Total Nonstop Wrestling Entertainment, LLC partners with Endemol India to launch professional wrestling series “Ring Ka King” – show to air Saturday and Sunday nights on the Colors Network.
Total Nonstop Wrestling Entertainment, LLC has announced a partnership with Endemol India Pvt. Limited to produce “Ring Ka King,” a professional wrestling show for India that will also feature several Total Nonstop Wrestling superstars. The show will air on the Colors Network Saturday and Sunday nights, with the debut airing Saturday, January 28, 2012.
“Ring Ka King,” host is the legendary Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh. The show will feature a cast of Indian superstars, as well as such Total Nonstop Wrestling superstars as Abyss, Matt Morgan, Mickie James, Magnus and Scott Steiner. The partnership with Total Nonstop Wrestling Entertainment, producer of IMPACT WRESTLING and Endemol India, a world leader in entertainment programming, is the first co-production for the two companies.
“The international market for professional wrestling is expanding,” states Total Nonstop Wrestling Entertainment Executive Vice President Andy Barton. “Until now, most professional wrestling content has been exported from the United States. This partnership brings Total Nonstop Wrestling’s expertise in producing professional wrestling programming and Endemol’s vast experience in content creation and distribution to a localized, scalable product for the Indian market.”
Executive producer Jeff Jarrett added, “Professional wrestling fans around the world have always related to one of their own, and the lack of properly trained talent and the infrastructure to produce a high quality professional wrestling show have always been a hindrance to create this type of program. With the tag team of Total Nonstop Wrestling Entertainment and Endemol, we have the perfect one-two punch to bring the concept to fruition.”
Total Nonstop Wrestling and Endemol have created a professional wrestling school in Mumbai to develop Indian talent. A three city casting call was held to engage and identify candidates for the school.
About Endemol
Endemol is the largest independent television and digital production company in the world. It comprises a global network of more than 80 companies in 31 countries including the USA, the UK, Spain, Italy, France, Germany and the Netherlands, as well as Latin American, India, South Africa and Australia.
