The first four WWE ID talent were announced this week, and more are expected to be revealed this weekend.
Launched last week, WWE ID, short for Independent Development, is a program designed to provide up-and-coming independent wrestlers a pathway to a potential career in WWE.
Zayda Steel was the first indie talent announced. Hailing from Washington, D.C., she was scouted from Combat Zone Wrestling. She’s been wrestling for two years. Bryce Donovan was scouted from Wrestling Open and is from Long Beach, New York. He has been wrestling for eight years. “Coldbrew” Cappuccino Jones was the third one announced. From Coffeyville, Kansas, Jones was scouted from This Is Wrestling and has been doing this for two years. Jack Cartwheel from Sacramento, California was the latest to be revealed. He was scouted from Game Changer Wrestling and has been wrestling since 2019.
Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling (Houston), Cody Rhodes’ Nightmare Factory (Atlanta), Seth Rollins’ Black and Brave Academy (Davenport, Iowa), Elite Pro Wrestling Training Center (Concord, N.H.) and KnokX Pro Academy (Los Angeles) are the first WWE ID independent wrestling schools to earn the official designation.
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