Shanghai (CNN) With a flash of a smile Wang Bin will charm you. With a furrowed brow he'll have you fearing for your life. At 6-feet 3-inches tall, with 220 pounds of lean muscle, 22-year old Wang is a giant among his Chinese countrymen. His handsome, expressive face and impressively imposing physique is why World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wants to make him one of its "superstars." Wang is the first Chinese pro-wrestler to sign a developmental contract with WWE. He's spent the past three months training at its "Performance Center" in Orlando, Florida and was back in China last week to have his first match at a WWE live show in Shanghai.WWE is investing heavily in ChinaIt's training eight local wrestling wannabesJohn Cena is known and loved by Chinese fans
The company has millions of fans around the world, but a combination of regulatory restrictions and an obvious language barrier have been challenges to growth in _, where it has a fiercely loyal but comparatively small following. After his first visit to _ in 2010, he started studying Chinese to connect with his fans.