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WWE has officially announced “Superstar Spectacle’, a two-hour television special featuring WWE’s Indian talent alongside top stars from RAW, and SmackDown.
The event will premiere on Sony Ten 1, Sony Ten 3, and Sony Max on 1/26 at 8 p.m IST / 9 a.m EST. It will emanate from the WWE ThunderDome, and have commentary in both English in Hindi.
“We love the passion and support from the huge WWE Universe in India, so we’ve teamed up with SPN, the exclusive home of WWE in India, to surprise our fans with an incredible event to kick off 2021,” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE Executive Vice President, Global Talent Strategy & Development. “WWE Superstar Spectacle will be an epic event with electrifying matches featuring some of the biggest names in WWE along with our incredible Indian performers, plus thrilling and authentic Indian-inspired entertainment.”
The following WWE stars are advertised to appear
- Drew McIntyre
- Rey Mysterio
- Charlotte Flair
- AJ Styles
- Bayley
- The New Day
- Shinsuke Nakamura
- Cesaro
- Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode
- Ricochet
- WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair
WWE will also showcase Indian talent during the event, including former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal, and The Bollywood Boyz
- WWE Superstar Jinder Mahal, the first WWE Champion of Indian descent.
- The Bollywood Boyz, WWE Superstars Samir and Sunil Singh.
- The first all-Indian tag team in WWE, Indus Sher, featuring Rinku and Saurav.
- NXT Superstar Jeet Rama.
- Kavita Devi, the first Indian woman to sign a WWE contract.
- The Great Khali trainees Giant Zanjeer (7ft 2in, 340 pounds) and Dilsher Shanky (7ft, 310 pounds).
- Guru Raaj, the first Indian-born high-flyer in WWE.
“WWE has consistently featured among the top watched sports properties in India over the years,” said Rajesh Kaul, Chief Revenue Officer, Distribution and Head – Sports Business, Sony Pictures Networks India. “We are excited about presenting WWE Superstar Spectacle to WWE fans and viewers in India on Republic Day which will showcase and celebrate the best of the next generation Indian talent in WWE.”