WWE signs first Chinese wrestler, Bin Wang

The WWE is moving into the Chinese market with the signing of Bin Wang, and the streaming of Raw and Smackdown in Mandarin.

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The WWE is making waves in the Chinese market by signing the sports entertainment company’s first ever Chinese wrestler, Bin Wang.

According to the company’s press release, Wang has been training with professional wrestling legend Antonio Inoki in Japan and the 22-year-old will now move to the WWE’s performance center in Florida.

Today in Shanghai we welcomed the first Chinese @WWE signee...ever. #TrulyGlobal
欢迎加入WWE Wang Bin! pic.twitter.com/MPUBkAxjVr

— Triple H (@TripleH) June 16, 2016

Thank you for joining us in Shanghai for this momentous occasion @JohnCena @YaoMing. 非常感谢 pic.twitter.com/akGlX0pa5S

— Triple H (@TripleH) June 16, 2016

The company revealed its latest superstar at an event in Shanghai, which also featured an announcement that fans in China would be able to stream WWE’s Raw and Smackdown in Mandarin beginning next month, thanks to a new partnership with PPTV.

John Cena out of nowhere with the Mandarin.