WWE is expanding their focus on recruiting college athletes to be future WWE Superstars by announcing an eight-city campus tour across the entire country starting this Wednesday at the University of Mississippi and Thursday at Georgia Tech University.
Called “WWE Campus Rush,” the tour will consist of current WWE Superstars who were college athletes, visiting and teaching current student athletes about what it takes to be a pro wrestler and potentially identifying future wrestlers. Big E, Raquel Rodriguez, and Madcap Moss will visit the students for this week’s events. The fall schedule is as follows:
– University of Mississippi – Wednesday, October 12
– Georgia Tech University – Thursday, October 13
– Clemson University – Tuesday, October 25
– Boise State University – Tuesday, November 8
– University of Arkansas – Wednesday, November 9
– Ohio State University – Tuesday, November 15
– University of Kansas – Tuesday, December 6
– Penn State University – Wednesday, December 7
WWE also revealed that they will visit the University of Florida, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, University of North Carolina, Texas A&M University, University of Oklahoma, Auburn University, University of Illinois, and Northwestern University next spring but haven’t announced dates.
James Kimball, WWE’s Head of Talent Operations and Strategy, said about WWE Campus Rush, “WWE Campus Rush will serve as a core pillar in our commitment to finding the next generation of WWE Superstars among today’s elite college athletes. The talent pipeline from college sports to WWE has proven to be effective, as evidenced by current champions Roman Reigns and Bianca Belair, and we are looking forward to visiting major college campuses around the country to introduce ourselves in
a new way.”
Over the past couple years, WWE has focused on college athletes from a wide variety of sports to see who can be future pro wrestlers. With WWE’s “Next In Line” NIL program, athletes can train to be a pro wrestler while also maintaining their eligibility. Notable members of Next In Line include 2020 Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson.
