WWE announces second class of college athletes to receive name, image, likeness agreements

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.