The Vanity Project, Eli Knight, & Keanu Carver Signs WWE NXT Contracts

WWE
Jan 13, 2026

WWE announced earlier today that WWE ID talents The Vanity Project (Jackson Drake, Brad Baylor, & Ricky Smokes) and Eli Drake and WWE EVOLVE talent Keanu Carver recently signed official developmental contracts for their NXT brand.

Prior to their official signings, Drake, Baylor, and Smokes had been under WWE ID deals since November of 2024 and had been working in WWE’s WWE EVOLVE brand. Drake is the current holder of the WWE EVOLVE Men’s Championship.

Knight had been under a WWE ID deal since this past October and had been working in WWE’s WWE EVOLVE brand.

Carver had been under a WWE developmental deal since November of 2023 and had been working for WWE’s WWE EVOLVE and NXT LVL Up brands.

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