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The WWE is heading to India this spring to hold their first-ever tryouts in the country. The company has confirmed that they looking for 40 athletes from India to give the opportunity to attend the four-day tryout in Mumbai in March, 2019.

In a press release via Yahoo News India, Triple H stated “India has an extremely large and passionate fanbase and remains a top priority for WWE as we continue to localize content globally,”

Beginning today, the WWE Performance Center website will be taking applications in Hindi ahead of the tryouts.

The WWE’s television rights deal in India renews in early 2019, and analysts believe this will be another milestone in giving the companies stock a push.