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Sons of Scott Steiner, Mark Henry & Titus O’Neil part of new WWE NIL class

Posted on by Josh Nason

The fifth-ever WWE NIL class has three names with familiar bloodline ties among them.

Announced by WWE on Saturday following USA Today’s initial report, Brock Rechsteiner (son of Scott Steiner), Jacob Henry (son of Mark Henry), and TJ Bullard (son of Titus O’Neil) were part of the 12-member class listed below.

Rechsteiner, formerly a wide receiver for the Jacksonville State football team, was reportedly offered his deal in January with his brother Brandon confirming it in February during an interview.

Henry is currently a football player and amateur wrestler at Oklahoma University while Bullard plays football for the University of Central Florida.

About the WWE NIL Program

The NIL (Next In Line) program was launched in December 2021 for college athletes. NIL deals allow athletes to profit off of their name, image, and likeness while still in college — a bi-product of new NCAA policies that took effect in July 2021 following the historic Ed O’Bannon lawsuit.

About the 5th WWE NIL Class

The following are the announced athletes, their most recent college, and sport played:

  • Brock Rechsteiner (Jacksonville State, football)
  • Jacob Henry (Oklahoma, football and wrestling)
  • Meghan Walker (Nebraska, track and field)
  • TJ Bullard (Central Florida, football)
  • Madison Kaiser (Minnesota, hockey)
  • Garrett Beck (Grand Canyon, lacrosse)
  • Kerrigan Huynh (University of Central Oklahoma, track and field)
  • Fatima Katembo (LSU Shreveport, basketball)
  • Bianca Pizano (Michigan State, field hockey)
  • Gina Adams (Lynn University, basketball)
  • Hidetora Hanada (Colorado State, football)
  • Zuriel Jimenez (Columbia University, track and field)

Mark Henry, Candice Michelle appear in crowd during WWE Raw

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Two former WWE stars appeared in the crowd on Raw.

Mark Henry was shown in the Austin, Texas crowd on Monday with his son Jacob, who is part of the wrestling team at the University of Oklahoma. On commentary, Michael Cole noted that Jacob had signed an NIL deal with WWE.

This was the first WWE televised appearance for Mark Henry since his departure from the company in 2021, ending a 25-year run with WWE to join AEW as part of their broadcast team. Henry announced in May that he would not be renewing his contract. He currently is a part of Busted Open Radio.

Another former WWE star, Candice Michelle, appeared in the crowd during the show. 

The former Women’s Champion was part of WWE from 2004-2009, first appearing as part of the 2004 Diva Search. She made a cameo appearance during WWE’s Raw Reunion episode in 2019, briefly winning the WWE 24/7 Championship before losing to Alundra Blayze.

Mark Henry’s son Jacob signs with WWE

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Jacob Henry, son of WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry, announced Thursday night that he has signed with the promotion.

Appearing at Remix Rumble on Thursday alongside his Hall of Fame father, Jacob announced that he has signed with WWE in news that “is going to come out in the next couple of days.”

Jacob is currently enrolled at the University of Oklahoma and on the school’s wrestling team.

In a recent interview with TMZ Sports, Mark stated that Jacob was also considering trying out for OU’s spring football team:

“They wanted him to come out for spring football, so you might get to see him out there on that field too as a two-sport athlete.”

It is unclear if Jacob has a WWE start date, or if he going to finish his collegiate career before officially joining the company.

In the same TMZ interview, Mark stated that Jacob’s passion is wrestling, but that Mark wanted him to complete his college degree before entering the business:

“His true passion is pro wrestling. He’s not trying to be the Olympic champion. He said, ‘Dad, I’m not trying to go to the Pro Bowl or win the Super Bowl.’ He said, ‘I want to main event WrestleMania. I wanna go to Japan and be champion.'”

He’s gotta hand me that degree first. Him and my daughter both. I was like, ‘Y’all hand me the degree, I will give you the keys to your inheritance and you can go do whatever you want to do.'”