What’s the story?
Former WWE tag-team champions ‘The New Day’ appeared today on IPL’s Extra Innings show ahead of the dead-rubber match between Gujarat Lions and Delhi Daredevils in Kanpur. You can watch the video below.
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New Day members Kofi Kingston and Big E is currently touring India as part of a WWE promotional tour. As an extension of the promotion, the duo appeared on the IPL preshow.
“We are really excited to be part of such a huge phenomenon like the IPL. Cricket is a very big deal in this country and we are very happy to be part of that fanfare,” said Big E to host Samir Kochhar when asked if he follows cricket.
In case you did not know...
The New Day holds the record for being the longest ever WWE Tag-Team Champions, a reign that clocks in at 483 days. New Day was drafted on the main roster of WWE SmackDown Live during last month’s Superstar Shake-Up but are yet to make their debut because of the injury suffered by Kofi Kingston.
The heart of the matter
The IPL analysis show featured cricketing legends Ravi Shastri and Matthew Hayden alongside the duo of Big E and Kofi Kingston. During the show, Shastri gave Kingston batting tutorials as the former Aussie opener sent down a couple of deliveries to the wrestler.
Following that, the WWE duo had a fun arm-wrestling contest with Kochhar and Matthew Hayden, where the Big E brushed aside both of them with ease.
What’s next?
The WWE Superstars will be in Mumbai till Friday, May 12 as part of the three-day tour and will meet WWE’s Indian fans and take part in an exclusive local sports event. Also, with Kingston scheduled to return back from injury soon, the fans can expect New Day to make their SmackDown Live debut soon after Kofi and Big E’s India tour.
Author's take
IPL and WWE are probably amongst the biggest sporting giants in the world. And with this move, it is quite evident that WWE is pulling all the stops to grab the Indian market. The New Day, on the other hand, being out of television for quite sometime utilized this opportunity to maintain their presence all the while entertaining their fans.
Thus, capping their overall experience in a cricket-crazy nation such as India, it was certainly a refreshing experience to see the WWE stars take on cricket and the IPL.
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