestlers
Referees
- Scott Armstrong (Joseph James, Jr.) - Senior Official
- Mike Posey
Other on-air talent
- Tony Chimel - Ring announcer
- James Curtis (Kurt Sellers) - Frequent jobber
- Armando Estrada (Hazem Ali) - General Manager
- Bam Neely (Justin LaRoche) - Enforcer for Chavo Guerrero [13]
- Joey Styles (Joseph Bonsignore) - Play-by-play commentator
- Tazz (Peter Senerchia) - Color commentator
- Lena Yada - Backstage interviewer
Inactive talent
- Big Daddy V (Nelson Frazier, Jr.) - Inactive due to health issues[14]
- The Boogeyman (Marty Wright) - Inactive for unknown reasons, had calf injury[15]
- Balls Mahoney (Jonathan Rechner) - Inactive for unknown reasons, possibly due to new son
- Kevin Thorn (Kevin Fertig) - Currently training in WWE's developmental system[16]
Tag teams and stables
Notes
SmackDown! and ECW have a talent exchange arrangement, where members of the two brands can appear on both shows.[17]
Developmental roster
Male wrestlers
- Brad Allen
- Stu Bennett
- Big Rob (Rob Terry)
- Sinn Bowdee (Nick Cvjetkovich)
- Jay Bradley (Brad Bradley)
- Colt Cabana (Scott Colton)
- Eddie Colón
- Johnny Curtis
- Ted DiBiase Jr.
- Charles Evans
- Jack Gabriel (Steve Lewington)
- Giant Titan (Mike Jarvi)
- Chris Gray
- Jake Hager
- Greg Jackson (Greg Marasciulo)
- Kafu (Victor Ceron)
- Bryan Kelly
- Mike Kruel
- Lupe Martinez (Lupe Viscara)
- Mighty Mikey (Michael Brendli)
- Heath Miller
- Nic Nemeth (Nick Nemeth)
- Eric Perez
- Rycklon (Rycklon Stephens)
- Sheamus O'Shaunessy
- Shawn Spears (Ronnie Arniell)
- Matt Sydal
- Tommy Taylor (Steve Taylor)
- Andrew Vain
- Hade Vansen
- T.J. Wilson
Female wrestlers
- Bri Bella (Brianna Garcia)
- Nicole Bella (Nicole Garcia)
- Victoria Crawford
- Roucka (Milena Roucka)
- Taryn Terrell
Other on-air talent
- Miss Angela (Angela Fong) - Valet of The Puerto Rican Nightmares
- Kevin Keenan - Referee
Inactive talent
- Afa, Jr.(Afa Anoa'i, Jr.) - Suspended for 30 days as of March 20 for failing drugs test[18]
- Daisy (Beverly Mullins) - Broken Ribs [19]
Tag teams and stables
- The Bella Twins (Bri & Nicole Bella)
- Heath Miller and Jack Gabriel[20]
- Nic Nemeth and Brad Allen w/ Taryn Terrell[20]
- The Puerto Rican Nightmares (Eddie Colon & Eric Perez) w/ Miss Angela
Unassigned talent
Male wrestlers
- Ryan Bishop - Yet to debut[21]
- Matt Cappotelli - Unable to wrestle due to medical reasons
- Atlas DaBone (Rich Young) - Suffered a knee injury [22]
- Tyrone Evans - Yet to debut[23]
- Reid Flair (Reid Fliehr) - Yet to debut[24]
- Chris Harris - Working dark matches
- Joe Hennig - Currently training at Harley Race's wrestling school[25]
- Johnny Jeter - Expected to move to FCW
- Ron Killings - Working dark matches
- Mariusz Puczko - Yet to debut[26]
- Chris Rombola - Yet to debut, was in OVW
Female talent
- Beulah McGillicutty (Trisa Hayes)[citation needed]
- Amy Hennig - Currently training at Harley Race's wrestling school[27]
Other on-air talent
- Timmy Baltimore - Ring announcer/Commentator, expected to move to FCW
- Goose Mahoney - Referee, expected to move to FCW
Corporate Management
Executive Officers
- George Barrios - Chief Financial Officer
- Kevin Dunn - Executive Vice President of Television Production
- John Laurinaitis - Senior Vice President of Talent Relations
- Michael Lake - President of WWE Films
- Linda McMahon - Chief Executive Officer
- Shane McMahon - Executive Vice President of Global Media
- Stephanie McMahon-Levesque - Executive Vice President of Talent Relations, Creative Writing, and Live Events[28]
- Vince McMahon - Chairman/Owner; Makes occasional appearances
- Michael Sileck - Chief Operating Officer
Creative Writers
- Brian Gewirtz - Raw Brand Head Writer
- Michael Hayes (Michael Seitz) - Smackdown/ECW Brand Head Writer
- Big Dick Johnson (Christopher DeJoseph) - Smackdown Brand; Makes occasional appearances
- Dave Kapoor - Raw Brand
- Ed Koskey - ECW Brand
- Pat Patterson (Pierre Clemont) - Creative Consultant
- Dusty Rhodes (Virgil Runnels Jr.) - Florida Championship Wrestling Head Writer
Producers/Road Agents/Trainers
- Arn Anderson (Martin Lunde) - Raw Brand Senior Producer
- Brad Armstrong
- Gerald Brisco
- Brooklyn Brawler (Steve Lombardi)
- Brother Love (Bruce Prichard)
- Tony Garea (Anthony Garcia)
- Billy Kidman (Peter Gruner) - FCW trainer and occasional wrestler
- Jack Lanza
- Dean Malenko (Dean Simon) - ECW Brand Senior Producer
- Dr. Tom Prichard - FCW head trainer
- Mike Rotunda
- Ricky Steamboat
- Sgt. Slaughter (Robert Remus)
- Tim White
- Barry Windham
Other personnel
- Stone Cold Steve Austin - Public Relations, Makes occasional appearances
- Max Bretos - Part-time interviewer
- Carlos Cabrera - Spanish commentator
- Howard Finkel - Part-time announcer
- Ric Flair (Richard Fliehr) - Public Relations, Makes occasional appearances
- Mick Foley - Makes occasional appearances
- Jim Johnston - Music Director
- Steve Keirn - FCW Director
- Jack Korpela - Occasional WWE Heat Color Commentator, Host of WWE Bottom Line and WWE specials
- Josh Matthews (Josh Lomberger) - WWE Heat color commentator and host, and editor of WWE 24/7
- "Mean" Gene Okerlund - Part-time interviewer
- "Rowdy" Roddy Piper - Makes occasional appearances
- Marcelo Rodriguez - Spanish commentator
- Dr. Ferdinand Rios - Physician
- Hugo Savinovich - Spanish commentator
- Mark Yeaton - Timekeeper
- Mae Young - Makes occasional appearances
See also
References
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- ^ "Drew McIntyre Training". Rajah.com.
- ^ "Candice injures shoulder, vows to be at 'Mania". WWE. 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
- ^ "WWE provides rehab services for past Superstars". WWE. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
- ^ Inc, WWE (2008-04-08). "Raw Recall". WWE.com. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
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- ^ "World Title's telltale hour". WWE. 2008-02-17. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
- ^ "Torrie Wilson Injury".
- ^ "Family Meetings".
- ^ http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/preview/6101784/
- ^ Brown, Tim (2008-04-08). "Mayweather/WWE, Big Daddy V's WWE Status, Flair/Piper". WrestlingInc. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
- ^ Clark, Ryan (2007-1028). "The Boogeyman Injured (Details), Lilian/Vince Backstage News, More". WrestlingInc. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
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- ^ WWE: TV Shows > ECW > Archive > 10/16/2007 > Articles > Partnership forming?
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