The internationally renowned World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), in conjunction with its Sub-Saharan Africa broadcast partner, SuperSport, is searching for the next superstar from Africa.
This was announced on 8 November in Lagos, Nigeria, where a multi-day tryout session will be held in February 2023.
The competition is open to citizens of any African country. Submissions close on 18 December. Candidates must submit a video highlighting their potential to become a WWE Superstar. Successful applicants will be invited to participate in the Lagos tryouts.
A select number of participants will then be awarded an all-expenses-paid experience to train alongside WWE Superstars ahead of WrestleMania 39 in Los Angeles in April 2023.
A full-time developmental contract may be offered to the top-performing participants, who will then begin their career at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
“Africa is a focal point of our renewed global recruitment talent strategy. This initiative, in partnership with SuperSport, will launch what we envision becoming a year-round, multi-country effort to identify talent that will resonate with our passionate fanbase,” said James Kimball, head of talent operations and strategy at the WWE.
Marc Jury, SuperSport chief executive, referred to potential to be unlocked.
“As there is a massive appetite among African audiences for WWE action and entertainment, we expect this initiative to be very popular. We look forward to telling this exciting story in the weeks and months to come.”
Learn more about the application process at supersport.com. Click on WWE in the drop-down menu under “More” at the top of the page.
