The first four WWE ID talent were announced this week, and
more are expected to be revealed this weekend.

Launched last week, WWE ID, short for Independent
Development, is a program designed to provide up-and-coming
independent wrestlers a pathway to a potential career in
WWE.

Zayda Steel was the first indie talent announced. Hailing
from Washington, D.C., she was scouted from Combat Zone
Wrestling. She’s been wrestling for two years. Bryce Donovan
was scouted from Wrestling Open and is from Long Beach, New
York. He has been wrestling for eight years. “Coldbrew”
Cappuccino Jones was the third one announced. From
Coffeyville, Kansas, Jones was scouted from This Is
Wrestling and has been doing this for two years. Jack
Cartwheel from Sacramento, California was the latest to be
revealed. He was scouted from Game Changer Wrestling and has
been wrestling since 2019.

Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling (Houston), Cody Rhodes’
Nightmare Factory (Atlanta), Seth Rollins’ Black and Brave
Academy (Davenport, Iowa), Elite Pro Wrestling Training
Center (Concord, N.H.) and KnokX Pro Academy (Los Angeles)
are the first WWE ID independent wrestling schools to earn
the official designation.