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WWE Announces Second NIL Deal Group

The acquisitions continue. Today, WWE announced its next “Next in Line” class of collegiate athletes who are allowed to profit off of their Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL). This program allows students to begin training in WWE while still attending colleges and universities worldwide. The class is as follows: Ali Mattox of Ole Miss, a 5-foot-7 cheer & dance athlete from Little Rock, Ark. Case Hatch of Arizona State, a 6-foot-1, 230-pound football player from Gilbert, Ariz. Chandler Hayden of Tennessee, a 5-foot-11 track & field athlete from Pittsfield, Ill. Cohlton Schultz of Arizona State, a 6-foot-2, 285-pound wrestler from Parker, Colo. Derrian Gobourne of Auburn, a 5-foot-4 gymnast from Sarasota, Fla. Ericka Link of Elon, a 5-foot-6 volleyball player from Hedgesville, W.Va. Keshaun Moore of Hampton, a 6-foot-3, 270-pound football player from Suffolk, Va. Luke Ford of Illinois, a 6-foot-6, 260-pound football player from Carterville, Ill. Maliq Carr of Michigan State, a 6-foot-5, 2..

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Shane McMahon Reacts to Helicopter Crash

<p>As reported <a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/2017/07/19/shane-mcmahon-survives-helicopter-crash-landing/">earlier today</a>, <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/shane/" title="Shane">Shane</a></strong> McMahon survived a <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/crash/" title="crash">crash</a></strong> landing in the ocean off Gilgo Beach this morning. WWE released the following statement on the incident:</p><p><em><strong>Shane McMahon OK following helicopter crash in Atlantic Ocean</strong></em></p><p><em>A helicopter carrying Shane McMahon made an emergency landing today in the Atlantic Ocean near Gilgo Beach on Long Island, N.Y.</em></p><p>According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the emergency landing occurred around 10:25 a.m. ET about a half-mile off shore.</p><p>The SmackDown LIVE Commissioner spoke with WWE.com after the incident to confirm he and his pilot were fine and escaped injuries from the landing. He explained that he was en <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/route/" title="route">route</a></strong> to visiting family on Eastern Long Island when the helicopter troubles started.</p><blockquote> <p>“I would like to thank our pilot, Mario, who did a heroic job of landing us safely in the water, the Suffolk County Marine Bureau who were first on the scene, all the lifeguards who came out to assist us and the Fire Island Coast Guard station,”</p> </blockquote><p>McMahon reiterated that the WWE Universe shouldn’t worry and that he won’t need to step away from his SmackDown LIVE responsibilities.</p><blockquote> <p>“Everyone is safe and sound, I look forward to seeing everyone at <a class="wwe-wysiwyg--link" href="http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwebattleground/2017" target="_blank">WWE Battleground</a> in Philadelphia this Sunday.”</p> </blockquote><p>Shane also tweeted the following after the accident:</p>