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WWE: Next Gen Premieres Trailer
The superstars of tomorrow are being chronicled in a docuseries.
WWE has premiered the trailer for WWE: Next Gen, an eight-episode documentary set to stream exclusively on The Roku Channel. The trailer opens with John Cena, who also executive produces WWE: Next Gen, talking to a group of prospects inside SoFi Stadium before WWE WrestleMania 39 kicks off.
“I urge you to all figure out why you are doing this,” Cena says. “It is not easy. You are all chosen because you are enough. You got to know that you made it.”
WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque goes on to set the stage, declaring to the crowd of athletes that among them is “the next Roman Reigns, the next Charlotte Flair.” Various prospective WWE superstars share snippets of their stories as training montages commence. Former athlete-turned-WWE superstar success stories Bianca Belair and Big E make cameos to address the group of prospects while WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair hits his signature “Wooooo!” catchphrase to an energetic crowd.
“From Executive Producer John Cena, this 8-part documentary chronicles the lives of athletes vying to get a contract and become Superstars in the largest sports entertainment company in the world: the WWE,” Roku shared in a press release. “From tryouts in Los Angeles to training at WWE’s elite WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, they’ll get coaching and insights from some of WWE’s biggest Superstars. The road to the ring will challenge them, but the biggest tests they’ll face will be ones they create on their own.”
WWE: Next Gen premieres on The Roku Channel on Monday, April 1st.
