WWE and SuperSport Will Host Tryout in
Nigeria in 2023
WWE® (NYSE: WWE), in conjunction with its Sub-Saharan Africa
broadcast partner SuperSport, has announced a continent-wide talent
search to find Africa’s next WWE Superstar. The campaign was
announced today in Lagos, Nigeria, the host city for a multi-day
tryout in February 2023.
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WWE® LAUNCHES ‘THE SEARCH FOR AFRICA’S
NEXT WWE SUPERSTAR’ (Photo: Business Wire)
“The Search for Africa’s Next WWE Superstar” will begin today
and is open to citizens of any African country. Submissions will be
accepted until December 18. Learn more about the application
process at www.supersport.com/WWEAfricaSuperstar.
Interested candidates will be asked to submit a video
highlighting their potential to become a WWE Superstar. Successful
applicants will be invited to participate in the Lagos tryout in
February 2023. A select number of tryout participants will then be
awarded an all-expenses-paid experience to continue their tryout
journey alongside current and prospective WWE Superstars ahead of
WrestleMania 39 in Los Angeles in April 2023. A full-time WWE
developmental contract may be offered to the top-performing
participants who will then begin their new career at the
world-class WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
“Africa is a focal point of our renewed global recruitment
talent strategy,” said James Kimball, WWE Head of Talent Operations
and 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.”
“The continent abounds with athletes and Africa has had several
WWE Superstars, so this is the perfect opportunity to showcase
fresh new talent,” said Marc Jury, Chief Executive of SuperSport.
“As there is a massive appetite among African audiences for WWE
action and entertainment, we expect this initiative to be very
popular with aspirants. SuperSport looks forward to telling this
exciting story in the weeks and months to come.”
Last week, WWE and MultiChoice announced a major broadcast
partnership that will see Showmax – the leading streaming service
available in the region – become the new home of WWE Network in
Africa. The partnership incorporates all WWE Premium Live Events,
including WrestleMania, as well as WWE Network’s vast library of
original and archived programming available to stream on-demand by
more people in Africa from early 2023 on Showmax, Africa’s most
loved streaming service.
SuperSport, the sport broadcasting subsidiary of video
entertainment platform MultiChoice, will continue to broadcast live
weekly episodes of Raw®, SmackDown® and NXT® as well as all of
WWE’s Premium Live Events in a multi-year extension.
Learn more about WWE’s recruitment process at
www.wwerecruit.com.
About WWE
WWE, a publicly traded company (NYSE: WWE), is an integrated
media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment.
The Company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and
deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE
is committed to family-friendly entertainment on its television
programming, premium live events, digital media and publishing
platforms. WWE’s TV-PG programming can be seen in more than 1
billion homes worldwide in 30 languages through world-class
distribution partners including NBCUniversal, FOX, BT Sport, Sony
India and Rogers. The award-winning WWE Network includes all
premium live events, scheduled programming and a massive
video-on-demand library and is currently available in more than 180
countries. In the United States, NBCUniversal’s streaming service,
Peacock, is the exclusive home to WWE Network.
Additional information on WWE can be found at wwe.com and
corporate.wwe.com.
About Showmax
Showmax is an African streaming service. What sets Showmax apart
is a unique combination of hit African content, first and exclusive
international series, popular movies, premium documentaries, and
the best kids’ shows. Showmax Pro adds music, news and live sport
from SuperSport. For a single monthly fee, get unlimited access.
Start and stop when you want.
Stream Showmax using apps for smart TVs, smartphones, tablets,
computers, media players and gaming consoles. Manage data
consumption using the bandwidth capping feature. No internet? No
problem - download shows to smartphones and tablets to watch later
offline.
Showmax was born in 2015. Showmax and Showmax Pro are available
in sub-Saharan Africa. A Showmax diaspora service is also available
in selected markets worldwide.
Showmax is a part of the MultiChoice Group, Africa’s leading
entertainment company. MultiChoice Studios is the largest producer
of original content on the African continent, with close to 70,000
hours of co-produced and commissioned titles in our library.
MultiChoice Studios’ content sales and distribution arm sells and
distributes content to broadcasters and platforms across the globe.
The division manages a vast range of categories and genres in the
catalogue, including Africa’s largest classic library of feature
films, short stories and documentaries from award-winning
filmmakers.
For more information, visit www.showmax.com.
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departure of Vince McMahon from the Company and the appointment of
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regulatory, investigative or enforcement inquiries, subpoenas or
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entertaining programs and events; our need to retain and continue
to recruit key performers; the possibility of a decline in the
popularity of our brand of sports entertainment; the resignation of
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atmosphere and related private sector initiatives; the highly
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the markets in which we operate and/or our inability to compete
effectively, especially against competitors with greater financial
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conduct our live events and/or other businesses if we do not comply
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our controlling stockholder, Vincent K. McMahon could exercise
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annual report on Form 10-K/A and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q/A
and Form 10-Q.
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Media:
WWE Greg Domino Greg.Domino@wwecorp.com
MultiChoice/Showmax Laura Cooke
Laura.cooke@multichoice.com
SuperSport Clinton van der Berg
Clinton.vanderberg@supersport.com
Investor: Seth Zaslow 203
352 1026 Seth.Zaslow@wwecorp.com
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