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Roman Reigns vs. Jinder Mahal in India would be BOX OFFICE!!!

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It's no secret that these two are the biggest with the Indian demographic. Considering WWE's recent obsession with pandering to them, this is the kind of match they need to put on a Network special sometime this summer. Roman Reigns as Universal Champion. Jinder Mahal as WWE Champion. Sell tickets and jack up the prices to high heaven. Advertise it heavily for 3 weeks like the Japan special, and air it on the Network to attract subscribers. These are not only the two guys everyone loves to complain about, but they're the two biggest draws in that specific market. Let them go for 20 minutes, end the match with a draw, and a civil war could potentially break out. If WWE wants to go all out with the shock value and collecting that Indian revenue, this is the way to do it. Oh yeah, and by making more Youtube videos featuring both of them :reigns2.
 
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Throw in a "Loser has passport revoked" stipulation and I'm all for it.
 
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Great idea, this is probably the only country where either guy can draw.

Jinder goes over and becomes the new Face of the WWE :sodone

Already hell of a lot more over.

Are you crazy? That would turn 90% of Roman's fans against him. No one from India would cheer for him against THE PRIDE OF INDIA, THE MAHARAJA
Punjab's Sher :banderas
 
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I assume this takes place in India - only chance it has of selling out.

It might be hilariously bad, but the crowd would certainly be something (no matter where it takes place).
 
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I thought Reigns was so hot in India? Then why would Vince need Jinder? Another WWE smark Myth out the window.
 
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WWE doesn't make revenue on Youtube videos, all wrestling content was demonitized about a month ago under Youtube's new ad guidelines. You can't even see the videos anymore unless restricted mode is off. They could get 10 billion views and they won't see a single red cent.

Regardless, why does everybody care all of a sudden what the Indians like? What about the rest of the world? And don't give me this argument about how India has 1 billion people. The entire country are not going to become wrestling fans. Nobody in India subscribes to the Network, which is the whole point behind this. They're trying, desperately, to throw something against the wall and make it stick. If you don't like wrestling, you're not going to become a fan of it because some non Indian Indian is the champion.
 
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WWE doesn't make revenue on Youtube videos, all wrestling content was demonitized about a month ago under Youtube's new ad guidelines. You can't even see the videos anymore unless restricted mode is off. They could get 10 billion views and they won't see a single red cent.
What are these new ad guidelines, and how and why do they go from making over $5 million a year with a platinum play button to zero?


Regardless, why does everybody care all of a sudden what the Indians like? What about the rest of the world? And don't give me this argument about how India has 1 billion people. The entire country are not going to become wrestling fans. Nobody in India subscribes to the Network, which is the whole point behind this. They're trying, desperately, to throw something against the wall and make it stick. If you don't like wrestling, you're not going to become a fan of it because some non Indian Indian is the champion.
It's been a running cop out for the last few years for Roman haters to say all of his fans and social media/digital media followers are Indian, so they don't count. It's the stupidest excuse I've ever heard. If Roman's fans are all Indian, but Indians don't spend money, then who's keeping him as the top full time merch seller? You can't have it both ways. Regardless, WWE in general does have a highly demoted Indian following that thinks it's real, so they could seriously do great business with this matchup taking place over there.
 
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It would be interesting. I'd have a feeling the fans would cheer Jinder over Roman so it would be messy booking if they want Jinder to remain a strong heel.

You know what… the more I think about this, the more I like OP's idea. Imagine the revenue.



Here comes the moneeeyy! (Maharaja money)



It could end up triggering a lot of the fans though….

 
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So my Indian friend just said Jinder Mahal vs Mustafa Ali would be huge, it would be A LOT bigger than Jinder vs Roman.

For those of you who don't know, Indians and Pakistanis don't get along. You just need to watch a cricket match between these two countries to see this. Both countries come to a standstill whenever they meet.

If they're planning an event in India, that has to be your main event.

The Maharaja, Jinder Mahal vs. Pakistan's favorite son, Mustafa Ali.

I could easily see them selling out 200,000 tickets+ if they find a big enough arena and promote it well.
 
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