World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and SuperSport have announced plans to hold a talent hunt in Nigeria to help find the next generation of African WWE superstars.
According to the organisers, the multi-day tryout event will hold in Lagos in February 2023.
James Kimball, WWE’s head of talent operations and strategy, explained that applications are open for six weeks to citizens of any African country over the age of 20 and will close on December 18.
He said: “Africa is a focal point of our renewed global talent recruitment strategy and this initiative in Lagos will launch what we envision becoming a year-round, multi-country effort to cultivate relationships and identify talent that will resonate with our passionate and loyal African fanbase,”
They explained they will award successful participants from Lagos an all-expenses-paid trip to Los Angeles to continue their tryout journey alongside current and prospective WWE Superstars ahead of WrestleMania 39 in April…
