{"id":20834,"date":"2016-05-26T12:33:16","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T17:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=20834"},"modified":"2016-05-26T14:58:45","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T19:58:45","slug":"tna-president-travels-india-tv-meetings-talks-local-talent-recruitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/26\/tna-president-travels-india-tv-meetings-talks-local-talent-recruitment\/","title":{"rendered":"TNA president travels to India for TV meetings, talks about local talent recruitment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3935678500\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>TNA president Dixie Carter traveled to India this week to promote TNA&#8217;s TV\u00a0presence in the country and shore up TNA&#8217;s TV deal\u00a0with Sony Six.<\/p>\n<p>Carter&#8217;s arrival drew ample local media attention since pro wrestling&#8217;s popularity is exploding\u00a0in India right now. (WWE captured this in a recent survey showing\u00a0that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/17\/wwe-network-will-wwe-find-predicted-3-0-million-subscribers\/\">India has the highest affinity for pro wrestling in the world<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibtimes.co.in\/exclusive-looking-female-pro-wrestler-india-says-tna-impact-wrestling-president-680269\" target=\"_blank\">The International Business Times<\/a> talked to Carter about recruiting new talent from India to join Shera on the TNA roster.<\/p>\n<p>Carter is especially interested in seeing which amateur wrestlers from India <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibtimes.co.in\/salman-khans-sultan-will-be-great-success-tna-impact-wrestling-president-dixie-carter-680262\" target=\"_blank\">perform well in the 2016 Summer Olympics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People in India love their sport. They love wrestling along with cricket and football. The history of amateur wrestling is also so significant in the country, along with the sport&#8217;s heritage and the culture. There could be one or two wrestlers from India who could make it to the professional scene,&#8221; Carter said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would love to find a female pro wrestler from India. That would be an incredible addition to our roster.\u00a0Women have been an integral part of pro wrestling since its inception. To find a truly talented female wrestler from India would just be a sheer dream.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SonySix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SonySix<\/a> in Mumbai for very exciting meetings. Don&#39;t forget to watch <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IMPACTWRESTING?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ImpactWresting<\/a> in India on NOW! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AWit8gy8fK\">pic.twitter.com\/AWit8gy8fK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dixie Carter (@TNADixie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TNADixie\/status\/734699736460976128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-4263138314\"><div id=\"pwtor-3308268234\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>TNA president Dixie Carter traveled to India this week to promote TNA&#8217;s TV\u00a0presence in the country and shore up TNA&#8217;s TV deal\u00a0with Sony Six. 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