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
- Carlito (Carlos Colón, Jr.)
- John Cena
- Jim Duggan
- Charlie Haas
- Hardcore Holly (Robert Howard)
- Chris Jericho (Christopher Irvine)
- Brian Kendrick
- Mr. Kennedy (Kenneth Anderson)
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- Vince McMahon - WWE Chairman and occasional wrestler
- William Regal (Darren Matthews) - General Manager and occasional wrestler
- Jim Ross - Play-by-play commentator
Inactive talent
- Ashley (Ashley Massaro) - Hand injury [1]
- Jeff Hardy - Suspended for 60 days as of March 11 [2]
- Rory McAllister (Russell Murray) - Torn pectoral muscle[3]
- Drew McIntyre (Drew Galloway) - Currently training in FCW [4]
- Ron Simmons - Entered rehab [5]
- Candice Michelle (Candice Beckman-reinjured collerbone)
Tag teams and stables
- Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch
- Carlito and Santino Marella
- 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[6]
- Ric Flair (Richard Fliehr) *
- The Great Khali (Dalip Singh Rana)
- Chavo Guerrero (Salvador Guerrero, III)
- Curt Hawkins (Brian Myers)
- Mark Henry
- Jesse (Terrence Gordy, Jr.)
- Kane (Glen Jacobs)
- 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
- Theodore Long - Assistant General Manager
- Maryse (Maryse Ouellet)
- Justin Roberts - Ring announcer
- Eve Torres - Interviewer
Inactive talent
- Kenny Dykstra (Kenneth Doane) - Wrestling in FCW[7]
- Funaki (Shoichi Funaki) - Suffered a possible broken nose[8]
- Matt Hardy - Wrestling house shows
- Gregory Helms - Recovering from a major neck injury[9]
- Hornswoggle (Dylan Postl) - (Kayfabe) injured after an attack by John "Bradshaw" Layfield[citation needed]
- Rey Mysterio (Oscar Gutierrez) - Suffered a torn Bicep[10]
- Dave Taylor - Inactive for unknown reasons
- Torrie Wilson - Recovering from minor back injury[11]
Tag teams and stables
- Deuce 'N Domino with Cherry
- The Guerrero Family Edge, Chavo Guerrero, Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder with Vickie Guerrero
- Jesse and Festus
- Shannon Moore and Jimmy Wang Yang
Male wrestlers
- Shelton Benjamin
- Big Daddy V (Nelson Frazier, Jr.)
- Elijah Burke
- CM Punk (Phil Brooks)
- Colin Delaney
- Tommy Dreamer (Thomas Laughlin)
- Kofi Kingston (Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah)
- Mike Knox (Michael Hettinga)
- Balls Mahoney (Jonathan Rechner)
- The Miz (Mike Mizanin)
- John Morrison (John Hennigan)
- Nunzio (James Maritato)
- Stevie Richards (Michael Manna)
Female wrestlers
Referees
- Scott Armstrong (Joseph James, Jr.) - Senior official
- Mike Posey
Other on-air talent
- Tony Chimel - Ring announcer
- Armando Estrada (Hazem Ali) - General Manager
- Matt Striker (Matthew Kaye) - Manager of Big Daddy V and 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[12]
- Kevin Thorn (Kevin Fertig) - Currently training in WWE's developmental system[13]
Tag teams and stables
Notes
SmackDown! and ECW have a talent exchange arrangement, where members of the two brands can appear on both shows.[14]
(*) Big Show is also appearing on Raw to promote his match with Floyd Mayweather Jr at WrestleMania 24.
(*) Finlay and Hornswoggle also appear on Raw, due to their feud with JBL and Vince McMahon.
(*) Ric Flair also appears on Raw, due to his "career threatening matches" storyline.
Developmental roster
Male wrestlers
- Afa (Afa Anoa'i, Jr.)
- 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
- Justin LaRoche
- Mighty Mikey (Michael Brendli)
- Heath Miller
- Nic Nemeth (Nick Nemeth)
- Eric Perez
- Rycklon (Rycklon Stephens)
- Sheamus (Sheamus O'Shaunessy)
- Shawn Spears (Ronnie Arniell)
- Matt Sydal
- Tommy Taylor (Steve Taylor)
- Andrew Vain
- Hade Vansen
- Lupe Viscara
- T.J. Wilson
Female wrestlers
- Bri Bella (Brianna Garcia)
- Nicole Bella (Nicole Garcia)
- Victoria Crawford
- Nattie Neidhart
- Roucka (Milena Roucka)
- Taryn Terrell
Other on-air talent
- Kevin Keenan - Referee
- Billy Kidman (Peter Gruner) - FCW trainer and occasional wrestler
- Miss Angela (Angela Fong) - Valet of The Puerto Rican Nightmares
Inactive talent
- Daisy (Beverly Mullins) - Broken Ribs [15]
Tag teams and stables
- The Bella Twins (Bri & Nicole Bella)
- Heath Miller and Jack Gabriel[16]
- Nick Nemeth & Brad Allen w/ Taryn Terrell[16]
- The Puerto Rican Nightmares (Eddie Colon & Eric Perez) w/ Miss Angela
Unassigned talent
Male wrestlers
- Matt Cappotelli - Unable to wrestle due to medical reasons
- James Curtis (Kurt Sellers) - Expected to move to FCW; Frequently appears on ECW
- Atlas DaBone (Rich Young) - Suffered a knee injury [17]
- Tyrone Evans [18]
- Reid Flair (Reid Fliehr) [19]
- Chris Harris [20]
- Johnny Jeter
- Vladimir Kozlov (Oleg Prudius) - Expected to move to FCW
- Michael W. Kruel (Mike Kruel) - Expected to move to FCW
- Mariusz Puczko [21]
- Chris Rombola - Inactive for unknown reasons
Female talent
Other on-air talent
- Goose Mahoney - Referee, expected to move to FCW
Other personnel
- Arn Anderson (Martin Lunde) - Raw senior road agent
- Brad Armstrong - Road agent
- Big Dick Johnson (Christopher DeJoseph) - 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 Hayes (Michael Seitz) - Makes occasional appearances, ECW/SmackDown! creative head writer
- Jim Johnston - Music Director
- Dave Kapoor - Raw creative writer
- Steve Keirn - FCW Director
- Jack Korpela - Occasional WWE Heat Color Commentator, Host of WWE Bottom Line and WWE specials
- Ed Koskey - ECW 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) - Heat color commentator and host, and editor of WWE 24/7
- Linda McMahon - Chief Executive Officer
- Marissa Mazzola-McMahon - Director of National Public Relations
- Shane McMahon - Executive VP of Global Media
- Stephanie McMahon-Levesque - Executive Vice President of Talent Relations, creative writing, and live events[22]
- "Mean" Gene Okerlund - Part-time interviewer
- Pat Patterson (Pierre Clemont) - Makes occasional appearances, Creative Consultant
- "Rowdy" Roddy Piper - Makes occasional appearances
- Dr. Tom Prichard - FCW head trainer
- Dusty Rhodes (Virgil Runnels Jr.) - Makes occasional appearances, ECW creative writer
- Dr. Ferdinand Rios - Physician
- Marcelo Rodriguez - Spanish commentator
- Mike Rotunda - Road agent, makes occcasional appearances
- Hugo Savinovich - Spanish commentator
- Sgt. Slaughter (Robert Remus) - Road agent, makes occasional appearances
- Ricky Steamboat - Road agent
- Stone Cold Steve Austin - Makes occasional appearances
- Tim White - Road agent
- Barry Windham - Road agent
- Mark Yeaton - Timekeeper
- Mae Young - Makes occasional appearances
See also
References
- ^ "Ashley Massaro Injured".
- ^ http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/jeffhardysuspended
- ^ http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/68880/Even-More-WWE-News:-McAlister-Injury,-More-WWE-CW-News,-and-More.htm
- ^ "Drew McIntyre Training".
- ^ http://www.wwe.com/inside/industrynews/6636612 Report: Ron Simmons Enters Rehab
- ^ "Fit Finlay Profile". Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
Fit Finlay signed with the WWF as a Road Agent
- ^ http://www.wwe.com/inside/industrynews/6576568
- ^ "Funaki injured". WWE. 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
- ^ "Gregory Helms Injury".
- ^ "World Title's telltale hour". WWE. 2008-02-17. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
- ^ "Torrie Wilson Injury".
- ^ http://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2007/1028/lilian_garcia_306718.shtml
- ^ http://www.wrestlezone.com/article.php?articleid=202695813
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Beverly Mullins Injured". Wrestlezon.
- ^ a b "FCW results". FCW Wrestling.
- ^ http://www.wwe.com/inside/industrynews/6562862
- ^ http://rajah.com/base/node/11089
- ^ http://www.greensborosports.com/?p=1172
- ^ Harris, Chris (2008-01-29). "Watch Out! Wildcat is moving to WWE". The Official Website of "Wildcat" Chris Harris. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
- ^ http://upw.com/uu/alumni.htm
- ^ http://www.cable360.net/video/27054.html