WWE will not mind setting up a local performance centre in order to help the Indian prospects in the future, according to Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque.
India has always been a huge market for the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) when it comes to fan following and social media engagement, but only a handful of wrestlers from the country ended up joining the promotion.
However, the number of Indian talents at the WWE developemental level has grown exponentially in the last couple of years and the recruitment is not stopping any time soon.
WWE Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative - Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque - believes that India has a lot of talent to offer when it comes to professional wrestling and WWE will not mind setting up a local performance centre in order to help the Indian prospects in the future.
Mentioning India as an example, he said if the country had five good prospects, they would be brought to the WWE Performance Centre in Orlando, but if it had 50 hopefuls, talent scouts and trainers might take trips abroad in order to set up a training infrastructure for the local athletes.
“We will have to do more and more tryouts and training outside as the global talent pool increases. If there are five athletes coming from India, we will bring them here. But, once the number goes up to around 50 or 60, we will be looking to train them there,” Triple H said in a media conference call.
“In my opinion, the scope of WWE in India is massive. I visited India twice last year and the fanbase there is absolutely massive. The fans are really passionate about WWE and once we start recruiting more talents from the country, I am sure the popularity will increase exponentially,” he added.