WWE ID program aims to develop indie talents for WWE, offering training and opportunities.

Independently run schools designated to train prospects under the WWE ID program.

Upcoming stars like Zayda Steel and Jack Summit are among 14 confirmed ID prospects.

WWE has headed in a completely new direction during the early stages of Chief Content Officer Paul 'Triple H' Levesque's regime, and one of the promotion's latest ideas is its Independent Development program.

Triple H has made several bold decisions while calling the shots of WWE in the TKO era, including NXT's multi-year partnership with TNA. Ex-chairman Vince McMahon opposed working with other wrestling promotions, but his son-in-law welcomes using stars shining outside the global juggernaut that is WWE.

Past WrestleMania main-eventers Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn are among those who broke into the Stamford-based promotion after years spent on the independent circuit. Triple H used those three as blueprints for success after announcing WWE's Independent Development program in October 2024.

The WWE Independent Development (WWE ID) program is designed to help up-and-coming independent talent become WWE superstars by offering 'world-class training, development and mentorship'. Independent wrestlers have since been designated as WWE ID prospects and participated in showcase matches held throughout the independent scene.