WWE Announces Second Class
By Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior Writer
WWE’s second class of college athletes receiving name, image and likeness agreements includes the first participants in men’s basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, and cheer and dance, as well as four from Power 5 football programs.
The 15-member group participating in WWE’s “Next In Line” program will train at the promotion’s performance center in Orlando, Florida, and receive resources in areas such as brand building and media communications. Gable Steveson, the Olympic gold medalist and NCAA champion in heavyweight wrestling at Minnesota, headlined WWE’s first NIL class along with Miami basketball twins and social media stars Haley and Hanna Cavinder.
The new group includes Auburn All-America gymnast Derrian Gobourne, Tennessee track and field standout Chandler Hayden, Pac-12 heavyweight wrestling champion Cohlton Schultz and Ole Miss cheer and dance athlete Ali Mattox, who won a world championship with Team USA in 2019.
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