AFRICA'S FIRST WWE TALENT SEARCH TO TAKE PALACE IN LAGOS, NIGERIA IN FEBRUARY 2023

AFRICA'S FIRST WWE TALENT SEARCH TO TAKE PALACE IN LAGOS, NIGERIA IN FEBRUARY 2023

World Wrestling Entertainment 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 on Tuesday in Lagos, Nigeria, the host city for a multi-day tryout in February 2023.

The Search for Africa’s Next WWE Superstar” is open to citizens of any African country and submissions will be accepted until December 18.

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 fulltime WWE developmental contract may be offered to the top-performing participants who will then begin their new career at the world-class WWE Performance Centre in Orlando, Florida.

Nigerian-American WWE superstars Omos and Apollo Crews Visited Nigeria ahead of the tryout.

Potential wrestlers in Nigeria can now take advantage of the opportunity to go and fight Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar and the likes