Erstwhile basketball stars Haley and Hanna Cavinder announced their “new chapter” on Thursday — they’re joining the WWE.
The announcement comes two days after the twins said that they would not return to Miami for their fifth season of eligibility. They hinted at a “new chapter.”
Since signing a Name, Image, Likeness deal with WWE in December 2021, the Cavinders have been a part of WWE’s “Next in Line” program, which, among other things, prepares entrants for careers in the ring.
“We love the WWE,” the Cavinders announced Thursday on “The Today Show.” “The fan base, the sport, the fitness side of it … their great, our partner, and we’re very excited in a future with them.”
The 22-year-old twins helped Miami reach the Elite Eight as a No. 9 seed in March, beating Oklahoma State, Villanova and Indiana before losing to national champion LSU.
Social media superstars, the Gilbert, Ariz., natives spent their first three seasons at Fresno State and transferred to Miami for the 2022-23 campaign.
The twins are in the top five of all NIL earners across sports. They will continue deals with Champs Sports and others, adding Thursday that they have other long-term deals to announce soon.
–Field Level Media
