Which WWE Superstars were on the roster in 2025? Check out this definitive list of every wrestler who was on the Raw, SmackDown and NXT rosters as well as those who were free agents, WWE Performance Center recruits, WWE EVOLVE talent, WWE ID prospects, WWE NIL athletes, managers, valets, authority figures and other non-wrestling on-screen roles.
This page tracks every wrestler in World Wrestling Entertainment who was employed throughout the year for 2025 on all the brands, as well as free agents, developmental wrestlers and specialty on-screen roles such as authority figures, managers, valets and more.
LEGEND:
🎓 indicates an NXT, 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 Raw/SmackDown brand trade, draft move or roster transfer during the 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 that year.
🏷️ indicates a wrestler or on-screen personality who changed their WWE ring name, gimmick name or on-screen name during that year.
This list is updated to reflect any roster trades, WWE releases in 2025, NXT call-ups, returns, signings and more.
2025 WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW ROSTER LIST:
Below is the complete WWE Raw roster for 2025, 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 2025:
- AJ Styles ⇄
- Akira Tozawa
- Austin Theory ⇄
- Bron Breakker
- Bronson Reed
- Brutus Creed
- Chad Gable (🏷️ also works as El Grande Americano)
- CM Punk
- Cruz Del Toro
- Dominik Mysterio
- Dragon Lee
- Erik
- Finn Bálor
- Grayson Waller ⇄
- Gunther
- Ivar
- JD McDonagh
- Jey Uso
- Joaquin Wilde
- Julius Creed
- Kofi Kingston
- LA Knight ⇄
- Logan Paul ⇄
- Ludwig Kaiser (🏷️ also works as El Grande Americano)
- Otis Dozovic
- Penta ★
- Pete Dunne (🏷️ also works as Rayo Americano)
- Rey Mysterio
- Rusev 🪃
- Seth Rollins
- Sheamus
- Tyler Bate (🏷️ also works as Bravo Americano)
- Xavier Woods
WWE RAW WOMEN'S ROSTER 2025:
- Asuka
- Bayley ⇄
- Becky Lynch 🪃
- Ivy Nile
- Iyo Sky
- Kairi Sane
- Liv Morgan
- Lyra Valkyria
- Maxxine Dupri
- Naomi ⇄
- Natalya / Nattie
- Nikki Bella 🪃
- Raquel Rodriguez
- Rhea Ripley
- Roxanne Perez 🎓
- Stephanie Vaquer 🎓
- Zoey Stark
2025 WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN ROSTER LIST:
Below is the complete WWE SmackDown roster for 2025, 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 2025:
- Aleister Black 🪃
- Alex Shelley
- Angel Garza
- Angelo Dawkins
- Apollo Crews
- Axiom 🎓
- Bo Dallas / Uncle Howdy ⇄
- Carmelo Hayes
- Chris Sabin
- Cody Rhodes
- Damian Priest ⇄
- Dexter Lumis / Mercy the Buzzard ⇄
- Drew McIntyre ⇄
- Elton Prince
- Erick Rowan / Ramblin' Rabbit ⇄
- Humberto Carrillo / Berto
- Ilja Dragunov
- Jacob Fatu
- JC Mateo ★
- Jimmy Uso
- Joe Gacy / Huskus the Pig Boy ⇄
- Johnny Gargano
- Kevin Owens
- Kit Wilson
- The Miz ⇄
- Montez Ford
- Nathan Frazer 🎓
- Randy Orton
- Rey Fenix ★
- Roman Reigns
- Ron Killings ⇄🪃🏷️ (formerly R-Truth)
- Sami Zayn ⇄
- Santos Escobar
- Shinsuke Nakamura
- Solo Sikoa
- Talla Tonga ★ (signed to WWE in 2024; made his WWE television debut in 2025)
- Tama Tonga
- Tonga Loa
- Tommaso Ciampa
WWE SMACKDOWN WOMEN'S ROSTER 2025:
- Alba Fyre ⇄
- Alexa Bliss
- B-Fab
- Bianca Belair
- Candice LeRae
- Charlotte Flair
- Chelsea Green
- Giulia 🎓
- Jade Cargill
- Kiana James ⇄
- Lash Legend
- Michin
- Nia Jax
- Nikki Cross / Abby the Witch ⇄
- Piper Niven
- Tiffany Stratton
- Zelina Vega ⇄
2025 WWE NXT ROSTER LIST:
This section covers the complete NXT roster for 2025, along with the WWE developmental pipeline within the WWE Performance Center training system.
The NXT men's and women's divisions are the top level. Underneath that sits the WWE EVOLVE roster, which includes members of the WWE Recruits programs such as WWE Next in Line classes (WWE NIL athletes), WWE Independent Development signings (WWE ID contracts), and the cast of WWE Legends & Future Greats (WWE LFG).
Note: Due to WWE's working relationship with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and other outside promotions, select non-WWE wrestlers appeared on NXT and related programming in 2025. They are not officially part of the WWE roster and are not included on this list unless they were otherwise signed or assigned to WWE.
WWE NXT MEN'S ROSTER 2025:
- Andre Chase
- Bronco Nima
- Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo
- Charlie Dempsey
- Cutler James
- Dion Lennox
- Ethan Page
- Hank Walker
- Kale Dixon
- Jasper Troy ★
- Je'Von Evans
- Joe Hendry ★
- Josh Briggs
- Lexis King
- Luca Crusifino
- Lucien Price
- Myles Borne
- Niko Vance
- Noam Dar
- Oba Femi
- Osiris Griffin ★🏷️ (formerly Josh Black)
- Ricky Saints ★
- Saquon Shugars
- Shawn Spears
- Shiloh Hill
- Tank Ledger
- Tavion Heights
- Tony D'Angelo
- Trick Williams
- Tyriek Igwe
- Tyson DuPont
- Uriah Connors
WWE NXT WOMEN'S ROSTER 2025:
- Adriana Rizzo
- Arianna Grace
- Blake Monroe ★
- Fallon Henley
- Izzi Dame
- Jacy Jayne
- Jaida Parker
- Jordynne Grace ★
- Karmen Petrovic
- Kelani Jordan
- Lainey Reid
- Lola Vice
- Sol Ruca
- Skylar Raye ★🏷️ (formerly Dani Raye / Dani Sekelsky)
- Tatum Paxley
- Thea Hail
- Tyra Mae Steele 🎓
- Wren Sinclair
- ZARIA
2025 WWE LFG ROSTER LIST:
The following names were part of WWE Legends & Future Greats in 2025 and were associated with WWE's developmental system. This section avoids doubling up names that have been moved to NXT or EVOLVE elsewhere on the page.
WWE LFG MEN'S ROSTER 2025:
- Chris Island ★
- Elijah Holyfield ★
- Harlem Lewis ★
WWE LFG WOMEN'S ROSTER 2025:
- Bayley Humphrey ★
- Sirena Linton ★
- Tatyanna Dumas ★
2025 WWE EVOLVE ROSTER / WWE ID RECRUITS / WWE PERFORMANCE CENTER LIST:
The following names are grouped together under the WWE EVOLVE roster, which includes talent from the NXT roster, WWE Performance Center trainees, the WWE NIL program and WWE Independent Development contracts.
Some are signed to WWE, while others may be under temporary deals or ID/NIL arrangements rather than a standard WWE roster contract.
WWE EVOLVE MEN'S ROSTER / WWE ID RECRUITS / WWE PERFORMANCE CENTER LIST 2025:
- Aaron Fara ★⏳
- Aaron Rourke ★
- Aigle Blanc / Elio LeFleur ★⏳
- Brad Baylor ★
- Braxton Cole ★
- Brooks Jensen
- Cappuccino Jones ★
- Cyrus Habibi-Likio ★⏳
- Dante Chen
- Drake Morreaux ★
- Dusan Novakovic ★⏳
- Eli Knight ★
- Francois Prinsloo ★⏳
- Harley Riggins ★
- It's Gal ★
- Jack Cartwheel ★
- Jackson Drake ★
- Jax Presley ★
- Jha'Quan McNair ★
- Jordan Oasis ★
- Kam Hendrix ★🏷️ (formerly Anthony Luke)
- Keanu Carver ★
- Lince Dorado
- Malik Blade
- Marcus Mathers ★
- Mike Cunningham ★
- Mike Derudder ★⏳ (formerly Mike D Vecchio)
- Nathaniel Cranton ★⏳
- Ricky Smokes ★
- Romeo Moreno ★⏳🏷️ (formerly Jaime Zozaya-Garcia)
- Sam Holloway ★
- Sean Legacy ★
- Shady Elnahas ★⏳
- Tate Wilder ★🏷️ (formerly Case Hatch)
- Timothy Thatcher 🪃
- Trill London ★
- Yayne Harrison ★⏳
WWE EVOLVE WOMEN'S ROSTER / WWE ID RECRUITS / WWE PERFORMANCE CENTER LIST 2025:
- Aria Bennett ★
- Brinley Reece
- Carlee Bright
- Chantel Monroe ★
- Jessica Bogdanov ★⏳
- Kali Armstrong ★
- Kalyx ★
- Kendal Grey
- Layla Diggs
- Laynie Luck ★⏳
- Masyn Holiday ★
- Meghan Walker ★⏳
- Nikkita Lyons
- PJ Vasa ★🏷️ (formerly Penina Tuilaepa on LFG)
- Wendy Choo
- Zena Sterling ★
- Zoë Sager ★⏳
NO BRAND OR NON-EXCLUSIVE WWE FREE AGENTS AND PART-TIME WRESTLERS IN 2025:
The following WWE Superstars, legends and specialty performers appeared for WWE in 2025 without being assigned to a standard Raw, SmackDown or NXT roster for the year.
2025 WWE FREE AGENTS, LEGENDS AND PART-TIME WRESTLERS - MEN'S DIVISION:
- Brock Lesnar
- Goldberg
- IShowSpeed ★ (celebrity part-time wrestler)
- Jelly Roll ★ (celebrity part-time wrestler)
- John Cena
- Omos
- Pat McAfee (celebrity part-time wrestler)
- The Rock
2025 WWE FREE AGENTS, LEGENDS AND PART-TIME WRESTLERS - WOMEN'S DIVISION:
- AJ Lee 🪃
- Trish Stratus 🪃
WWE OTHER ON-SCREEN CHARACTERS 2025 LIST:
2025 WWE MANAGERS & VALETS LIST:
- Paul Ellering (up until his release)
- Paul Heyman
- Scarlett Bordeaux (up until her release)
2025 WWE AUTHORITY FIGURES LIST:
- Adam Pearce (Raw General Manager)
- Ava (NXT General Manager)
- Nick Aldis (SmackDown General Manager)
- Paul "Triple H" Levesque (WWE Chief Content Officer / Head of Creative)
- Robert Stone (NXT assistant to Ava)
- Shawn Michaels (WWE Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative / NXT authority figure)
- Stevie Turner 👔 (NXT assistant to Ava → EVOLVE General Manager, up until her release)
- The Rock (TKO Board member / occasional WWE authority figure)
LIST OF WRESTLERS & SUPERSTARS RELEASED FROM WWE IN 2025:
WWE RELEASES 2025 - MEN'S DIVISION:
- Aaron Roberts ★
- Akam
- Andrade
- Ashante "Thee" Adonis
- BJ Ray ★
- Braun Strowman
- Bryce Donovan ★
- Carlito
- Cedric Alexander
- Drako Knox ★
- Duke Hudson
- Eddy Thorpe
- Edris Enofé
- Freedom Ramsey ★
- Giovanni Vinci
- Ice Williams ★
- Jamar Hampton ★🏷️ (formerly Troy Yearwood)
- Javier Bernal
- Joe Coffey
- Jordan Oasis ★
- Karl Anderson
- Karrion Kross
- Lance Anoa'i ★
- Luke Gallows
- Mark Coffey
- Oro Mensah
- Paul Ellering
- Rezar
- Ridge Holland
- Riley Osborne
- Ron Killings 🪃🏷️ (reinstated a few days later as Ron Killings)
- Santos Escobar 🪃 (reinstated the next day)
- Wes Lee
- Wolfgang
- Yoshiki Inamura (excursion ended)
WWE RELEASES 2025 - WOMEN'S DIVISION:
- Blair Davenport
- Carmella
- Cora Jade
- Dakota Kai
- Dani Palmer
- Elektra Lopez
- Gigi Dolin
- Haze Jameson ★
- Isla Dawn
- Jakara Jackson
- Jazmyn Nyx
- Jin Tala ★🏷️ (formerly Leigh Laurel on LFG)
- Katana Chance ⇄
- Kayden Carter ⇄
- Kylie Rae ★
- Meiko Satomura (retired)
- Scarlett
- Shayna Baszler
- Shotzi Blackheart
- Sonya Deville
- Stevie Turner 👔 (NXT assistant to Ava → EVOLVE General Manager)
- Summer Sorrell ★
- Valhalla
- Zara Zakher ★
- Zayda Steel ★
Am I missing any information? If so, leave a comment below!
0 comments: