{"id":21725,"date":"2017-03-27T09:21:10","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T14:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=21725"},"modified":"2017-03-27T09:21:10","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T14:21:10","slug":"wrestlemania-airing-live-china-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2017\/03\/27\/wrestlemania-airing-live-china-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"WrestleMania airing live in China for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-1792141699\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><i>WWE issued the following press release to announce that WrestleMania will air live in China for the first time.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>WWE\u00ae (NYSE: WWE) and PPTV today announced that WrestleMania will be available live in China for the first time on PPTV Sports via pay-per-view at 7:00 AM Beijing time on Monday, April 3 with a choice of Mandarin or English commentary.<\/p>\n<p>PPTV customers can go to WWE.PPTV.com starting at 3:33 PM Beijing time on Thursday, March 30 to subscribe to WrestleMania for a one-time payment of RMB 30 using Alipay, WeChat or Bank Card. Subscribers will be able to stream WrestleMania live on Web iOS, Android devices and digital media players. WrestleMania will also be available for purchase on demand for 30 days after the live broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>WrestleMania 33 will be held at Florida\u2019s Orlando Citrus Bowl and will feature WWE Universal Champion Goldberg\u2122 vs. Brock Lesnar\u2122; WWE Champion Bray Wyatt\u2122 vs. Randy Orton\u2122; Raw\u00ae Women\u2019s Champion Bayley\u2122 vs. Charlotte Flair\u2122 vs. Sasha Banks\u2122 vs. Nia Jax\u2122; Roman Reigns\u2122 vs. The Undertaker\u2122; and John Cena\u00ae and Nikki Bella\u2122 vs. The Miz\u2122 and Maryse\u2122.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to expand our partnership with PPTV and distribute WWE\u2019s biggest pay-per-view event, WrestleMania, live in China for the first time,\u201d said Jay Li, Vice President &amp; General Manager, WWE Greater China. \u201cIn addition to watching Raw\u00ae and SmackDown\u00ae on PPTV every week, fans in China can now watch their favorite WWE Superstars compete live on the grandest stage of all, WrestleMania.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am extremely excited that PPTV Sports is able to launch a sports pay-per-view event for the first time in China,\u201d said Yicheng Lou, Vice President of PPTV Sports. \u201cEqually exciting is the fact that we can launch this feature with WrestleMania, one of the world\u2019s most valuable sports and entertainment events. This is a solid step towards developing the largely untapped sports pay-per-view market in China.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WrestleMania is one of the world\u2019s top five most valuable sports events, according to Forbes, alongside the NFL\u2019s Super Bowl, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics and FIFA World Cup. Over the past 10 years, WrestleMania has had a cumulative economic impact of nearly $1 billion for the cities that have hosted the event.<\/p>\n<p>Visit WWE.PPTV.COM or WWE China Weibo for more information.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> WWE has spent years trying to break into the Chinese market, so this is obviously a big step for them.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prowr-765470581\" class=\"prowr-after-content prowr-entity-placement\"><a class=\"spreaker-player\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/show\/pwboom\" data-resource=\"show_id=3275525\" data-theme=\"light\" data-playlist=\"show\" data-width=\"100%\" data-height=\"340px\">Listen to \"Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast\" on Spreaker.<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWE issued the following press&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":57,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[39,101],"class_list":["post-21725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsticker","category-wwe_news","tag-wrestlemania","tag-wwe"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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