WWE Pacts with PPTV in China

STAMFORD: WWE has entered into an exclusive multiyear content distribution agreement with PPTV in China.

PPTV will deliver WWE’s flagship shows Raw and SmackDown in Mandarin. Starting June 28, for the first time ever, fans in China will be able to stream all three hours of Raw and two hours of SmackDown on demand exclusively on PPTV and PPTV Sports.

The agreement also sees the return of a WWE live event to Shanghai on Saturday, September 10, at 7 p.m. WWE Superstars scheduled to appear include current WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns, current WWE Women’s Champion Charlotte and WWE Superstars John Cena, Seth Rollins and Sasha Banks.

WWE made history by signing Bin Wang to a developmental contract, giving him the opportunity to train to become the first-ever Chinese Superstar in WWE history. Wang will relocate to Orlando, Florida, where he will begin training out of the state-of-the-art WWE Performance Center.

“Today’s historic announcements further demonstrate WWE’s long-term commitment to China,” said WWE’s chairman and CEO, Vince McMahon. “Partnerships with PPTV and Expo Group, as well as the signing of Bin Wang, will enable us to engage our fans in China like never before.”

“There’s a long history between PPTV Sports and WWE in programming distribution,” said Stephen Zhang, the general manager of PPTV Sports. “Now with the new exclusive partnership, these joint efforts will bring passion and family-friendly fun of WWE programing to millions of fans here in China just like in the U.S.”

“WWE’s China debut rocked Shanghai Expo in 2010, and now we are excited that deafening cheers from WWE fans will be heard again in 2016 at the Mercedes-Benz Arena,” added Ding Hao, CEO of Expo Group.

“It is an honor to be the first-ever Chinese talent in WWE history,” said Wang. “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.”