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WWE Superstars list for the 2012 roster of wrestlers from Raw, SmackDown, NXT, FCW and more!

This archived page tracks every wrestler in World Wrestling Entertainment who was employed throughout the year for 2012, including WWE Superstars, main roster assignments, NXT wrestlers, FCW developmental talent, managers, authority figures, releases and other on-screen roles.

LEGEND:

🎓 indicates an NXT, FCW, developmental or WWE recruit call-up to a higher roster level during the year.

★ indicates a brand-new WWE signing, recruit, developmental prospect or first-time official/on-screen WWE roster member for that year.

🪃 indicates a returning WWE Superstar who came back to the company during the year.

👔 indicates a notable role change, such as moving from wrestler to manager, authority figure or another on-screen role.

⏳ indicates a WWE signing, recruit or developmental prospect who had not yet debuted on WWE television by the end of the year.

🏷️ indicates a wrestler or on-screen personality who changed their WWE ring name, gimmick name or on-screen name during that year.

This historical roster list is archived for reference and covers WWE roster movement, developmental call-ups, new signings, returns, releases and other 2012 WWE personnel changes.

2012 WWE MAIN ROSTER LIST:

Below is the complete WWE main roster for 2012, including active male and female WWE Superstars who appeared on Raw, SmackDown and pay-per-view programming during the year.

WWE MEN'S ROSTER 2012:

• Alberto Del Rio
• Alex Riley
• Antonio Cesaro 🎓 (FCW/developmental → WWE main roster)
• Big E Langston ★🎓 (signed before 2012; made his WWE television and main roster debut in 2012)
• Big Show
• Brodus Clay
• Camacho
• Chris Jericho 🪃
• Christian
• CM Punk
• Cody Rhodes
• Curt Hawkins
• Damien Sandow 🎓
• Daniel Bryan
• Darren Young
• David Otunga
• Dean Ambrose ★🎓 (signed before 2012; made his WWE television and main roster debut in 2012)
• Dolph Ziggler
• Drew McIntyre
• Epico
• Evan Bourne
• Ezekiel Jackson
• Fandango 🏷️ (formerly Johnny Curtis)
• The Great Khali
• Heath Slater
• Hunico
• Jack Swagger
• Jey Uso
• Jimmy Uso
• Jinder Mahal
• John Cena
• JTG
• Justin Gabriel
• Kane
• Kofi Kingston
• Mark Henry
• Mason Ryan
• Michael McGillicutty
• The Miz
• Primo
• R-Truth
• Randy Orton
• Rey Mysterio
• Roman Reigns ★🎓 (signed before 2012; made his WWE television and main roster debut in 2012)
• Ryback 🏷️ (formerly Skip Sheffield)
• Santino Marella
• Seth Rollins ★🎓 (signed before 2012; made his WWE television and main roster debut in 2012)
• Sheamus
• Sin Cara
• Ted DiBiase Jr.
• Tensai 🪃🏷️ (formerly Lord Tensai; previously A-Train)
• Titus O'Neil 🎓
• Trent Barreta
• Tyson Kidd
• Wade Barrett
• Yoshi Tatsu
• Zack Ryder

WWE WOMEN'S ROSTER 2012:

• AJ Lee 👔 (active wrestler → Raw General Manager and manager)
• Aksana
• Alicia Fox
• Cameron ★🎓
• Eve Torres 👔 (active wrestler → Executive Administrator / assistant authority figure)
• Kaitlyn
• Layla
• Naomi 🎓
• Natalya
• Rosa Mendes
• Tamina Snuka / Tamina

2012 WWE NXT / FCW ROSTER LIST:

Below is the WWE NXT and FCW developmental roster for 2012. FCW was folded into NXT during the year, so this section separates the wrestlers most clearly presented as part of the 2012 NXT television roster from FCW / developmental transition names.

WWE NXT MEN'S ROSTER 2012:

• Bo Dallas
• Bray Wyatt 🏷️ (formerly Husky Harris)
• Conor O'Brian
• Corey Graves
• Derrick Bateman
• Kassius Ohno ★
• Leo Kruger
• Oliver Grey ★🏷️ (formerly Joel Pettifer)
• Percy Watson
• Richie Steamboat
• Rick Victor
• Xavier Woods

WWE NXT WOMEN'S ROSTER 2012:

• Emma 🏷️ (formerly Tenille Dashwood)
• Paige
• Sasha Banks ★
• Summer Rae 👔 (FCW General Manager → NXT ring announcer / wrestler)

WWE FCW / DEVELOPMENTAL MEN'S ROSTER 2012:

• Aiden English ★
• Alexander Rusev
• Angelo Dawkins ★⏳ (signed in 2012; had not debuted on WWE television by the end of the year)
• Axl Keegan ★
• Baron Corbin ★⏳
• Brad Maddox 👔 (developmental wrestler → main-roster referee / storyline character)
• Brandon Traven ★
• Briley Pierce
• Byron Saxton
• CJ Parker
• Colin Cassady ⏳ (signed before 2012; had not debuted on WWE television by the end of the year)
• Dante Dash ★
• Enzo Amore ★⏳
• Erick Rowan ★
• Garrett Dylan ★
• Jake Carter
• Jason Jordan
• Judas Devlin ★
• Knuckles Madsen ★
• Luke Harper ★
• Memo Montenegro ★
• Mike Dalton
• Mojo Rawley ★⏳

WWE FCW / DEVELOPMENTAL WOMEN'S ROSTER 2012:

• Audrey Marie
• Charlotte ★⏳
• Davina Rose ★⏳

NO BRAND OR NON-EXCLUSIVE WWE FREE AGENTS IN 2012:

The following WWE Superstars appeared for WWE in 2012 but were not full-time active main roster members throughout the year.

2012 WWE FREE AGENTS / PART-TIME WRESTLERS LIST:

• Brock Lesnar 🪃
• Shawn Michaels
• The Rock
• The Undertaker
• Triple H

WWE OTHER ON-SCREEN CHARACTERS 2012 LIST:

2012 WWE MANAGERS & VALETS LIST:

• A.W. / Abraham Washington (manager of Prime Time Players until August 2012)
• AJ Lee 👔 (active wrestler → Raw General Manager and manager)
• Aksana
• Big E Langston ★🎓 (associate of Dolph Ziggler and AJ Lee)
• Cameron ★🎓 (dancer/valet for Brodus Clay)
• Naomi 🎓 (dancer/valet for Brodus Clay)
• Paul Heyman 🪃 (manager of Brock Lesnar and CM Punk)
• Ricardo Rodriguez / El Local
• Rosa Mendes
• Sakamoto (manager of Tensai until his 2012 release)
• Vickie Guerrero 👔 (manager → Raw Managing Supervisor)

2012 WWE AUTHORITY FIGURES LIST:

• AJ Lee 👔 (active wrestler → Raw General Manager until October 2012)
• Booker T 👔 (commentator / wrestler → SmackDown General Manager)
• Dusty Rhodes (interim NXT authority figure / developmental authority figure)
• Eve Torres 👔 (active wrestler → Executive Administrator / assistant authority figure through June 2012)
• John Laurinaitis (Raw and SmackDown General Manager until June 2012)
• Maxine (NXT General Manager until June 2012)
• Mr. McMahon / Vince McMahon (WWE Chairman)
• Santino Marella 👔 (wrestler → assistant to SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long until April 2012)
• Summer Rae 👔 (FCW General Manager until FCW closed in 2012)
• Theodore Long 👔 (SmackDown General Manager → assistant to John Laurinaitis)
• Triple H (WWE Chief Operating Officer)
• Vickie Guerrero 👔 (manager → Raw Managing Supervisor)
• William Regal (NXT Match Coordinator)

2012 WWE OTHER RECURRING ON-SCREEN CHARACTERS LIST:

• Hornswoggle (recurring on-screen character / occasional wrestler)

LIST OF WRESTLERS & SUPERSTARS RELEASED FROM WWE IN 2012:

WWE RELEASES 2012 - MEN'S DIVISION:

• A.W. / Abraham Washington (manager; released August 2012)
• Andy Leavine (developmental; released April 2012)
• Armando Estrada (manager; released July 2012)
• Chad Baxter (developmental; released November 2012)
• Chase Owens (developmental / tryout stint ended May 2012)
• Donovan (developmental; released November 2012)
• Eli Cottonwood (developmental; requested release in 2012)
• Goldust (wrestler / producer; released May 2012)
• "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan (legend / part-time; left WWE July 2012)
• J. Bronson (developmental; released October 2012)
• Kenneth Cameron (developmental; released November 2012)
• Nick Rogers (developmental; released November 2012)
• Peter Orlov (developmental; released February 2012)
• Richie Steamboat (developmental; finished active WWE/developmental run due to injuries in November 2012)
• Sakamoto (wrestler / manager; released September 2012)
• Tyler Reks (left WWE August 2012)

WWE RELEASES 2012 - WOMEN'S DIVISION:

• Beth Phoenix
• Brie Bella
• Caylee Turner (developmental)
• Kelly Kelly
• Kharma
• Maxine
• Nikki Bella
• Raquel Diaz (developmental)
• Sofia Cortez (developmental)

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