WWE LFG

{{short description|2025 American television series}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}

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| executive_producer = Paul "Triple H" Levesque
Lee Fitting
Shawn Michaels

| starring = Evolve roster

| narrator = Joe Tessitore

| open_theme = "Take A Lesson" by def rebel

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| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 2

| num_episodes = 15

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| company = WWE Studios

| network = A&E

| first_aired = {{Start date|2025|02|16}}

| last_aired = present

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WWE LFG (meaning "Legends & Future Greats") is an American professional wrestling reality television series produced by WWE, featuring wrestlers from the promotion's Evolve brand divisions, in which where WWE employees are assigned to work and perform, along with the WWE ID and WWE NIL recruits.

The series premiered on A&E on February 16, 2025, as a replacement for WWE NXT Level Up.{{Cite web |title=A&E and WWE to debut new in-ring competition series “WWE LFG” in early 2025 |url=https://www.wwe.com/article/ae-and-wwe-to-debut-new-in-ring-competition-series-wwe-lfg-in-early-2025 |access-date=December 6, 2024 |website=WWE |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=December 6, 2024 |title=A&E & WWE Expand Partnership With New Competition Series |url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/wwe-ae-competition-series-lfg-1236196281/ |access-date=December 6, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=December 20, 2024 |title=WWE Show Set To Be Scrapped And Replaced|url=https://tjrwrestling.net/news/wwe-show-set-to-be-scrapped-and-replaced/ |access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=TJR Wrestling |language=en-US}}

Premise

The series involves "rising talent" competing for a NXT contract.{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=December 6, 2024 |title=A&E, WWE Expand Partnership With Competition Series |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/wwe-competition-series-lfg-ae-1236079518/ |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} The competitors are mentored by WWE Hall of Famers and veterans, including Bubba Ray Dudley, The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Mickie James, and Booker T. A second season will start Sunday, June 22nd.{{Cite web |last=Knapp |first=J. D. |date=December 6, 2024 |title=Triple H, Undertaker Seek the Next Generation of Wrestling Superstars in 'WWE LFG' Competition Series |url=https://www.thewrap.com/triple-h-undertaker-wwe-lfg-wrestling-superstars-ae-series/ |access-date=December 6, 2024 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=December 6, 2024 |title=WWE 'LFG' Competition Series Coming to A&E in 2025 |url=https://www.sescoops.com/news/wwe/wwe-ae-new-competition-series-lfg/ |work=SE Scoops |access-date=December 6, 2024 |language=en-US}}

At the end of the season one final, Jasper Troy (mentored by Booker T) and Tyra Mae Steele (mentored by The Undertaker) were the eventual winners and earned NXT contracts. The Undertaker also earned the LFG title as best mentor, as he has the most mentees in the final 8.

Cast

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"

|+List of WWE LFG contestants

! scope="col" |Contestant

! scope="col" |Age

! scope="col" |From

! scope="col" |Background

|+

! scope="col" style=text-align:left| Anthony Luke

| 28

| Roseville,
California

| American football

scope="row" style=text-align:left| Bayley Humphrey

| 23

| Chandler,
Arizona

| Acrobatics

scope="row" style=text-align:left| Brayden "BJ" Ray

| 25

| Corona,
California

| Amateur wrestling

scope="row" style=text-align:left| Chris Island

| 22

| Vacaville,
California

| Amateur wrestling

scope="row" style=text-align:left| Cutler James

| 24

| Allentown, Pennsylvania

| Amateur wrestling

scope="row" style=text-align:left| Dani Raye

| 23

| Nashville,
Tennessee

| Cheerleading

scope="row" style=text-align:left| Drake Morreaux

| 26

| Baton Rouge,
Louisiana

| American football

scope="row" style=text-align:left| Elijah Holyfield

| 27

| College Park,
Georgia

| American football

scope="row" style=text-align:left| Jasper Troy

| 26

| Huffman,
Texas

| American football

scope="row" style=text-align:left| Leigh Laurel

| 29

| Columbia,
Maryland

| Bodybuilding

scope="row" style=text-align:left| Penina Tuilaepa

| 25

| Las Vegas,
Nevada

| Rugby union

scope="row" style=text-align:left| Shiloh Hill

| 26

| Mission Viejo,
California

| American football

scope="row" style=text-align:left| Sirena Linton

| 23

| Phoenix,
Arizona

| Gymnastics

scope="row" style=text-align:left| Tatyanna Dumas

| 25

| Adelaide,
Australia

| Basketball

scope="row" style=text-align:left| Troy Yearwood

| 24

| Chesapeake,
Virginia

| Track and field

scope="row" style=text-align:left| Tyra Mae Steele

| 32

| Katy,
Texas

| Amateur wrestling

scope="row" style=text-align:left| Zena Sterling

| 21

| Broadview Heights,
Ohio

| Swimming

Teams

=Season 1 (2025)=

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! Legend !! Future Greats

rowspan="4" | Booker TAnthony Luke{{efn|name=Ep1|The Future Great selected their Legend in Episode 1.}}{{cite news |last1=ten-Hoeve |first1=Matt |title=The WWE LFG Premiere Episode Report |url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/193062/the-wwe-lfg-premiere-episode-report.html?p=1 |access-date=February 21, 2025 |work=PWInsider |date=February 16, 2025 |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221222846/https://www.pwinsider.com/article/193062/the-wwe-lfg-premiere-episode-report.html?p=1 |archive-date=February 21, 2025}}
Leigh Laurel
Jasper Troy (winner)
Penina Tuilaepa
rowspan="5" | Bubba Ray DudleyZena Sterling
Drake Morreaux
Tatyanna Dumas
Brayden "BJ" Ray
Cutler James
rowspan="4" | Mickie JamesDani Sekelsky
Chris Island
Sirena Linton
Troy Yearwood
rowspan="4" | The UndertakerTyra Mae Steele (winner)
Bayley Humphrey
Shiloh Hill
Elijah Holyfield

=Season 2 (2025)=

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! Legend !! Future Greats

Booker T

| rowspan="4" {{TBA}}

Bubba Ray Dudley
Michelle McCool
The Undertaker

==Confirmed Participants==

  • Shiloh Hill (returning from S1)
  • Zena Sterling (returning from S1)

See also

{{Portal|Television}}

Notes

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References