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A Look at WWE ID’s Newest Recruits

Originally posted on Last Word On Sports
By Laci Schlatz | Last updated Nov 3, 2025 9:52 AM ET

So far, WWE’s Evolve programming has proven relatively successful. Evolve airs every Wednesday on Tubi TV, which features some of the best up-and-coming wrestlers from all around. These wrestlers put themselves on notice on the independent wrestling scene and now look to make a bigger impact in the industry.

Recently, WWE announced the joining of three more stars to the WWE ID Program. Joining Evolve will be Eli Knight, Mike Cunningham, and Jha’Quan McNair. They are all young and very athletic. Let’s take a look at what specifically put these men on notice.

The new WWE ID prospects are here! pic.twitter.com/cFLOS9Q4GW

— WWE ID (@WWEID) October 30, 2025

Eli Knight

Eli Knight is 24 years old from Orlando, Florida. Knight began professional wrestling back in 2018. He has a high-flying in-ring style. Due to his wrestling style, Knight gained the nickname “The Prodigy of Flight”.

Over the last seven years, Knight has wrestled in various independent promotions. Some of these promotions include GCW, Limitless Wrestling, Reality of Wrestling, and more!

Knight has already accomplished a lot, being only 24 years old, but there’s a lot left that hasn’t been done. Coming to the WWE will bring more opportunities and a richer learning experience. It will be exciting to see how Eli Knight can flourish in the WWE.

Mike Cunningham

There’s not much information about Mike Cunningham and his wrestling journey online. However, he is a trainee at the Nightmare Factory, Cody Rhodes’ professional wrestling school. He also made his professional wrestling debut last year at QT Marshall’s Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling.

Given how new he is to the sport, he must be impressive in the ring to already be part of the WWE ID program. Along with being a quick learner to pick up on the “WWE style” of wrestling.

It will be exciting to see what he brings to WWE Evolve, especially given how little is known about his wrestling career. No one knows what to expect. It has been hinted through Instagram that Cunningham may join The Vanity Project, consisting of Ricky Smokes, Brad Baylor, and Jackson Drake. Maybe we will find out more this week on Evolve.

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Jha’Quan McNair

Jha’Quan McNair has a very impressive athletic background. He is a graduate of Gardner-Webb University with a master’s degree in strength and conditioning, and he is a retired NCAA D1 wrestler. Using that experience, he became both a strength and conditioning coach and a wrestling coach.

McNair is also fairly new to competing in the professional wrestling world. He has been in professional wrestling for only a year and a half, learning from the Team Fearless Wrestling Academy.

This impressive resume of McNair has paid off leading him to the WWE ID Program. What’s next for McNair in this new chapter of his in WWE Evolve?

This article first appeared on Last Word On Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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