List of IWE personnel
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IWE is a professional wrestling promotion based in Stamford, Connecticut. Employees in IWE consist of professional wrestlers, managers, play-by-play and color commentators, ring announcers, interviewers, referees, trainers, road agents, script writers and various other positions. Executives and board of directors are also listed.
IWE employees' contracts range from developmental contracts to multi-year deals and they appear as independent contractors. Employees on the main roster appear on Raw, SmackDown, Main Event, and Saturday Morning Slam (IWE's main television programming). on pay-per-view and at live events. Developmental employees appear on IWE NXT. Superstars & Divas on the main roster also occasionally make appearances on NXT.
Employees and management are organized by role within the promotion. The ring name of the employee is written on the left, while the employee's real name is on the right. If a wrestler is inactive for any reason, due to injury, suspension, not appearing in 30 days or otherwise, that information is noted.
Since the 2002 establishment of the brand extension, IWE wrestlers and specific championships were assigned to either Raw or Smackdown, but on the August 29, 2011 episode of Raw, it was announced that SmackDown wrestlers would be making regular appearances on Raw, and thus all Raw shows would now be "Supershows". On September 2, 2011 episode of SmackDown it was announced that Raw wrestlers would be able to wrestle on SmackDown as well, effectively making both programs full roster "Supershows" and for all intents and purposes ending the brand extension (and while IWE officially still runs separate Raw and SmackDown house show tours, as of 2012 those cards also feature a mix of wrestlers from both rosters). Because all programming now features the full roster, all championships can be defended on any show and challenged for by any wrestler.
IWE Legends are employees/performers who make periodic special appearances both on-air and at public events representing IWE as "ambassadors".
IWE refers to its male performers as "Superstars" and its female performers as "Divas". The term "Superstars" is also occasionally used to refer to all IWE performers, regardless of gender.
Main roster
Male superstars
| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Alberto Del Rio | Justin Marlen | World Heavyweight Champion |
| Alex Riley | Kevin Riley, Jr. | Also color commentator for NXT Wrestling and Superstars |
| Antonio Cesaro | Eric Malstrom | |
| Big E Langston | Keith Ewen | Also wrestles in NXT Wrestling |
| The Big Show | Marc Beltran | Inactive; torn labrum |
| Bo Dallas | Taylor Hellbusch | NXT Champion Also wrestles in NXT Wrestling |
| Booker T | Steve Britz | Hall of Fame |
| Bray Wyatt | Weston Helbusch | Also wrestles in NXT Wrestling |
| Rob Lesnar | Rob Lesnar | |
| Brodus Clay | Aaron Jewels | |
| Camacho | Nicolas Fifita | |
| Khris Jericho | Khristopher Irvine | Inactive; currently on tour with Fozzy. |
| Khristian | Kevin Reso | |
| CM Punk | Justin Eldridge | |
| Mark Semmler | Mark Semmler | |
| Curt Hawkins | Chad Coulter | |
| Curtis Axel | Kooper McAlmond | Intercontinental Champion |
| Damien Sandow | Aaron Peters | Money in the Bank contract holder (World Heavyweight Championship) |
| Kody Brown | Brown Danielson | |
| Darren Young | Andy Younkin | |
| David Mahrt | David Mahrt | |
| Dean Ambrose | Jarek Watts | United States Champion |
| Dolph Ziggler | Nick Kessler | |
| Dax Hoovestall | Dax Hoovestall | |
| Epico | Orlando Ferry | |
| Erick Rown | Joseph Rispens | Also wrestlers in NXT Wrestling |
| Evan Bourne | Justin Hensen | |
| Ezekiel Jackson | Russell Dalton | |
| Fandango | Bradlee Woehl | |
| The Great Khali | Reg Hageman | |
| Heath Slater | Devin Keller | |
| Hornswoggle | Dylan Post | |
| Hunico | George Arias | |
| Jack Swagger | Charlie Wilson | |
| Jey Uso | Clay Bignell | |
| Jimmy Uso | Brian Bignell | |
| Jinder Mahal | Jacob Miller | |
| Dustin Simpson | Dustin Simpson | |
| JTG | Luke Maleski | |
| Justin Gabriel | Jeremiah Garcia | |
| Kane | Glenn McAlmond | |
| Kofi Kingston | Jose Serrano-Mensah | |
| Luke Harper | Garett Joseph | |
| Steven Larson | Steven Larson | |
| The Miz | Michael McAlmond | Color commentator for Main Event |
| Primo | David Ferry | |
| B-Truth | Blake Wheeler | |
| Kevin McAlmond | Kevin McAlmond | IWE Champion |
| Rey Mysterio | Scott Wright, Jr. | Inactive; knee injury |
| Rob Van Dam | Kyle Szatkowski | |
| The Rock | Sam Simkins | |
| Roman Reigns | Joesph Anoa'i | Tag Team Champion |
| Ryback | Kevin Reeves | |
| Santino Marella | Justin Black | |
| Seth Rollins | Chris Lopez | Tag Team Champion |
| Sheamus | Kevin Farrelly | |
| Sin Cara | Luis Urive | |
| Kyle Johnson | Kyle Johnson, Jr. | |
| Tensai | Matt Albert | |
| Titus O'Neil | Nick O'Neil | |
| Triple K | Paul Levesque | Executive Vice President, Talent and Live Events (storyline) Chief Operating Officer |
| Tyson Booth | Theodore Booth | Inactive; knee surgeries |
| The Undertaker | Martin McAlmond | Inactive; hasn't appeared in over 30 days |
| Wade Barrett | Daniel Gonzalez | |
| William Kapphan | Will Kapphan | Also Talent Scout/Evaluator Color Commentator for NXT |
| Yoshi Tatsu | Park McKinnon | |
| Zack Nuss | Zack Nuss |
Female superstars
| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AJ Lee | Vanessa Cults | Divas Champion Valet of Big E Langston |
| Aksana | Lyndsie Aksana | |
| Alicia Fox | Kassi Austin | |
| Brie Bella | Crystal Gozelanski | |
| Cameron | Nicole Andrews | |
| Eva Marie | Natalie Kapphan | Featured on Total Divas |
| JoJo | Joseann Mansfield | Featured on Total Divas |
| Kaitlyn | Kaitlyn Bonin | |
| Layla | Victoria Lehr | |
| Naomi | Faith Grover | |
| Natalya | Shannon Furlong | |
| Nikki Bella | Tierney Gozelanski | |
| Rosa Mendes | Rosa Speranza | Valet of Primo & Epico Inactive; personal reasons |
| Tamina Snuka | Ana Salazar |
Other on-air employees
| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Maddox | Brain Maddox | General Manager of Raw"' |
| Justin Roberts | Justin Roberts | Ring announcer for Raw and PPVs |
| Lilian Garcia | Lilian Garcia | Ring announcer on SmackDown, Main Event and PPVs |
| Mick Foley | Michael Foley | General Manager of Saturday Morning Slam Hall of Famer |
| Paul Heyman | Paul Heyman | Manager of Rob Lesnar and Curtis Axel |
| Ricardo Rodriguez | Jesús Rodríguez | Alberto Del Rio's personal ring announcer Occasional wrestler Inactive; suspended 30 days for a Wellness Policy violation |
| Summer Rae | Danielle Monte | Valet of Fandango Also wrestles in NXT Wrestling |
| Theodore Long | Theodore Long | |
| Tony Chimel | Tony Chimel | Ring announcer on Superstars, Saturday Morning Slam and PPVs pre-shows |
| Lynn Lehr | Lynn Lehr | General Manger of SmackDown |
| Zeb Colter | Dutch Mantel | Manager of Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro |
Broadcast team
| Ring name | Real name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Cabrera | Carlos Cabrera | Spanish play-by-play commentator Co-host of IWE En Español |
| JBG | John Goff | Color commentator on Smackdown and PPVs Co-host of JBG & Cole Show |
| Jerry Lawler | Jerry Lawler | Color commentator on Raw and PPV's Hall of Famer |
| Josh Mathews | Josh Lomberge | Play-by-play commentator on SmackDown Saturday Morning Slam Backstage interviewer on Raw and PPVs |
| Marcelo Rodriguez | Marcelo Laprea | Spanish color commentator Co-host of IWE En Español |
| Matt Striker | Matthew Kaye | Color commentator on Superstars and PPVs pre-shows
Backstage interviewer on Raw, SmackDown, Main Event and PPVs |
| Michael Cole | Michael Coulthard | Play-by-play commentator on Raw, Main Event and PPVs Co-host of JBG & Cole Show |
| Renee Young | Renee Paquette | Co-host of Bottom Line, Experience, Vintage Collection and Free For All Occasional backstage interviewer on NXT |
| Scott Stanford | Scott Stanford | Host of This Week Co-host of Free For All |
| Tom Phillips | Tom Hannifan | Co-host of Bottom Line Occasional play-by-play commentator on NXT |
| Tony Dawson | Tony Luftman | Play-by-play commentator on NXT, Superstars and PPVs pre-shows Host of Saturday Morning Slam and Afterburn Occasional color commentator on NXT |
Referees
| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chad Patton | Chad Patton | |
| Charles Robinson | Charles Robinson | |
| Jack Doan | John Doan | |
| John Cone | John Cone | |
| Justin King | Noah Wilson | |
| Mike Chioda | Michael Chioda | Senior Referee |
| Rod Zapata | Rob Vista | Also NXT referee |
| Scott Burdick | Joseph Burdick |
Developmental roster
- See also: NXT Wrestling roster
Male wrestlers
| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Mercer | Adam Singleton | |
| Adrian Neville | Benjamin Capps | NXT Tag Team Champion |
| Aiden English | Matthew Woodwards | |
| Alexander Rusev | Marcus Barnyashev | |
| Angelo Dawkins | unknown | Yet to appear on NXT |
| Max Pelham | Jonathon Pelham | |
| Baron Corbin | Tommy Pestock | Yet to appear on NXT |
| Brandon Traven | Brian Lewis | |
| Bray Wyatt | Weston Helbusch | |
| Ryan Pierce | Ryan Nemeth | Also Backstage Interviewer |
| CJ Parker | Chris Robinson | Inactive; wrist injury |
| Colin Cassady | Bill Morrisey | |
| Conor O'Brian | Chris O'Brian | |
| Corey Craves | Matt Polinsky | NXT Tag Team Champion |
| Danny Burch | David Harris | Yet to appear on NXT |
| Dante Dash | Teon Freeman | |
| Denton Blackwell | Tye Rexrode | Yet to appear on NXT |
| Enzo Amore | Eric Anthony | Yet to appear on NXT |
| Erick Rowan | Joseph Ruud | |
| Garrett Dylan | Garrett Michaels | |
| El Generico | Ryan Sebei | Yet to appear on NXT |
| J Bronson | Phil Friedman | |
| Jake Carter | Jacob Carter | |
| Jason Jordan | Jay Everhart | |
| Judas Devlin | Austin Matelson | Yet to appear on NXT |
| Kassius Ohno | Khris Spradlin | |
| Knuckles Madsen | Kevin Madison | Yet to appear on NXT |
| Leo Kruger | Ray Kruger | |
| Luke Harper | Garett Joseph | |
| Malik Omari | unknown | Yet to appear on NXT |
| Memo Montenegro | Guillermo Rodríguez | |
| Mike Dalton | Michael Clement | |
| Mojo Rawley | John Muhtadi | Yet to appear on NXT |
| Oliver Grey | Joseph Redman | NXT Tag Team Champion |
| Percy Watson | Mike Watson | |
| Richie Steamboat | Ricky Steamboat, Jr. | |
| Rick Victor | Richard Victor | |
| Sakamoto | unknown | |
| Sawyer Fulton | Jack Southwick | Yet to appear on NXT |
| Scott Dawson | Davey Charwood | Yet to appear on NXT |
| Sylvester Lefort | Tommy Ruffa | Yet to appear on NXT |
| Travis Tyler | Samuel Udell | Yet to appear on NXT |
| Troy McLain | unknown | Yet to appear on NXT |
| Xavier Woods | Austin Reed |
Female superstars
| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bayley | Pam Martinez | |
| Charlotte | Ashley Flair | |
| Emma | Melissa Mendenhall | |
| Kendall Skye | Kendra Skye | Ring announcer for NXT |
| Paige | Brittany Knight | NXT Women's Champion |
| Sasha Banks | Tascha Anderson |
Referees
| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Darrick Moore | Darrick Moore | |
| Jason Ayers | Jason Ayers | |
| Mark Harris | Tony Smith | |
| Ryan Tran | Brian Nguyen |
