2. WWE Signs It’s First Ever Talent From China
WWE has signed China’s Bin Wang to a developmental contract. He’s just 22 years old. Below is what they posted:
SHANGHAI — WWE has signed 22-year-old Bin Wang to a developmental contract, making him the first Chinese athlete to have the opportunity to train to become a WWE Superstar.
Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE’s Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative, oversaw the historic contract signing, which was held today at a press conference in Shanghai’s Mercedes-Benz Arena.
Hailing from Anhui, Wang has trained for the past two years in Japan at the Inoki Genome Federation, a wrestling and mixed martial arts promotion founded by WWE Hall of Famer Antonio Inoki. The 6-foot-3, 220-pound recruit will relocate to Orlando, Florida, this Sunday to begin training at the WWE Performance Center.
“It is an honor to be the first-ever Chinese talent in WWE history,” Wang said in a press statement. “There are no fans in the world that show the same passion as the WWE Universe, and I look forward to training and developing my skills so I can perform for them in the future.”
Today in Shanghai we welcomed the first Chinese @WWE signee…ever. #TrulyGlobal
欢迎加入WWE Wang Bin! pic.twitter.com/MPUBkAxjVr— Triple H (@TripleH) June 16, 2016
Thank you for joining us in Shanghai for this momentous occasion @JohnCena @YaoMing. 非常感谢 pic.twitter.com/akGlX0pa5S
— Triple H (@TripleH) June 16, 2016
