List of former WWE personnel (N–R)

WWE is a sports entertainment company based in Stamford, Connecticut.^[1] Former employees (family name letters N – R) in WWE consist of professional wrestlers, managers, play-by-play and color commentators, announcers, interviewers, referees, trainers, script writers, executives, and board of directors.

WWE talents' contracts range from developmental contracts to multi-year deals.^[2] They primarily appeared on WWE television programming, pay-per-views, and live events, and talent with developmental contracts appeared at NXT (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, or Ohio Valley Wrestling. When talent is released of their contract, it could be for a budget cut, the individual asking for their release, for personal reasons, time off from an injury, or retirement. In some cases, talent has died while they were contracted, such as Brian Pillman, Owen Hart or, Eddie Guerrero.

Those who made appearances without a contract and those who were previously released, but are currently employed by WWE are not included.

List of former WWE personnel

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Alumni (N—R)

Alberto Del Rio getting ready for a match in 2011

André the Giant in 1989

Bray Wyatt in 2017

Christian in 2009

The Great Khali before a match in 2007

Harley Race at TNA Lockdown in 2007

Kevin Nash in 1994

"Macho Man" Randy Savage in 1989

Scott Steiner on Raw in 2003

Birth name	Ring name(s)	Tenure	Ref
Chigusa Nagayo	Chigusa Nagayo	1987	[3]
Keiko Nakano	Bull Nakano	1994-1995
Kevin Nash	Kevin Nash Diesel	1993–1996 2002–2004 2011 2015
Ezekwesiri Nduka Jr.	Ezra Judge	2019–2021	[4]
James Neidhart †	Jim Neidhart Who	1985–1992 1994–1995 1996–1997	[5]
Natalie Nelson	Eva Marie	2013–2017 2020–2021	[6][7]
Nicholas Nemeth	Dolph Ziggler Nicky Nick Nemeth Colonel Sanders	2004–2023	[8]
Anthony Nese	Tony Nese	2016–2021	[9]
Steffanie Newell	Luchadora the Explorer Nixon Newell Steffanie Newell Tegan Nox	2017–2021 2022–2024
Alan Niddrie	Kenny Williams	2018–2022	[10]
Brazo de Plata †	Super Porky	2005–2006
John Nord	The Berzerker The Viking	1991-1993
Anthony Norris	Ahmed Johnson	1995–1998
Christopher Nowinski	Christopher Nowinski Chris Harvard	2001-2007	[11]
Arda Ocal	Kyle Edwards	2014–2016	[12]
Andrea Ocampo	Andrea D'Marco	2016–2017	[13]
Joseann Offerman	JoJo	2013–2021	[14]
Christy Olson	Christy St. Cloud	2017–2018
Paul Orndorff Jr. †	"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff	1983-1988
Randal Orton †	Barry O	1984–1988
Robert Orton Jr.	Bob Orton	1982 1984–1987 2005–2006	[15]
Matthew Osborne †	Doink the Clown Matt Borne	1985 1992–1993 1994–1995 2001 2003 2007 2012
Vickie Otis	Princess Victoria	1983-1984	[16]
Takeo Ōtsuka	Mens Teioh	1998	[17]
Fred Ottman	Tugboat Typhoon Big Man Steele	1989–1993 1994
Carl Ouellet	Jean Pierre LaFitte Pierre	1993–1995 1998
Masashi Ozawa †	Killer Khan	1981 1986–1987
Christopher Pallies †	King Kong Bundy Chris Canyon Man Mountain Cannon	1981 1985–1987 1994–1995
Adrienne Palmer	Ember Moon	2015-2021	[18]
Omari Palmer	Odyssey Jones	2019–2024	[19]
Charles Palumbo	Chuck Chuck Palumbo	2001–2004 2006–2008	[20][21]
Ryan Parmeter	Conor O'Brian Konnor Ryan O'Reilly	2005–2007 2010–2019	[22]
Kenneth Patera	Ken Patera	1977–1978 1980 1984–1985 1987–1988
Jayson Paul	JTG	2006–2007 2008–2014
Kris Pavone	Caylen Croft	2003-2006 2008-2010	[23]
Brandi Pawalek	Brandi Lauren Skyler Story	2020–2021	[24]
Michael Penzel †	Corporal Kirchner RT Reynolds	1985–1987	[25]
Al Perez	Al Perez	1989-1990
Eric Pérez	Eric Escobar Eric Perez	2005-2010	[26]
Karlee Perez	Maxine	2009–2012	[27]
Melina Perez	Melina	2002–2011	[28]
Miguel Pérez †	Miguel Perez	1957-1968
Miguel Pérez Jr.	Miguel Perez Jr.	1997—1999	[29]
Theodore Perkins	TJ Perkins TJP	2016–2019	[30]
Oreal Perras †	Ivan Koloff Ivan Zukoff	1963 1969–1971 1975–1976 1978–1979 1983
Catherine Perry	Lana	2013–2021
Paul Perschmann †	"Playboy" Buddy Rose The Executioner	1982–1983 1984–1985 1990–1991
Josip Peruzović †	Nikolai Volkoff Bepo Monogol Executioner #3	1970–1971 1974 1976–1980 1984–1990 1991–1992 1994–1995 2001 2007 2010
Thomas Pestock	Baron Corbin	2012–2024
Dean Peters †	Battle Kat Brady Boone	1986-1991	[31]
Desiree Petersen	Desiree Peterson	1984–1985 1988
Darryl Peterson	Man Mountain Rock Blacksmith	1994–1995
Gene Petit †	Cousin Luke	1984–1987
Todd Pettengill	Todd Pettengill	1993-1997
Theodore Petty †	Rocco Rock	1999	[32][33]
Lawrence Pfohl	Lex Luger The Narcissist	1993–1995
Michel Pigeon†	Headbanger Jos Leduc	1988
Brian Pillman ‡	Brian Pillman	1996–1997	[34]
Terri Poch	Tori	1998-2001
Lanny Poffo †	The Genius "Leaping" Lanny Poffo	1985–1992
Randy Poffo †	"Macho Man" Randy Savage Mr. Madness	1985–1994
Luc Poirier	Sniper Luc Poirier Poirier	1985 1997–1999
Gilles Poisson	Louis Cyr Gilles "The Fish" Poisson	1976 1985	[35]
Peter Polaco	Aldo Montoya Justin Credible PJ Walker	1993–1997 2001–2003 2006	[36]
Michael Polchlopek	Bart Gunn Bodacious Bart	1993-1999
Dylan Postl	Hornswoggle La Vaca La Vaquita Little Bastard Mini Gator	2006–2016	[37]
Alexander Pourteau	Alex "The Pug" Porteau	1996-1997
Garfield Portz	Scott McGhee	1985-1987	[38][39]
Dori Prange	Heidi Lovelance Ruby Riott	2016–2021
Thomas Prichard	Dr. Tom Prichard Zip Dr.X	1993–2004 2007–2012
Beatrice Priestley	Blair Davenport	2021–2025
Frederick Prinze Jr.	Freddie Prinze Jr.	2008–2009 2010–2012
Oleg Prudius	Vladimir Kozlov Oleg Prudius	2006–2011	[40]
Dawn Psaltis	Dawn Marie	2002–2005	[41][42]
Daniel Puder	Daniel Puder	2004-2005	[43]
Antonio Pugliese †	Tony Parisi Antonio Pugliese	1966–1969 1975–1976 1982 1985
Deonna Purrazzo	Deonna Purrazzo	2018–2020
John Quinn †	Virgil the Kentucky Butcher	1967-1969
Harley Race †	"Handsome" Harley Race "King" Harley Race Great Mortimer	1963 1980 1986–1989
Michael Rallis	Riddick Moss Madcap Moss	2014–2023	[44]
Manuel Ramos †	Apache Bull Ramos	1968	[45]
Dalip Rana	The Great Khali	2006–2014 2017 2018	[46]
James Raschke	The Baron Baron Von Raschke	1977 1988
Jonathan Rechner †	Balls Mahoney Xanta Klaus Jon Rechner	1992 1995–1996 2005 2006–2008	[47][48]
Robert Rechsteiner	Rick Steiner	1992–1994
Scott Rechsteiner	Scott Steiner	1992–1994 2002–2004
Brandi Reed	Eden Stiles	2011 2013–2016	[49]
Bruce Reed †	"The Natural" Butch Reed	1986–1988
Ryan Reeves	Ryan Reeves Skip Sheffield Ryback	2004–2007 2008–2016
Matthew Rehwoldt	Aiden English	2012–2020
James Reiher †	"Superfly" Jimmy Snuka Silver Shadow	1982–1985 1989–1992 1993
William Reso	Christian	1998–2005 2009–2015
Tom Ricca	Tony Ricca	1991
Victoria Richter	Wendi Richter	1982 1983–1985	[50]
Harry Del Rios	Phantasio Spellbinder	1995
Matthew Riddle	Matt Riddle Riddle	2018–2023
Sylvester Ritter †	Junkyard Dog	1984-1988
Juan Rivera	Kwang Savio Vega	1994—1998	[29][51]
Karissa Rivera	Elektra Lopez	2021–2025
Victor Rivera	Victor Rivera	1964-1965 1968–1975 1976 1978–1979 1982–1984 1989
Joseph Rizzo †	Jack Reynolds	1984—1985	[52][53]
Justin Roberts	Justin Roberts	2002–2014
Byron Robertson †	The Missing Link	1985
Guadalupe Robledo †	Jose Lothario	1996–1997
Daniel Rodimer	Dan Rodman	2006-2007	[54]
Aaron Rodríguez	Mil Máscaras	1972–1973 1977–1978 1981 1984 1997	[55]
José Rodríguez Chucuan	Alberto Del Rio	2009–2014 2015–2016	[56][57]
Emanuel Rodriguez	Kalisto	2013–2021	[58]
Jesús Rodríguez	Ricardo Rodriguez El Local	2010–2014	[59]
Johnny Rodriguez	Johnny Rodz	1965–1985
Herman Rohde Jr. †	"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers	1961–1963 1982
Todd Romero	Steve Romero	2004-2007	[60]
Richard Rood †	"Ravishing" Rick Rude	1987–1990 1997
Giovanni Roselli	Romeo	2005–2006	[61]
Toni Rossall	Toni Storm	2017–2021	[62]
Frederick Rosser III	Darren Young	2005–2017	[63]
Irwin Roth †	The Grand Wizard of Wrestling	1972-1983
Lawrence Rotunda	IRS Mike Rotunda	1984-1986 1991–1995 2006–2020
Windham Rotunda ‡	Duke Rotundo Husky Harris Bray Wyatt "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt The Fiend	2009–2021 2022–2023
Justin Rocheleau	Bam Neely	2008-2009	[64]
Milena Roucka	Rosa Mendes	2006–2017	[65]
Jacques Rougeau Jr.	The Mountie	1985–1994 1998
Raymond Rougeau	Raymond Rougeau	1985-1990 1992–2002 2017–2021
Ronda Rousey	Ronda Rousey	2018–2023
André Rousimoff †	André the Giant The Giant Machine	1973–1991	[66]
Chad Rowan †	Akebono	2005
Dustin Runnels	Goldust Dustin Rhodes The Artist formerly known as Goldust	1990–1991 1995–1999 2001–2003 2005–2006 2008–2012 2013–2019	[67]
Terri Runnels	Marlena Terri Runnels	1996–2004	[68][69]
Virgil Runnels Jr. ‡	Dusty Rhodes	1977-1979 1980-1981 1989–1991 2005–2015
Vincent Russo	Vince Russo	1992–1999
Glenn Ruth	Headbanger Thrasher Glenn Ruth Royal Spider	1990–1993 1995–2000 2016

Company name to Year
Capitol Wrestling Corporation	1953–1963
World Wide Wrestling Federation	1963–1979
World Wrestling Federation	1979–2002
World Wrestling Entertainment	2002–2011
WWE	2011–present
Notes
† ^ Indicates they are deceased
‡ ^ Indicates they died while they were employed with WWE

See also

• List of WWE personnel