Three wrestlers released from WWE ID program

Three wrestlers have departed the WWE ID program with WWE releasing them from their contracts.

Aaron Roberts announced his release this morning, saying he was fired from his dream job. He posted a video along with the announcement noting that he’s based out of Tennessee and is accepting bookings at “[email protected]

“I’m still the baddest motherf*cker walking both sides of the Mississippi,” Roberts declared.

Roberts’ inclusion in the ID program had been announced last November at a Memphis Wrestling event.

PWInsider reports that Ice Williams and Jordan Oasis have also been released from WWE ID. Williams is from the West Coast and competes in Las Vegas for Future Stars of Wrestling, while Oasis is from the Pacific Northwest and goes by the “Global Nomad” on the indies. Oasis trained at both the Buddy Wayne Academy and KnokX Pro Wrestling Academy.

“They will each make their final appearances on upcoming episodes of WWE EVOLVE that had been previously taped,” PWInsider wrote about Williams and Oasis.

The WWE ID (Independent Development) program launched late last year, with WWE providing select training schools and indie wrestlers with support and creating a potential pathway for some of those wrestlers to join NXT full-time. Kylie Rae and Cappuccino Jones are the inaugural WWE ID Champions of their respective divisions.

WWE announces two new WWE ID recruits

A “real-life action figure” has been added to the WWE ID roster in addition to a wrestler from Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling.

WWE first posted a video on Sunday of GAL, a product of the Elite Pro Wrestling Training Center in Concord, NH, receiving a WWE ID contract. The four-year pro was scouted from the Wrestling Open promotion and also frequently performs for Beyond Wrestling in the Northeast U.S.

GAL’s name on the WWE ID recruit page is listed as “It’s Gal.”

And then as promised earlier in the week, Ice Williams was announced as the latest WWE ID prospect during a Reality of Wrestling show, announced by Booker T himself:

The California native is listed a six-year pro who has appeared frequently for Future Stars of Wrestling out of Las Vegas. He was part of a tag team match in AEW in 2023 and then for ROH in 2024.

The Elite Pro Wrestling Training Center was one of five schools initially given WWE ID designation, along with Seth Rollins’ Black and Brave in Davenport, Cody Rhodes’ Nightmare Factory in Atlanta, Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling in Houston, and the KnokX Pro Academy in Los Angeles.

Announced members of the WWE ID program:

  • Sean Legacy
  • Cappuccino Jones
  • Zayda Steel
  • Bryce Donovan
  • Marcus Mathers
  • Sam Holloway
  • Jack Summit (aka Jack Cartwheel)
  • Zara Zakher
  • It’s Gal (aka GAL)
  • Ice Williams