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WWE announces signing of new ID prospect

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A new prospect has been added to the WWE ID program.

It was announced on Friday that indie wrestler Yayne Harrison has been signed to a WWE ID deal. He attended a WWE tryout this summer and has made multiple WWE appearances as an extra, including taking an RKO from Randy Orton at Elimination Chamber earlier this year.

Harrison, who is from Canada, is billed at 6-foot-5. He got his first wrestling training in his hometown of Montreal and later took part in a training camp at the Elite Pro Wrestling Training Center in New Hampshire, which is a WWE ID-affiliated school. EPWTC trainers Scott Reed and Mike Hollow presented him with his ID deal.

“To have WWE believe in me and invest in my journey through their WWEID program is something I’m incredibly proud and grateful for,” Harrison wrote. “I want to thank everyone who’s supported me throughout this journey. Your encouragement truly means the world to me. Chase your dreams.”

WWE ID launched in October 2024 as a way of providing financial and developmental support to select indie wrestlers and schools, creating a potential pathway for prospects to join NXT down the line. Harrison, Eli Knight, Mike Cunningham, and Jha’Quan McNair have been introduced as new ID signees recently, which followed some other prospects departing the program at the one-year mark.

WWE unveils two new championships for ID program

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE is ramping up its ID program with the introduction of two new title belts.

Paul “Triple H” Levesque sent out a social media post on Tuesday announcing that men’s and women’s championships have been created for the ID (Independent Development) program. Created in October 2024, WWE ID is a system where WWE partners with independent wrestlers and training schools. Indie wrestlers who sign WWE ID deals receive financial support from WWE, in addition to other benefits like mentorship and access to training facilities.

The inaugural WWE ID Champions will be determined by a tournament taking place on the “top independent wrestling promotions.” The belts will then be defended on the indies. Further details about the tournament — including the participants and when it will be happening — have not been announced yet.

Kylie Rae, Jack Summit (Jack Cartwheel), Aaron Rourke, Marcus Mathers, Bryce Donovan, Zayda Steel, and Zara Zakher are among the talent that’s been signed to WWE ID.

Official matches involving WWE ID prospects take place on the indies and are spotlighted on WWE ID’s social media accounts. Victories can earn prospects an opportunity to compete on WWE Evolve, a new series that debuts on Tubi this March.