Satnam Singh says he chose to sign with AEW over WWE in order to make history for Indian wrestlers in the promotion.
The 7ft 3inch former basketball player spoke with Ruby Arora recently and commented on what led to his decision.
"I had given trials for WWE as well and I liked it very much as well. And I liked AEW as well. AEW is, like, brand new. It's only been a couple of years, right? And it's really fire. I thought that if I go to AEW, I would be the first again. First wrestler from India. I will make another history for India in AEW."
Singh continued to say that WWE already having Indian wrestlers factored into his decision to sign with AEW.
"If I go into WWE, that would be amazing but amazing, why? Because they already have Indian people over there, they have Indian wrestler. Why don’t I go start there where there are no Indian guys and create history again after reaching there? Not for me, for the Indian wrestlers. For everyone.”
Singh's debut in AEW is said to be tied to the WarnerMedia/Discovery merger. AEW airs on Eurosport India, which is owned by Discovery. AEW President Tony Khan commented on Singh's debut getting international attention last week during an episode of Busted Open Radio.
"I think it created a lot of buzz. Satnam's debut has been the most watched thing out of the show and frankly, it's gotten international attention I've wanted it to get," he said.
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