WWE is an American
professional wrestling promotion
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and
entertainment company
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based in
Stamford, Connecticut
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.
Former employees in WWE consist of
professional wrestlers,
managers,
valets,
play-by-play and
color commentators,
announcers,
interviewers,
referees,
trainers,
script
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writers,
executives, and members of the
board of directors
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.
WWE talent contracts range from developmental contracts to multi-year deals.
They primarily appeared on
WWE television programming,
pay-per-views, and
live events
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, and talent with developmental contracts appeared at
NXT
NXT may refer to:
Professional wrestling
* '' WWE NXT'', a professional wrestling television program produced by WWE that began in 2010
** NXT (WWE brand), WWE's Florida-based brand and former developmental territory
* '' NXT UK'', the British spi ...
(formerly
Florida Championship Wrestling), or they appeared at WWE's former training facilities:
Deep South Wrestling,
Heartland Wrestling Association,
International Wrestling Association,
Memphis Championship Wrestling
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,
Ohio Valley Wrestling, or others. When talent is released from their contract, it could be for a budget cut, the individual asking for their release, for personal reasons, or retirement. In some cases, talent has died while they were contracted, such as
Brian Pillman,
Owen Hart,
Eddie Guerrero, and
Chris Benoit.
Those who made appearances without a contract and those who were previously released but are currently employed by WWE are not included.
Lists of former personnel
These lists of personnel are sorted by the first letter of the wrestlers'
family name
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:
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List of former WWE personnel (A–C)
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List of former WWE personnel (D–H)
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List of former WWE personnel (I–M)
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List of former WWE personnel (N–R)
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List of former WWE personnel (S–Z)
References
External links
WWE alumniat WWE.com
WWE alumni by decadeat onlineworldofwrestling.com
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