WWE has confirmed its fourth NIL “Next in Line” class since December 2021. In it are a total of 14 college athletes, six women and eight men. The women are listed below.
- Bayley Humphrey – Gymnastics – Baylor
- Darci Khan – Track & Field – Howard
- Grace Stephens – Track & Field – Monmouth
- Kali Terza – Track & Field – Kennesaw State
- Sirena Linton – Gymnastics – Arkansas
- Skyla Schulte – Gymnastics – Michigan State
According to WWE –
WWE’s “Next In Line” program has signed 60 college athletes since its inception in December 2021. Seven athletes have signed full-time developmental contracts with WWE and train year-round at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando.
The program serves to recruit and develop potential future Superstars and continues to enhance WWE’s talent development process through collaborative partnerships with college athletes from diverse athletic backgrounds. WWE has signed athletes from 15 different sports including 42 members of Power-Five conferences. The program’s members have earned 18 NCAA Championships, 34 Conference Championships and 55 All-American honors.
All athlete partnerships feature access to the state-of-the-art WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla., in addition to resources across the organization including brand building, media training, live event promotion, creative writing and community relations. Upon completion of the NIL program, athletes may earn an exclusive opportunity to be offered a WWE contract.
The program’s athletes boast impressive social media followings with more than 12 million combined followers on TikTok and nearly five million combined followers on Instagram. WWE currently has one of the largest fanbases on TikTok with more than 25 million followers and more than 30 million Instagram followers.
