During the call, Nick Khan confirmed that the WWE was planning on organizing a big event in India in 2021 in partnership with the company’s content partner in the country, Sony India.
The planned event will primarily feature Indian performers and will air on all the relevant Sony platforms. The event will also be distributed domestically in the United States of America.
Nick Khan announced the following about the company’s event for the Indian fans:
WWE working towards setting up NXT India?
Triple H has mentioned on several occasions that WWE does plan on having many offshoots of NXT across the world and NXT India, considering the mammoth fanbase in the country, is a no-brainer.
WWE wants to build Indian Superstars, which is evident from the recent signings of Gurvinder Singh (Shanky Singh), Sukhwinder Grewal, and Laxmi Kant Rajpoot.
WWE has also pushed Indian talent on TV over the years, with the most recent examples being Jinder Mahal and Indus Sher. India is the second-largest market for the WWE after the USA, and pushing home-grown Indian talent in a show based in India should be the direction moving forward.
WWE last conducted a live event in India in 2017, headlined by a match between Triple H and Jinder Mahal.
The next event, as announced, will focus on Indian stars, and it is only expected to happen after the COVID-19 pandemic is brought under control and all the logistics are in place.
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