List of WWE personnel
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This is a list of people employed by and/or contracted to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), including its developmental territories Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) and Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW).
Main rosters
Male wrestlers
- Carlito (Carlos Colón, Jr.)
- John Cena
- Jim Duggan
- Charlie Haas
- Jeff Hardy
- Hardcore Holly (Robert Howard)
- Chris Jericho (Christopher Irvine)
- Brian Kendrick
- Mr. Kennedy (Kenneth Anderson)
- John "Bradshaw" Layfield
- Santino Marella (Anthony Carelli)
- Robbie McAllister (Derek Graham-Couch)
- Rory McAllister (Russell Murray)
- Drew McIntyre (Drew Galloway)
- Shawn Michaels (Michael Hickenbottom)
- Trevor Murdoch (Trevor Rhodes)
- Randy Orton
- Cody Rhodes (Cody Runnels)
- D.H. Smith (Harry Smith)
- Snitsky (Eugene Snitsky)
Female wrestlers
- Ashley (Ashley Massaro)
- Jillian Hall (Jillian Fletcher)
- Mickie James
- Maria (Maria Kanellis) - Valet of Santino Marella
- 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 - Backstage interviewer
- Lilian Garcia - Ring announcer
- Todd Grisham - Backstage interviewer, Heat play-by-play commentator
- Jerry Lawler - Color commentator
- Mr. McMahon (Vince McMahon) - WWE Chairman
- William Regal (Darren Matthews) - General Manager of RAW and occasional wrestler
- Jim Ross - Play-by-play commentator
- Ron Simmons - Appears in backstage segments and occasional wrestler
Inactive talent
- Lance Cade - Suffered a separated shoulder [1]
- Candice Michelle (Candice Beckman) - Recovering from a cracked collarbone [2]
- Paul London - Suffered an injured ankle[3]
- Val Venis (Sean Morley) - Recovering from elbow surgery.
Tag Teams
- Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch
- Jim Duggan and Super Crazy
- Carlito and Santino Marella with Maria
- Hardcore Holly and Cody Rhodes
- Paul London and Brian Kendrick
- The Highlanders (Robbie and Rory McAllister)
Male wrestlers
- Batista (David Bautista)
- Deuce (James Reiher, Jr.)
- Domino (Clifford Compton)
- Edge (Adam Copeland)
- Finlay (David Finlay) - Also SmackDown! senior producer
- Ric Flair (Richard Fliehr)
- Funaki (Shoichi Funaki)
- The Great Khali (Dalip Singh)
- Chavo Guerrero (Salvador Guerrero, III)
- Curt Hawkins (Brian Myers)
- Mark Henry
- Hornswoggle (Dylan Postl)
- Jesse (Terrence Gordy, Jr.)
- Kane (Glen Jacobs)
- Shannon Moore
- Rey Mysterio (Oscar Gutierrez)
- Jamie Noble (James Gibson) - Also SmackDown! producer
- Chuck Palumbo
- Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) (Alvin Burke, Jr.)
- Zack Ryder (Matthew Cardona)
- The Undertaker (Mark Calaway)
- Jimmy Wang Yang (James Yun)
Female wrestlers
- Victoria (Lisa Marie Varon) - Valet of Kenny Dykstra
Referees
- Wes Adams
- Mickie Henson - Senior official
- Jim Korderas
- Charles Robinson
Other on-air talent
- Cherry (Kara Drew) - Valet of Deuce N' Domino
- Jonathan Coachman - Color commentator
- Michael Cole (Michael Sean Coulthard) - Play-by-play commentator. Also Managing Editor of WWE.com [4]
- Vickie Guerrero - General Manager and (kayfabe) lover of Edge
- Theodore Long - Assistant General Manager
- Justin Roberts - Ring announcer
- Ranjin Singh (Dave Kapoor) - Translator and manager of The Great Khali, also RAW creative writer
Inactive talent
- Kenny Dykstra (Kenneth Doane) - Recovering from a knee injury
- Festus (Drew Hankinson) - (Kayfabe) receiving psychiatric help
- Matt Hardy - Recovering from an appendectomy
- Gregory Helms - Recovering from a major neck injury
- Michelle McCool - (Kayfabe) injured by Chuck Palumbo
- Dave Taylor - Inactive for unknown reasons
- Eve Torres - Debuting soon
- Torrie Wilson - Recovering from back injury, receiving treatment
Tag Teams and Stables
- Deuce 'N Domino with Cherry
- Jesse and Festus
- Shannon Moore and Jimmy Wang Yang
- Finlay and Hornswoggle
- Edge, Chavo Guerrero, Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder with Vickie Guerrero
Male Wrestlers
- Shelton Benjamin
- Big Daddy V (Nelson Frazier, Jr.)
- Elijah Burke
- CM Punk (Phil Brooks)
- Tommy Dreamer (Thomas Laughlin)
- Kofi Kingston (Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah)
- John Morrison (John Hennigan)
- The Miz (Michael Mizanin)
- Nunzio (James Maritato)
Female wrestlers
Referees
- Scott Armstrong (Joseph James, Jr.) - Senior official
- Mike Posey
Other on-air talent
- Tony Chimel - Ring announcer
- Colin Delaney - Frequent jobber
- Armando Estrada (Hazem Ali) - General Manager
- Matt Striker (Matthew Kaye) - Manager of Big Daddy V and Mark Henry, occasional wrestler
- Joey Styles (Joseph Bonsignore) - Play-by-play commentator
- Tazz (Peter Senerchia) - Color commentator
- Lena Yada - Backstage interviewer
Inactive talent
- The Boogeyman (Marty Wright) - Recovering from a calf injury
- Mike Knox (Michael Hettinga) - Training in FCW
- Balls Mahoney (Jonathan Rechner) - Inactive
- Stevie Richards (Michael Manna) - Recovering from surgery to repair complication with his throat [5]
- Kevin Thorn (Kevin Fertig) - Training in OVW for a new gimmick
Tag Teams
- The Miz and John Morrison
- Big Daddy V and Mark Henry with Matt Striker
Notes
SmackDown! and ECW have a talent exchange arrangement, where members of the two brands can appear on both shows.
Hornswoggle has an exemption to appear on RAW, due to his (kayfabe) status as a member of the McMahon family.
Ric Flair also has an exemption to appear on RAW, due to his career threatening matches.
Developmental rosters
Male wrestlers
- Jay Bradley (Brad Bradley)
- Colt Cabana (Scott Colton)
- James Curtis (Kurt Sellers)
- Atlas DaBone (Rich Young)
- Charles Evans
- Kassidy James (Cassidy O'Reilly)
- Johnny Jeter
- Vladimir Kozlov (Oleg Prudius)
- Michael W. Kruel (Mike Kruel)
- Stu Sanders
- Shawn Spears (Ronnie Arniell)
- Ace Steel (Chris Guy)
- Matt Sydal
- Andrew Vain
- Lupe Viscara
- Silas Young
Female wrestlers
- Roucka (Milena Roucka) - Valet of Mike Kruel
Other on-air talent
- Kevin Keenan - Referee
- Goose Mahoney - Referee
- Timmy Baltimore - Announcer
Inactive talent
- Matt Cappotelli - Currently Training [citation needed]
- Plazma (Greg Marasciulo) - Expected to debut soon [citation needed]
- Antoni Polaski (Michael Depoli) - Inactive for unknown reasons
- Chris Rombola - Inactive for unknown reasons
Male wrestlers
- Afa Jr. (Afa Anoa'i, Jr.)
- Robert Anthony
- Big Rob (Rob Terry)
- Sinn Bowdee (Nick Cvjetkovich)
- Eddie Colón
- Johnny Curtis
- Ted DiBiase Jr.
- G-Rilla (George Murdoch)
- Giant Titan (Mike Jarvi)
- Chris Gray
- Jake Hager
- Bryan Kelly
- Steve Lewington
- Heath Miller
- Mighty Mikey (Michael Brendli)
- Nick Nemeth
- Shawn Osborne (Shawn McGrath)
- Eric Perez
- Sheamus (Sheamus O'Shaunessy)
- Rycklon Stephens
- Tommy Taylor (Steve Taylor)
- Hade Vansen
- T.J. Wilson
Female wrestlers
- Bri Bella (Brianna Garcia)
- Nicole Bella (Nicole Garcia)
- Victoria Crawford
- Maryse (Maryse Ouellet)
- Nattie Neidhart
Other on-air talent
- Nick Patrick (Nick Hamilton) - Referee
Inactive talent
- Apollo (Germán Figueroa) - Expected to debut after the holidays [6]
- Mike DiBiase [citation needed]
- Chet Douglas (Neil Bzibziak) - Suspended for violation of the Wellness Policy [1]
- Reid Flair (Reid Fliehr) [citation needed]
- Kafu (Victor Ceron) - Will start his training soon
- Ron Killings - Will debut soon
Stables and tag teams
- The Bella Twins (Bri & Nicole Bella)
Unassigned talent
Male wrestlers
- Chris Harris - as reported on www.wrestlezone.com he has signed a contract [2]
- Mariusz Puczko [3]
Female talent
Other personnel
- Arn Anderson (Martin Lunde) - RAW senior road agent
- Brad Armstrong - Road agent
- Stone Cold Steve Austin - Makes occasional appearances
- Big Dick Johnson (Christopher DeJosephs) - Makes occasional appearances, Smackdown creative writer
- Max Bretos - Part-time interviewer
- Gerald Brisco - Makes occasional appearances, Creative Consultant
- Brooklyn Brawler (Steve Lombardi) - Road agent, makes occasional appearances
- Brother Love (Bruce Prichard) - Road agent
- Carlos Cabrera - Spanish commentator
- Kevin Dunn - Executive Vice President of Television Production
- Mick Foley - Makes occasional appearances
- Howard Finkel - Part-time announcer
- Tony Garea (Anthony Garcia) - Road agent
- Brian Gerwitz - RAW creative head writer
- Michael P.S. Hayes (Michael Seitz) - Makes occasional appearances, SmackDown! creative head writer
- Jim Johnston - Music Director
- Steve Keirn - Director of FCW
- Billy Kidman (Peter Gruner) - FCW trainer Ocasional wrestler in FCW
- Jack Korpela - Occasional WWE Heat Color Commentator, Host of WWE Bottom Line and WWE specials
- Ed Koskey - RAW creative writer
- Michael Lake - President of WWE Films
- Jack Lanza - Road agent
- John Laurinaitis - Senior Vice President of Talent Relations
- Dean Malenko (Dean Simon) - ECW senior Producer
- Josh Matthews (Josh Lomberger) - Editor and host of WWE 24/7, occasional commentator
- Linda McMahon - Chief Executive Officer
- Marissa Mazzola-McMahon - Director of National Public Relations
- Shane McMahon - Executive Vice President of Global Media
- Stephanie McMahon-Levesque - Executive Vice President of Talent Relations, Creative Writing, and Live Events[4]
- "Mean" Gene Okerlund - Part-time interviewer
- Pat Patterson (Pierre Clemont) - Makes occasional appearances, Creative Consultant
- Dr. Tom Prichard - FCW head trainer
- Dusty Rhodes (Virgil Runnels Jr.) - Makes occasional appearances, ECW creative head writer
- Dr. Ferdinand Rios - Physician
- Marcelo Rodriguez - Spanish commentator
- Hugo Savinovich - Spanish commentator
- Irwin R. Schyster (Mike Rotunda) - Road agent
- Sgt. Slaughter (Robert Remus) - Road agent
- Ricky Steamboat - Road agent
- Tim White - Road agent
- Barry Windham - Road agent
- Mark Yeaton - Timekeeper
- Mae Young - Makes occasional appearances
See also
References
- ^ "Lance Cade Injured".
- ^ "Candice Michelle Injured".
- ^ Jim Ross (2008-01-22). "J.R.'s Random Ramblings." Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- ^ "Michael Cole's Bio". WWE. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
- ^ "Stevie named MEP during recovery". Retrieved 2007-12-28.
- ^ Luis Santiago (2007-12-21). "Inside IWA: Apolo firma con la WWE" (in Spanish). International Wrestling Association. Retrieved 2008-01-04.