WWE LFG
{{short description|2025 American television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox television
| image = WWE LFG Poster.jpg
| image_size = 300
| caption = Season 2 poster
| creator =
| genre = Professional wrestling
| developer =
| writer =
| story =
| director =
| creative_director =
| presenter = {{Plain list|
- Vic Joseph (play-by-play commentator)
- Jeremy Borash (color commentator)
}}
| executive_producer = Paul "Triple H" Levesque
Lee Fitting
Shawn Michaels
| starring = Evolve roster
| narrator = Joe Tessitore
| open_theme = "Take A Lesson" by def rebel
| composer =
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 15
| list_episodes =
| company = WWE Studios
| network = A&E
| first_aired = {{Start date|2025|02|16}}
| last_aired = present
| related = {{Plainlist|
}}
}}
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 |
scope="row" style=text-align:left| Bayley Humphrey
| 23 |
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scope="row" style=text-align:left| Brayden "BJ" Ray
| 25 |
scope="row" style=text-align:left| Chris Island
| 22 |
scope="row" style=text-align:left| Cutler James
| 24 |
scope="row" style=text-align:left| Dani Raye
| 23 |
scope="row" style=text-align:left| Drake Morreaux
| 26 |
scope="row" style=text-align:left| Elijah Holyfield
| 27 |
scope="row" style=text-align:left| Jasper Troy
| 26 |
scope="row" style=text-align:left| Leigh Laurel
| 29 |
scope="row" style=text-align:left| Penina Tuilaepa
| 25 |
scope="row" style=text-align:left| Shiloh Hill
| 26 |
scope="row" style=text-align:left| Sirena Linton
| 23 |
scope="row" style=text-align:left| Tatyanna Dumas
| 25 |
scope="row" style=text-align:left| Troy Yearwood
| 24 |
scope="row" style=text-align:left| Tyra Mae Steele
| 32 |
scope="row" style=text-align:left| Zena Sterling
| 21 | Swimming |
Teams
=Season 1 (2025)=
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! Legend !! Future Greats | |
rowspan="4" | Booker T | Anthony 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 Dudley | Zena Sterling |
Drake Morreaux | |
Tatyanna Dumas | |
Brayden "BJ" Ray | |
Cutler James | |
rowspan="4" | Mickie James | Dani Sekelsky |
Chris Island | |
Sirena Linton | |
Troy Yearwood | |
rowspan="4" | The Undertaker | Tyra 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
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Notes
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{A&ENetwork Shows}}
{{WWE}}
{{WWE Studios}}
Category:2020s American television series
Category:2025 American television series debuts
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:A&E (TV network) original programming
Category:Television series by WWE
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