WWE is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Stamford, Connecticut. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. WWE personnel consists of professional wrestlers, managers, play-by-play and color commentators, ring announcers, interviewers, referees, trainers, producers, script writers, and various other positions. Executives and board members are also listed.

Overview

As of 2024, WWE employs over 800 full-time employees as part of its business operations, spread across its three segments: Media, Live Events, and Consumer Products. In addition, they contract with other vendors and service providers. As part of WWE's Live Events segment, their performers are described as "independent contractors", with contracts for performers typically ranging from short developmental to multi-year deals.

Brands

Since the reintroduction of WWE's brand extension in 2016, performers are assigned to one of two primary "main roster" brands: Raw and SmackDown. A third brand, NXT, had originally been designated as a developmental brand for the main roster. In 2019 it was elevated to the third main roster brand. But in 2021, the brand's weekly television show was rebooted as "NXT 2.0", and was reinstated to its original status as the developmental division for the main roster (Raw and SmackDown), though it has since dropped the "2.0" name. Main roster performers primarily appear on Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown, while developmental wrestlers appear on NXT, and its supplemental show NXT: Level Up. Other supplementary shows include Main Event, which primarily features Raw wrestlers (with occasional appearances from NXT wrestlers), and Speed, which features wrestlers from all three brands and has its own specialty championships. Performers may also appear on WWE's other weekly television programming, as well as pay-per-views, and on untelevised live events. Personnel in WWE's developmental system are additionally assigned to train at the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. UK-based developmental wrestlers train at the UK Performance Center in London, England.

Championships

For the most part, the brands have their own distinct championships, but some select titles are open to all the brands, such as the WWE Speed Championship for male wrestlers, as well as the WWE Women's Speed Championship and WWE Women's Tag Team Championship for female wrestlers.

Main roster

Raw

Men's division

Women's division

Other on-air personnel

SmackDown

Men's division

Women's division

Other on-air personnel

Nonexclusive

WWE refers to talent not specifically assigned to a brand as "free agents", who may appear on any show.

Men's division

Women's division

Developmental roster

NXT

Men's division

Women's division

Other on-air personnel

Performance Center trainees

Men's division

Women's division

Referees

Broadcast team

The following section pertains to announcers who cover WWE broadcasts. This group includes backstage interviewers, presenters, ringside commentators, ring announcers, pre-show hosts, and analysts.

Raw

SmackDown

NXT

Other

Ambassadors

Select former or retired WWE wrestlers not currently on the main roster (sometimes billed as "WWE Legends") and other celebrities and personalities have contracts to make periodic appearances—either on WWE TV or for promotional events—serving as "ambassadors" (public representatives/spokespeople) for the company.

Creative team

Producers

Main roster

NXT

Music department

Performance Center staff

As NXT is based at the Performance Center, PC coaches and trainers also work as producers for that brand.

Medical team

Corporate staff

TKO Board of Directors

Senior management