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RFK Jr. announced at a University of Florida event that his niece Zoe Hines has signed a WWE contract, saying Linda McMahon helped secure the deal; Hines, a former Boston College softball player, previously participated in last year’s SummerSlam tryouts.
Zoe Hines, the niece of RFK Jr. and actress Cheryl Hines, has signed a developmental contract with WWE and will begin training in the company’s NXT program; the move, reportedly finalized with help from Linda McMahon, has sparked internal WWE discussion about leveraging her high-profile connections, with some talent evaluators allegedly dreading the challenge of turning her into a star after a lukewarm tryout at the Performance Center. Hines played softball at Boston College and with the French national team before entering WWE’s developmental pipeline.
A Cageside Seats piece reports that WWE signed Zoe Hines, RFK Jr.'s niece, to a contract and RFK suggested Linda McMahon played a role in the signing. Zoe is Cheryl Hines' niece and had been at WWE tryouts; surrounding coverage notes rumors of external pressure linked to the Trump era, though those claims aren’t confirmed.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his niece Zoe Hines has signed a WWE contract, with Linda McMahon helping connect her. A former Boston College softball player, Hines will train at WWE's Performance Center after a 2025 tryout, continuing the Kennedy family’s unlikely crossover into the world of professional wrestling.