WWE NXT India: First Roster Members & Start Date Announced

Former WWE Champion named amongst the first set of wrestlers for NXT India.

by Andy H Murray
Jinder Mahal NXT India
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Last week brought news of WWE's next big international expansion, with POST Wrestling's John Pollock and Wrestlenomics' Brandon Thurston reporting the launch of NXT India sometime in January 2021.

Sportskeeda's Riju Dasgupta has since come through with new details on the project. Per the writeup, NXT India will officially launch on Republic Day in India, 26 January, with early tapings going down at the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida as a result of travel restrictions brought on by the ongoing global health crisis. WWE hopes that it will be able to open an Indian PC at some point in 2022, presumably shooting shows there once the pandemic has eased.

As far as the initial roster goes, it is reported that former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal is expected to be the biggest name amongst the first group of wrestlers. The Singh Brothers, Indus Sher, and Jeet Rama may also be involved, along without recent acquisitions Gurvinder Singh, Sukhwinder Grewal, and Laxmi Kant Rajoot, all of whom were brought in after tryouts in Mumbai.

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An eight-person tournament to crown the first NXT India Champion is expected to take place.

WWE is yet to formally announce NXT India, though this should be imminent.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.