List of WWE personnel
This is a list of every person employed and/or contracted to World Wrestling Entertainment. This includes the workers of Ohio Valley Wrestling and Deep South Wrestling, LLC. This is with the exception to the wrestlers who make "special appearances", and the section for those non-contracted in developmental territories. You can also click Recent Changes to see recent edits to all listings on this page.
Main rosters
Male wrestlers
- Shelton Benjamin
- Lance Cade
- Carlito (Carlos Colón, Jr.)
- John Cena
- Rob Conway
- Edge (Adam Copeland)
- Eugene (Nick Dinsmore)
- "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair (Richard Fliehr)
- Charlie Haas
- Johnny (Johnny Jeter)
- Kane (Glen Jacobs)
- Kenny (Ken Doane)
- Robbie McAllister (Derek Graham-Couch)
- Rory McAllister (Russell Murray)
- "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels (Michael Hickenbottom)
- Mikey (Michael Brenley)
- Mitch (Nick Mitchell)
- Trevor Murdoch (Trevor Rhodes)
- Nicky (Nick Nemeth)
- Johnny Nitro (John Hennigan)
- Randy Orton
- Snitsky (Eugene Snitsky)
- Matt Striker (Matthew Kaye)
- Triple H (Paul Levesque)
- Umaga (Eddie Fatu)
- Val Venis (Sean Morley)
- Viscera (Nelson Frazier, Jr.)
Female wrestlers
- Mickie James
- Candice Michelle (Candice Beckman-Ehrlich)
- Trish Stratus (Patricia Stratigias)
- Victoria (Lisa Marie Varon)
- Torrie Wilson (Victoria Gruner)
Managers/valets
- Armando Alejandro Estrada (Hazem Ali) - Manager of Umaga
- Lita (Amy Dumas) - Manager of Edge; occasional wrestler
- Melina (Melina Perez) - Manager of Johnny Nitro; occasional wrestler
Referees
- Mike Chioda
- Jack Doan
- Chad Patton
- Marty Rubalcaba
Other on-air talent
- Jonathan "The Coach" Coachman - Executive Assistant
- "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan - kayfabe: Tutor of Eugene and occasional wrestler; also has a Legends contract
- Mick Foley - Occasional wrestler
- Lilian Garcia - Ring announcer
- Todd Grisham - Backstage interviewer and secondary ring announcer
- Hulk Hogan (Terry Bollea) - Non-contracted; occasional wrestler
- Jerry "The King" Lawler - Color commentator for RAW; occasional wrestler
- Maria (Maria Kanellis) - Interviewer; also occasional wrestler
- Shane McMahon - Executive Vice President of Global Media; Head of Media Relations Department; occasional wrestler
- Vince McMahon - Interim General Manager and WWE Chairman
- Jim Ross - Play-by-play commentator for RAW and Executive Vice President of Business Strategies
Inactive
- René Duprée (René Goguen) - recovered from hernia; wrestling at house shows
- Chris Masters (Chris Mordetsky) - Taking time off due to drug-related issues
- Beth Phoenix (Elizabeth Carolan) - Fractured mandible; close to 1 1/2 weeks left before she returns
- Oleg Prudius - Appearing at house shows, debuting soon
- Harry Smith - Debuting soon
Stables and Tag Teams
- Cade & Murdoch (Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch)
- D-Generation X (Shawn Michaels & Triple H)
- Eugene & "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
- Charlie Haas & Viscera
- The Highlanders (Robbie McAlister & Rory McAlister)
- Vince McMahon & Shane McMahon
- Spirit Squad (Kenny, Johnny, Mitch, Nicky, & Mikey)
Male wrestlers
- Batista (David Bautista)
- Simon Dean (Mike Bucci)
- Finlay (Dave Finlay)
- Funaki (Shoichi Funaki)
- The Great Khali (Dalip Singh)
- Gregory Helms
- Hardcore Holly (Bob Howard)
- Brian Kendrick
- Ken Kennedy (Ken Anderson)
- King Booker (Booker Huffman)
- Bobby Lashley (Franklin Lashley)
- Paul London
- Rey Mysterio (Óscar Gutiérrez)
- Psicosis (Dionicio Castellanos Torres)
- William Regal (Darren Matthews)
- Scotty 2 Hotty (Scott Garland)
- Sylvan (Sylvain Grenier)
- Tatanka (Chris Chavis)
- Sylvester Terkay
- The Undertaker (Mark Calaway)
- Vito (Vito LoGrasso)
Female wrestlers
Managers/valets
- Elijah Burke - Manager of Sylvester Terkay
- Daivari (Shawn Daivari) - Manager of The Great Khali
- Little Bastard (Dylan Postl) - Partner of Finlay
- Queen Sharmell (Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman) - Manager/wife of King Booker
Referees
Other on-air talent
- Tony Chimel - Ring announcer
- Michael Cole (Michael Sean Coulthard) - Play-by-play commentator for SmackDown! and Managing Editor of WWE.com
- Chavo Guerrero (Salvador Guerrero III) - Appears in a non-wrestling role
- John "Bradshaw" Layfield - Color commentator for SmackDown!
- Theodore Long - General Manager
- Kristal Marshall - Interviewer; occasional wrestler
- Josh Mathews (Josh Lomberger) - Interviewer
- Mike "The Miz" Mizanin - Host of SmackDown! , co-host of the WWE Diva Search & interviewer
- Steve Romero (Todd Romero) - Interviewer
Inactive
- Chris Benoit - kayfabe: Injured by Mark Henry; Actually taking an indefinite sabbatical due to shoulder problems; Due back in the Fall
- The Boogeyman (Marty Wright) - recovering from a surgery for a torn left bicep; as of April 4, he is going inactive for four months
- Paul Burchill (Paul Birchall) kayfabe injured by Mark Henry; actually had knee surgery
- Matt Hardy - Taken off road for unknown reasons; Due back 30 days from July 28
- Mark Henry - Tore patella tendon completely off the bone and split his patella in two; Due back 8 months from July 18
- Jake (Mike Shane) - Taken off the road due to Jesse's injury, last appearance was on the May 12 edition of Smackdown!
- Kasey James (Kurt Sellers) - debuting soon
- Jesse (Todd Shane) - Suffered pectoral injury, last appearance was on May 12 edition of Smackdown!
- Kid Kash (David Cash) - Taken off road for unknown reasons; Due back 30 days from July 24
- Jim Korderas - Injured at the Great American Bash
- Joey Mercury (Adam Birch) - Sent to drug rehab
- Jamie Noble (James Howard or James Gibson) - Taken off the road because his partner Kid Kash is off road; Due back 30 days from July 24
- Montel Vontavious Porter (Antonio Banks) - debuting soon
- Aaron "The Idol" Stevens (Aaron Haddad) - debuting soon
- Super Crazy (Francisco Pantoja Islas) - taken off road for an unknown amount of time due to failing a physical showing he had elevated enzymes in his liver
Stables and Tag Teams
- The Gymini (Jake & Jesse) with Simon Dean
- London & Kendrick (Paul London & Brian Kendrick)
- The Pit Bulls (Kid Kash & Jamie Noble)
Male wrestlers
- C.W. Anderson (Chris Wright)
- Kurt Angle
- The Big Show (Paul Wight)
- CM Punk (Phil Brooks)
- Justin Credible (Peter Polaco)
- Danny Doring (Dan Morrison)
- Tommy Dreamer (Tom Laughlin)
- Mike Knox (Mike Hettinga)
- Balls Mahoney (Jonathan Rechner)
- Tony Mamaluke (Charles Spencer)
- Little Guido Maritato (James Maritato)
- Stevie Richards (Michael Manna)
- Roadkill (Michael Depoli)
- Sabu (Terry Brunk) - Also has a legends contract
- The Sandman (Jim Fullington)
- Al Snow (Allen Sarven)
- Test (Andrew Martin)
- Kevin Thorn (Kevin Fertig)
Managers/valets
- Ariel (Shelly Martinez) - Tarot card reader and manager of Kevin Thorn
- Kelly Kelly (Barbie Blank) - Exhibitionist and on-screen girlfriend of Mike Knox
Referees
- John Finnegan
- Mickie Henson
- Mike Kehner
- Dewey Larson
- Mike Posey
- Marty Rubalcaba
Other on-air talent
- Danny Basham (Danny Holly) - Heyman's security
- Doug Basham - Heyman's security
- Francine (Francine Fournier)
- Paul Heyman - Head of ECW
- "The Reject" Shannon Moore - Cutting promo videos, has not yet debuted
- Justin Roberts - Ring announcer
- Joey Styles (Joseph Bonsignore) - Play-by-play commentator
- Tazz (Peter Senerchia) - Color commentator; occasional wrestler
Inactive
- Akio (James Yun) - Signed contract; Being considered for ECW
- Terry Funk - Injured
- Gangrel (David Heath) - Signed contract; Debuting after losing weight
- Jazz (Carlene Begnaud) - Has not appeared since WWE vs. ECW Head-to-Head
- Derek Neikirk - Appearing at house shows
- Ryan O'Reilly - Appearing at house shows
- Eric Perez - Appearing at house shows
- Trinity (Stephanie Finochio) - Recovering from knee surgery; Due back mid August to early September
- Rob Van Dam (Rob Szatkowski) - Suspended for drug possession, without pay; Due back 30 days from July 4th, 2006
Stables and Tag Teams
- The F.B.I. (Little Guido Maritato & Tony Mamaluke with Trinity)
- The Riot Squad (Doug Basham & Danny Basham)
- Mike Knox & Test with Kelly Kelly
- Ryan O'Reilly & Derek Neikirk
Developmental rosters
Male wrestlers
- Brent Albright
- Jon Bolen
- Jack Bull (Gregg Groothuis)
- Chet the Jet (Neil Bzibziak)
- "Domino" Cliff Compton
- Jacob Duncan (Ryan Wilson)
- Shad Gaspard
- Mike Kruel
- Steven Lewington
- Neighborhoodie
- Mason Raige (Jeff Velocci)
- Cody Runnels
- Deuce Shade (James Reiher, Jr.)
- Seth Skyfire (Steve Adkins)
- Shawn Spears (Ronnie Arniell)
Female wrestlers
- Cherry (Kara Drew) - manager of The Untouchables
- Victoria Crawford
Non-contracted developmental talent
- Boris Alexiev (John Carelli)
- Pat Buck
- Robbie Dawber
- Discord
- Faith
- Vic Grimes
- Roni Jonah
- Ronan Keenan
- ODB (Jessica Kresa)
- Raul Loco
- Melody - formerly Fuji Cakes
- Serena (Serena Deeb)
- Russell Simpson
- Sosay
- Jennifer Thomas - ring attendant
- Venus
- Fred Williams
Referees
- Robert Briskoe
- Goose Mahoney
Other on-air talent
- Kenny Bolin - commentator
- Danny Davis (Daniel Burile) - OVW owner
- Dean Hill - commentator
- Jason Phoenix (Jayse Castillo) - works backstage; also appears in backstage segments
Inactive
- Matt Cappotelli - diagnosed with a brain tumor
- Nikita (Katarina Waters) - signed developmental contract
- Ryan Reeves - suspended 30 days for failing a drug test
Stables and Tag Teams
- Shad Gaspard & Neighborhoodie
- The Untouchables (Deuce Shade & "Domino" Cliff Compton with Cherry)
Male wrestlers
- Freakin' Deacon (Drew Hankinson)
- Danny Gimondo
- Ray Gordy
- Bradley Jay (Brad Bradley)
- Brett Majors (Matt Cardona)
- Brian Majors (Brian Myers)
- Kevin Matthews (Kevin McDonald)
- Kenny Omega (Tyson Smith)
- Chuck Palumbo
- Chris Rombola
- Tony Santarelli (Tony Stradlin)
- Sonny Siaki
- Damien Steele
- Tommy Suede
- Mike Taylor
Female wrestlers
- Shantelle Taylor (Shantelle Malawski)
- Tracy Taylor - manager of High Impact
- Krissy Vaine (Kristin Eubanks) - manager of Kevin Matthews
- Angel Williams
Non-contracted developmental talent
- Mikal Adryan
- Francisco Ciatso
- Melissa Coates
- Scott Fantastic
- Mark Jindrak
- Cru Jones
- Luscious
- Antonio Mestre
- Quentin Michaels
- Onyx (Kyle McNeely)
- "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Referees
- Mark Owens
- Ray Ramsey
- Rob Russo
- Scrappy McGowan
Other on-air talent
- Bill DeMott (William DeMott) - commentator
- Ted Guinness - commentator
- Jody Hamilton - DSW owner
- Dan Masters - announcer
- Ron Niemi - commentator
- Nigel Sherrod - commentator
Inactive
- Daniel Rodimer - signed developmental contract
Stables and Tag Teams
- Ebony & Ivory (Ray Gordy & Damien Steele)
- High Impact (Tony Santarelli & Mike Taylor with Tracy Taylor)
- The Major Brothers (Brett Majors & Brian Majors)
- Urban Assault (Sonny Siaki & Eric Perez)
- Team Elite (Mike Knox & Derek Neikirk)
Others
Creative team
- Court Bauer
- Gerald Brisco
- Chris DeJoseph
- "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
- Dan Garza
- Brian Gerwitz
- Alex Greenfield
- Michael Hayes (Michael Seitz)
- Ed Koskey
- David Lagana
- Stephanie McMahon-Levesque - Senior Vice President of Creative Writing
- Pat Patterson (Pierre Clemont)
- Bruce Pritchard
- Dusty Rhodes (Virgil Runnels, Jr.)
Legends Program
- Paul Bearer (William Moody)
- Bam Bam Bigelow (Scott Bigelow)
- The Fabulous Moolah (Lillian Ellison)
- Barbara Goodish (representing her late husband Frank "Bruiser Brody" Goodish)
- "Superstar" Billy Graham (Wayne Coleman)
- Kamala (Jim Harris)
- "Mean" Gene Okerlund
- "Cowboy" Bob Orton
- Rowdy Roddy Piper (Roderick Toombs)
- Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Aurelian Smith, Jr.)
- Vader (Leon White)
- Luke Weyers
- Mae Young
Trainers and road agents
- Arn Anderson (Martin Lunde)
- Chris Brannan
- Jason Crivello
- Greg Gagne
- Tony Garea (Anthony Garcia)
- Barry Hatch
- Larry Heck
- Tim Horner
- Steve Keirn
- Eric Langley
- Blackjack Lanza (Jack Lanza)
- Dean Malenko (Dean Simon)
- Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat (Richard Blood)
- Dave Taylor
- Tim White
Other
- Sue Aitchison - manager of community relations
- "Stone Cold" Steve Austin (Steve Williams) - occasional appearances
- Thomas Barreca - Executive Vice President of WWE Enterprises
- Jayson Bernstein - Director of Corporate Communications
- Eric Bischoff
- Robert A. Bowman - member of the Board of Directors
- Dorothy Brill - Senior Vice President of Human Resources
- Carlos Cabrera - Spanish Commentator
- Chris Chambers - Senior Vice President of Interactive media
- Peter Clifford - Vice President of Affiliate Sales
- Edward S. Cohen – Executive Vice President
- Lou D'Angeli - Director of Live Events for ECW
- Kristi D'Aliso – promotions manager
- Gary Davis - Director of WWE Smackdown Your Vote!
- Carl Demarco - President of WWE Canada
- Basil DeVito – Director of Marketing Initiatives
- Pete DiNicola - COO, Senior Vice President
- Darren Drozdov - wwe.com reporter; co-host of WWE Byte This!
- Kevin Dunn - Executive Vice President of Television Production & Executive Producer
- Howard Finkel - works backstage; part-time announcer
- Donna Goldsmith - Senior Vice President of Consumer Products
- Hillbilly Jim (Jim Morris) - Public relations
- Jim Johnston - Music Director
- Edward Kaufman - Executive Vice President and General Counsel
- David Kenin - member of the Board of Directors
- John Laurinaitis - Vice President of Talent Relations
- Neil Lawi - General Manager of WWE music group
- Dan Levi - Senior Vice President of Marketing
- Marissa Mazzola-McMahon - Director of National Public Relations
- Linda McMahon - CEO
- Heather Mitchel - producer
- Christopher Nowinski - Public relations
- Joseph Perkins - member of the Board of Directors
- Jason Robinson - Set Design
- Marcelo Rodriguez - Spanish Commentator (mainly international broadcasts)
- James A. Rothschild – Senior Vice President
- Hugo Savinovich - Spanish Commentator
- Kurt Schneider - Executive Vice President of Marketing
- Frank Serpe - Senior Vice President of Finance
- Michael Sileck - Chief Financial Officer
- Ron Simmons - Public relations
- Joel Simon - President of WWE Films
- Stuart Snyder - WWE President
- Michael B. Solomon - member of the Board of Directors
- Steve Taylor - Vice President of event operations
- Savio Vega (Juan Rivera) - Pay-Per-View analyst
- Tim Walbert - Director
- Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. - member of the Board of Directors
- Andrew Whitaker - Senior Vice President of International Television
- Mark Yeaton - Timekeeper
- Julie Youngberg-Drozdov - Costume designer