WWE issued the following press release announcing that they have signed 14 athletes for its award-winning NIL (Next-In-Line) program. Full details, including the list of new competitors, can be found below.
WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), today announced the signing of 14 college athletes to its award-winning NIL (Name, Image & Likeness) program – “Next In Line™” – that provides a clear pathway from collegiate athletics to WWE.
On the two-year anniversary of the inception of WWE’s NIL program, the fourth class of athletes is highlighted by two of the nation’s top-ranked wrestlers, two-time All-American Lucas Davison from the University of Michigan and former Big 12 Champion Stephen Buchanan from the University of Oklahoma. The class also includes WWE’s first acrobatics athlete, Bayley Humphrey from Baylor University, first baseball player, Adam Berghorst from Indiana State, and first male cheerleader, Slane Glover from Ohio State.
The fourth “Next In Line” class includes athletes from 14 different universities and ten NCAA conferences.
Adam Berghorst from Indiana State (Baseball
Bayley Humphrey from Baylor (Acrobatics)
Darci Khan from Howard (Track & Field)
Desmond Coleman from Liberty (Track & Field)
Grace Stephens from Monmouth (Track & Field)
Jeremy Cody from Miami (Track & Field)
Josh Pearcy from Rice (Football)
Kali Terza from Kennesaw State (Track & Field)
Lucas Davison from Michigan (Wrestling)
Momen Zahid from William & Mary (Football)
Sirena Linton from Arkansas (Gymnastics)
Skyla Schulte from Michigan State (Gymnastics)
Slane Glover from Ohio State (Cheerleading)
Stephen Buchanan from Oklahoma (Wrestling)
