MUMBAI: World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is steadily going for a global consolidation of its flagship brands Raw and Smackdown!

Last year in October, the WWE had produced the two shows from the UK at the Manchester Evening News Arena. That marked the first time ever that the two shows were produced outside the US.

Now it has announced that it will produce the two shows from Japan on 4 and 5 February 2005. Production will be carried out in association with Fuji TV.

This will be the first time ever that Japanese fans can see the WWE superstars on consecutive nights in a televisied event. Wrestlers participating in the event include Triple H, Randy Orton, Chris Benoit and Big Show. In India, WWE airs on Ten Sports.

WWE executive VP, global media Shane McMahon says, "WWE guarantees all our Japanese fans a tremendous experience. Producing Raw and Smackdown! in Japan in February will start our Road to Wrestlemania 21 activities in Asia in 2005. The WWE invites all our fans in Japan to join us for this historic occasion."