WWE unveils inaugural NIL class
WWE has disclosed 15 school competitors who will be among quick to take an interest in the organization's recently shaped NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) program that gives a reasonable pathway from university games to WWE.
The debut "Next" class incorporates competitors from 13 colleges, seven NCAA gatherings and four games. Notwithstanding the United States, the class incorporates portrayal from heap nations crossing from Canada and Nigeria. The accompanying 15 competitors join Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson in WWE's first-of-its-sort NIL program:
Carlos Aviles, of Ventura, Calif., a 6-foot-6, 305-pound track and field competitor from Ohio State University
Haley Cavinder, of Gilbert, Ariz., a 5-foot-6 b-ball player from Fresno State University
Hanna Cavinder, of Gilbert, Ariz., a 5-foot-6 b-ball player from Fresno State University
A.J. Ferrari of Dallas, Texas, a 6-foot, 200-pound grappler from Oklahoma State University
Lexi Gordon of Fort Worth, Texas, a 6-foot ball player from Duke University
Aleeya Hutchins of Toronto, Canada, a 5-foot-5 track and field competitor 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
Artisan Parris of Lawrenceburg, Ind., a 6-foot-2, 275-pound grappler from the University of Michigan
Masai Russel of Potomac, Md., a 5-foot-5 track and field competitor 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 and field competitor from the University of Alabama
WWE's NIL program was reported last week following the NCAA's noteworthy new arrangement that produced results on July 1, 2021, which has introduced the NIL time, permitting school competitors the capacity to adapt their name, picture and resemblance. The far reaching program serves to enlist and foster possible future Superstars and further improves WWE's ability advancement process through community organizations with school competitors from assorted athletic foundations.
All competitor associations will highlight admittance to the best in class WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla., notwithstanding assets across the association, including brand building, media preparing, correspondences, live occasion advancement, experimental writing and local area relations. Endless supply of the NIL program, select competitors might acquire a restrictive chance to be offered a WWE contract.
