WWE comes to Johannesburg

WWE Live South Africa was promoted by Big Concerts and presented in partnership with SuperSport, Africa’s premier sports broadcaster on MultiChoice, that airs WWE programming in more than 50 countries

THE Johannesburg leg of the WWE Live South Africa event took place on Saturday 21 April at the TicketPro Dome.

The WWE Live South Africa tour, started in Cape Town on Thursday, Pretoria on Friday and concluded with a sold-out experience in Johannesburg.

The family-friendly events featured WWE Superstars Braun Strowman, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Intercontinental Champion Roman Reigns, RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss^, Sasha Banks, Asuka, RAW Tag Team Champions Cesaro and Sheamus, and more.

“Following the overwhelming demand from our fans in Africa, we were excited to return to Cape Town and Johannesburg, and bring WWE LIVE to Pretoria for the first time,” said Stefan Kastenmüller, Senior Vice President & General Manager, WWE Africa, Europe & Emerging Markets. “WWE fans in South Africa experienced spectacular, non-stop, family-friendly entertainment featuring their favorite WWE Superstars.”

WWE Live South Africa was promoted by Big Concerts and presented in partnership with SuperSport, Africa’s premier sports broadcaster on MultiChoice, that airs WWE programming in more than 50 countries and territories throughout sub-Saharan Africa. SuperSport channels S3, S4, S9 and SS10 televise Raw on Tuesdays and SmackDown Live on Wednesdays, offering both live telecasts and same-day re-airs, and broadcasts all WWE specials live, including WrestleMania^®, SummerSlam^®, Survivor Series^® and Royal Rumble^®.

 Quotes from Press Junket (Friday 20 April):

Baley:

“I love Africa, the fans here are so passionate, it’s been way better than what I imagined”

On how she manages her time: “You have to create a schedule when you’re on the road all the time. It’s been 2 full weeks without seeing my fiancé and my dog. I’m looking forward to a free day, but the ring is my happy place”

“My inspiration is everybody that I work with, my mom my sister and the kids in the crowd”

Braun Strowman

“Africa is so beautiful, it has always been on my bucketlist. There is so much natural beauty, the cultures are amazing”

Samoa Joe

“Africa has been great. The food is out of this world. The barbeque here is fantastic, or braai as you call it here. We want to start investing across Africa, hopefully we will be expanding across borders”

“I think Ronda (Rousey) is a rarity and it’s tough for athletes to cross over. She’s a tremendous athlete”

“My advice to African kids who want to duplicate WWE performers is stop. They aren’t trained performers, they don’t know how this works. Its dangerous work”