“WrestleMania Goes Hollywood” this weekend as Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes headlines pro wrestling’s biggest two nights of the year live from Los Angeles.
Despite a handful of active Indian wrestlers on the WWE roster, none are featured on the WrestleMania 39 card Saturday and Sunday — something that the likes of Jinder Mahal, Shanky, Veer and Sanga, and their fans, want to see changed for WrestleMania extravaganzas in the near future.
They talked to me about what it will take to feed India’s promising pipeline of talent to WWE and how their infusing of the country’s culture without forced exaggerations could help cultivate a fever in pro wrestling that rivals cricket.
The numbers to support India being the next hotbed of wrestling talent are there. Now, it’s about building toward the boom.
