John Cena is loved by Indian WWE fans, but they do not want a star from their own country says, Samir Singh × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout WWE News

Ex Star says set in their ways Indian WWE fans love John Cena but do not want their own native stars

By Thomas Crack Modified 22 Sep 2022 Follow Us 1 Comment Share John Cena is beloved by Indian WWE fans Former WWE Superstar Samir Singh recently stated that wrestling fans from India prefer performers like John Cena over having stars from their own country make it big. WWE is incredibly popular in India, and last year it witnessed Monday Night RAW receive double the amount of viewers in the country than in the United States. Indian fans have also seen one of their own reach the top of the company as The Great Khali became World Heavyweight Champion in 2007. Despite having such a large fanbase, Samir Singh stated on a recent episode of Stories With Brisco and Bradshaw that Indian WWE fans are "set in their ways" and that they find it hard to show allegiance to their countrymen ahead of megastars like John Cena and Roman Reigns. "It’s hard, people love WWE. But it just seems like it stops at that. It’s like they want WWE and anything else is kind of underneath it. Also, they don’t really want, I don’t think they want Indian stars, they love Cena, they talk about Bret Hart and Roman Reigns and all these guys and when you introduce Indian stars they never really quite click. It’s one of those things where it’s like cricket, Bollywood, and WWE and it’s very hard to maneuver that. If independent wrestling comes in it just doesn’t quite work or you try to make an Indian star, they’re kind of set in their ways." From 38:31 to 39:18 Watch the full interview below: The last WWE event that took place in India was in New Delhi on December 7th 2017, the main event of the show had former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal take on Triple H.

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The Indian giant made his WWE debut in 2006 which saw him go on an undefeated path of destruction for more than a year. Khali's momentum, however, was halted when he came face-to-face with John Cena a year later. John Cena and The Great Khali went to war with one another in 2007 twice, first at Judgement Day which saw Cena defeat Khali via submission, following a match at One Night Stand where the leader of Cenation threw the Giant off a crane bed to pin him and retain the WWE Championship. WWE@WWENever forget when @JohnCena took on and defeated The Great Khali at Judgement Day in 2007! #CenaMonth1753258Never forget when @JohnCena took on and defeated The Great Khali at Judgement Day in 2007! #CenaMonth https://t.co/VdGCo30sU6 The Great Khali's contributions to the company and his country have been astronmical, the 7ft tall megastar was awarded for his work in 2021 as he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Where does The Great Khali rank amongst the greatest of WWE giants? Give us your thoughts in the comment section below. If you use the quotes, please credit Stories With Brisco and Bradshaw and give a H/T to Sportskeeda Wrestling for the transcription. Is Bray Wyatt coming back with a faction? A Bloodline member thinks so Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by UJALA × Feedback Thank You! 1 comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी