WWE Adds Zoe Hines to Performance Center Class
zoe hines is in WWE’s latest Performance Center class, the company said Wednesday, making her one of four recruits in the group. The announcement turns a March signing note into an official development move and puts a politically connected athlete into WWE’s pipeline.
March to Wednesday
WWE said Hines is part of the class alongside Alyssa Daniele, Garrett Beck and Nicholas Panicali. That is the first public class announcement tied to her name after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in March that Hines had signed with WWE.
Hines took part in a WWE tryout ahead of SummerSlam 2025, which shows the path into the Performance Center was already underway before Wednesday’s reveal. For WWE, that sequence matters more than a simple name drop: the company is moving her from a reported signing into the formal development system that feeds its next wave of television-ready talent.
RFK Jr. and Linda McMahon
Hines’ name carries unusual political weight because she is the niece of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cheryl Hines. Kennedy also said Linda McMahon was involved in getting her signed, tying the recruitment to a network that reaches beyond wrestling itself.
Dave Meltzer reported on Wrestling Observer Radio that WWE were reportedly forced to sign Hines because Kennedy and former WWE CEO Linda McMahon were both in Donald Trump’s cabinet. That report adds friction to an otherwise routine talent announcement: the signing sits at the intersection of development strategy and the company’s political ties.
Boston College and France
Hines comes from a sports background, having played softball at Boston College and represented France’s national softball team. Those details make her a more conventional athlete than a typical crossover recruit, which gives WWE a different kind of prospect to evaluate inside the Performance Center.
Paul Levesque, WWE’s chief content officer, is the vice-chair of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition, another reminder that this recruitment lands inside a system already close to government and sports-policy circles. Hines now has the basic WWE runway: training, evaluation and a chance to turn a politically charged signing into an in-ring job.
