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WWE Superstars list for the 2021 roster of wrestlers from Raw, SmackDown, NXT, NXT UK, 205 Live, the WWE Performance Center and more!

This archived page tracks the World Wrestling Entertainment roster for 2021, including WWE Superstars, brand assignments, free agents, WWE Performance Center recruits, managers, authority figures, releases and other on-screen roster changes from that calendar year.

LEGEND:

🎓 indicates an NXT, NXT UK, 205 Live, developmental or WWE Performance Center call-up to a higher roster level during 2021.

★ indicates a brand-new WWE signing, recruit, developmental prospect or first-time official/on-screen WWE roster member for 2021.

⇄ indicates a Raw/SmackDown brand trade, WWE Draft move, Superstar Shake-up move or roster transfer during 2021.

🪃 indicates a returning WWE Superstar who came back to the company during 2021.

👔 indicates a notable role change during 2021, with the role transition listed inline.

⏳ indicates a WWE signing, recruit or developmental prospect who had not debuted on WWE television by the end of 2021.

🏷️ indicates a wrestler or on-screen personality who changed their WWE ring name, gimmick name or on-screen name during 2021.

This historical roster list reflects WWE roster trades, the 2021 WWE Draft, WWE releases in 2021, developmental call-ups, free agents, the NXT 2.0 transition and other movement from the year.

2021 WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW ROSTER LIST:

Below is the complete WWE Raw roster for 2021 as of December 31, including the Raw men's and women's divisions featuring all active male and female WWE Superstars assigned to the red brand.

WWE RAW MEN'S ROSTER 2021:

• AJ Styles
• Akira Tozawa
• Angelo Dawkins ⇄
• Apollo Crews ⇄
• Austin Theory 🎓⇄
• Big E ⇄
• Bobby Lashley
• Cedric Alexander
• Chad Gable ⇄
• Commander Azeez 🏷️⇄ (formerly Dabba-Kato)
• Damian Priest 🎓
• Dolph Ziggler ⇄
• Dominik Mysterio ⇄
• Edge ⇄
• Finn Balor 🎓⇄
• Gable Steveson ★
• Kevin Owens ⇄
• Matt Riddle / Riddle
• The Miz
• Montez Ford ⇄
• MVP
• Omos 👔 (AJ Styles' bodyguard → Raw wrestler)
• Otis Dozovic ⇄
• Randy Orton
• Reggie 🏷️👔 (formerly Reginald Thomas; Carmella's sommelier → Raw wrestler)
• Rey Mysterio ⇄
• Robert Roode ⇄
• R-Truth
• Seth Rollins ⇄
• Shelton Benjamin
• T-Bar
• Veer Mahaan 🎓🏷️ (formerly Rinku Singh)

WWE RAW WOMEN'S ROSTER 2021:

• Alexa Bliss
• Becky Lynch 🪃⇄
• Bianca Belair ⇄
• Carmella ⇄
• Dana Brooke
• Doudrop 🎓🏷️ (formerly Piper Niven)
• Liv Morgan ⇄
• Nikki A.S.H. 🏷️ (formerly Nikki Cross)
• Rhea Ripley 🎓
• Tamina Snuka ⇄
• Queen Zelina / Zelina Vega 🪃⇄

2021 WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN ROSTER LIST:

Below is the complete WWE SmackDown roster for 2021 as of December 31, including the SmackDown men's and women's divisions featuring all active male and female WWE Superstars assigned to the blue brand.

WWE SMACKDOWN MEN'S ROSTER 2021:

• Angel Garza ⇄
• Happy Corbin / Baron Corbin 🏷️ (formerly King Corbin)
• Cesaro
• Drew Gulak ⇄
• Drew McIntyre ⇄
• Erik ⇄
• Humberto Carrillo ⇄
• Ivar ⇄
• Jey Uso
• Jimmy Uso
• Jinder Mahal ⇄
• Kofi Kingston ⇄
• Mace ⇄
• Madcap Moss 🏷️ (formerly Riddick Moss)
• Mansoor ⇄
• Mustafa Ali ⇄
• Boogs / Rick Boogs 🎓🏷️ (formerly Rik Bugez)
• Ricochet ⇄
• Ridge Holland 🎓⇄
• Roman Reigns
• Sami Zayn
• Shanky 🎓⇄🏷️ (formerly Dilsher Shanky)
• Sheamus ⇄
• King Nakamura / Shinsuke Nakamura 🏷️ (formerly Shinsuke Nakamura)
• Xavier Woods ⇄

WWE SMACKDOWN WOMEN'S ROSTER 2021:

• Aliyah 🎓⇄
• Charlotte Flair ⇄
• Naomi ⇄
• Natalya
• Sasha Banks
• Shayna Baszler ⇄
• Shotzi 🎓🏷️ (formerly Shotzi Blackheart)
• Xia Li 🎓⇄

2021 WWE NXT ROSTER LIST:

Below is the complete WWE NXT roster for 2021 as of December 31. This year includes the late-year NXT 2.0 transition, while the section remains grouped under the NXT developmental banner for year-end archive purposes.

WWE NXT MEN'S ROSTER 2021:

• Andre Chase ★
• Boa
• Bodhi Hayward ★🏷️ (formerly Brady Booker)
• Brooks Jensen ★🏷️ (formerly Ben Buchanan)
• Bron Breakker ★🏷️ (formerly Bronson Rechsteiner)
• Brutus Creed ★🏷️ (formerly Drew Kasper)
• Cameron Grimes
• Carmelo Hayes ★🏷️ (formerly Christian Casanova)
• Danny Burch
• Dante Chen ★🏷️ (formerly Sean Tan)
• Dexter Lumis
• Draco Anthony ★
• Duke Hudson 🏷️ (formerly Brendan Vink)
• Edris Enofe ★
• Fabian Aichner
• Grayson Waller ★🏷️ (formerly Matty Wahlberg)
• Guru Raaj ★
• Hachiman ★🏷️ (Diamond Mine trainer/mentor)
• Harland ★🏷️ (formerly Parker Boudreaux)
• Ikemen Jiro ★🏷️ (signed in 2020; made his WWE television debut in 2021; formerly Jiro Kuroshio)
• James Drake
• Joaquin Wilde
• Joe Gacy
• Josh Briggs ★ (signed in 2020; made his WWE television debut in 2021)
• Julius Creed ★🏷️ (signed in 2020; made his WWE television debut in 2021; formerly Jacob Kasper)
• Kushida
• LA Knight 🪃🏷️ (formerly Eli Drake; previously in WWE as Slate Randall)
• Malik Blade ★
• Marcel Barthel
• Nash Carter
• Odyssey Jones ★ (signed in 2019; made his WWE television debut in 2021)
• Pete Dunne
• Raul Mendoza
• Roderick Strong
• Ru Feng ★
• Samoa Joe 🪃👔 (returning wrestler → NXT authority figure / wrestler)
• Santos Escobar
• Saurav Gurjar
• Solo Sikoa ★🏷️ (formerly Joseph Fatu)
• Timothy Thatcher
• Tommaso Ciampa
• Tony D'Angelo ★🏷️ (formerly Joe Ariola)
• Trick Williams ★🏷️ (formerly Matrick Belton)
• Von Wagner 🏷️ (formerly Cal Bloom)
• Wes Lee
• Xyon Quinn ★🏷️ (formerly Daniel Vidot)
• Zack Gibson

WWE NXT WOMEN'S ROSTER 2021:

• Amari Miller ★
• Candice LeRae
• Cora Jade ★
• Dakota Kai
• Elektra Lopez ★🏷️ (formerly Karissa Rivera)
• Erica Yan ★
• Fallon Henley ★🏷️ (formerly Tesha Price)
• Gigi Dolin ★🏷️ (formerly Priscilla Kelly)
• Indi Hartwell
• Io Shirai
• Ivy Nile ★ (signed in 2020; made her WWE television debut in 2021)
• Jacy Jayne
• Kacy Catanzaro
• Kayden Carter
• Kay Lee Ray 🎓
• Lash Legend ★🏷️ (formerly Anriel Howard)
• Mandy Rose ⇄
• Persia Pirotta ★
• Raquel Gonzalez
• Sarray ★
• Tiffany Stratton ★🏷️ (formerly Jessica Woynilko)
• Valentina Feroz
• Wendy Choo 🏷️ (formerly Mei Ying)
• Yulisa Leon ★
• Zoey Stark ★

2021 WWE NXT UK ROSTER LIST:

Below is the complete WWE NXT UK roster for 2021 as of December 31.

WWE NXT UK MEN'S ROSTER 2021:

• A-Kid
• Ashton Smith
• Charlie Dempsey ★🏷️ (formerly Bailey Matthews)
• Dave Mastiff
• Eddie Dennis
• Flash Morgan Webster
• Ilja Dragunov
• Jack Starz
• Joe Coffey
• Jordan Devlin
• Kenny Williams
• Levi Muir
• Lewis Howley
• Mark Andrews
• Mark Coffey
• Nathan Frazer ★🏷️ (signed in 2020; made his WWE television debut in 2021; formerly Ben Carter)
• Noam Dar
• Oliver Carter
• Primate / Jay Melrose
• Rampage Brown
• Rohan Raja 🏷️ (formerly Gursinder Singh)
• Sam Gradwell
• Sam Stoker
• Saxon Huxley
• Sha Samuels
• Teoman ★
• Trent Seven
• Tyler Bate
• Tyson T-Bone
• WALTER
• Wild Boar / Mike Hitchman
• Wolfgang

WWE NXT UK WOMEN'S ROSTER 2021:

• Aleah James
• Amale
• Aoife Valkyrie
• Blair Davenport ★🏷️ (formerly Bea Priestley)
• Candy Floss
• Dani Luna
• Emilia McKenzie 🪃🏷️ (formerly Millie McKenzie)
• Isla Dawn
• Jinny
• Meiko Satomura ★
• Nina Samuels
• Stevie Turner ★
• Xia Brookside

2021 WWE PERFORMANCE CENTER RECRUITS LIST:

The following WWE Performance Center recruits, developmental signings and WWE NIL prospects were signed or listed in the developmental system during 2021, but had not yet settled into a regular NXT television roster slot by the end of the year.

WWE PERFORMANCE CENTER MEN'S RECRUITS 2021:

• A.J. Ferrari ★⏳
• Alema Collins ★⏳
• Carlos Aviles ★⏳
• Damon Kemp / Bobby Steveson ★🏷️ (formerly Bobby Steveson)
• Dalton Wagner ★⏳
• Glen Logan ★⏳
• Isaac Odugbesan ★⏳
• Joe Spivak ★⏳
• John Krahn ★⏳
• Jon Seaton ★⏳
• Mason Parris ★⏳

WWE PERFORMANCE CENTER WOMEN'S RECRUITS 2021:

• Aleeya Hutchins ★⏳
• Haley Cavinder ★⏳
• Hanna Cavinder ★⏳
• Kellie Morga / Mila Malani ★⏳
• Lexi Gordon ★⏳
• Masai Russell ★⏳
• Nikkita Lyons / Faith Jefferies ★🏷️ (formerly Faith Jefferies)
• Raelyn Divine / Jaylen Williams ★⏳
• Riley White ★⏳
• Sareena Sandhu ★
• Simone Johnson ⏳ (signed in 2020; still yet to debut on WWE television by the end of 2021)
• Vish Kanya / Sanjana George ★⏳

NO BRAND OR NON-EXCLUSIVE WWE FREE AGENTS IN 2021:

The following WWE Superstars were signed to the roster as of December 31, 2021, but were not cleanly assigned to Raw, SmackDown, NXT or another specific brand due to part-time status, injury, inactivity, storyline free agency, draft status or special attraction appearances.

2021 WWE FREE AGENTS (MEN'S DIVISION):

• Brock Lesnar 🪃
• Elias
• Goldberg
• John Cena 🪃
• Titus O'Neil

2021 WWE FREE AGENTS (WOMEN'S DIVISION):

• Asuka
• Bayley
• Lacey Evans

WWE OTHER ON-SCREEN CHARACTERS 2021 LIST:

2021 WWE MANAGERS & VALETS LIST:

• Eddie Dennis
• Malcolm Bivens
• Maryse
• Paul Heyman
• Reginald Thomas (Carmella's sommelier until July; later Raw wrestler as Reggie)
• Robert Stone
• Scarlett Bordeaux (released November 4, 2021)

2021 WWE AUTHORITY FIGURES LIST:

• Adam Pearce (WWE Official for Raw and SmackDown)
• Johnny Saint (NXT UK General Manager)
• Samoa Joe 🪃👔 (returning wrestler → NXT authority figure / wrestler)
• Stephanie McMahon (WWE corporate authority figure)
• Sid Scala (Assistant to the NXT UK General Manager)
• Sonya Deville 👔 (wrestler → Raw / SmackDown authority figure)
• Triple H (WWE COO / NXT corporate authority figure)
• Vince McMahon (WWE Chairman and CEO)
• William Regal (NXT General Manager)

LIST OF WRESTLERS & SUPERSTARS RELEASED FROM WWE IN 2021:

The following WWE Superstars were released, quit, retired, had their contracts expire, or were otherwise moved off the active WWE roster during 2021.

WWE RELEASES 2021 - MEN'S DIVISION:

• Adam Cole
• Aleister Black
• Alexander Wolfe
• Amir Jordan
• Andrade
• Ari Sterling ★
• Ariya Daivari
• Arturo Ruas
• Ashante "Thee" Adonis 🎓⇄
• Asher Hale ★
• August Grey
• Big Show
• Bo Dallas
• Bobby Fish
• Braun Strowman
• Bray Wyatt / The Fiend
• Bronson Reed
• Buddy Murphy
• Chase Parker
• Christian
• Curt Stallion
• Daniel Bryan
• Davey Boy Smith Jr. / Harry Smith 🪃
• Desmond Troy
• Drake Maverick ⇄
• Ezra Judge
• Fandango
• Giant Zanjeer
• Gran Metalik
• Isaiah "Swerve" Scott 🎓⇄
• Jake Atlas
• Jaxson Ryker
• Jeet Rama
• Jeff Hardy ⇄
• John Morrison
• Johnny Gargano
• Joseph Conners
• Kalisto
• Karrion Kross 🎓
• Keith "Bearcat" Lee 🏷️ (formerly Keith Lee)
• Killian Dain
• Kona Reeves
• Kyle O'Reilly
• Lars Sullivan
• Leon Ruff
• Lince Dorado
• Matt Martel
• Mojo Rawley
• Oney Lorcan
• Samir Singh
• Slapjack / Shane Thorne
• Steve Cutler
• Sunil Singh
• Tino Sabbatelli
• Tony Nese
• Top Dolla 🎓⇄
• Trey Baxter ★
• Tyler Breeze
• Tyler Rust
• Tucker
• Velveteen Dream
• Wesley Blake
• Zechariah Smith

WWE RELEASES 2021 - WOMEN'S DIVISION:

• B-Fab ★🎓⇄🏷️ (signed in 2019; made her WWE television debut in 2021; formerly Briana Brandy)
• Billie Kay
• Chelsea Green
• Ember Moon
• Eva Marie 🪃
• Franky Monet ★
• Jessi Kamea
• Jessamyn Duke
• Katrina Cortez
• Kavita Devi
• Lana
• Marina Shafir
• Mercedes Martinez
• Mia Yim / Reckoning
• Mickie James
• Nia Jax
• Peyton Royce
• Ruby Riott
• Santana Garrett
• Scarlett Bordeaux
• Skyler Storey
• Tegan Nox 🎓⇄
• Toni Storm 🎓
• Vanessa Borne
• Zayda Ramier ★🏷️ (formerly AQA)

WWE DEPARTURES 2021 - OTHER ON-SCREEN / BROADCAST / REFEREE TALENT:

• Adnan Virk (commentator)
• Drake Wuertz (referee)
• Greg Hamilton (ring announcer)
• Jake Clemons (referee)
• JoJo Offerman (ring announcer / on-screen personality)
• Ric Flair (legend / on-screen personality)
• Stephon Smith (referee)
• Tom Phillips (commentator)

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