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{{short description|WWE live event}}
{{Infobox professional wrestling event
| name = Superstar Spectacle
| image =WWE_SS_2023_poster.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =Promotional poster featuring various WWE wrestlers
| tagline =
| promotion = [[WWE]]
| brand = [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]]
| date = September 8, 2023
| city = [[Gachibowli]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India
| venue = [[G. M. C. Balayogi Indoor Stadium]]
| attendance =
|event = [[WWE Superstar Spectacle|Superstar Spectacle]]
|lastevent2 = [[Superstar Spectacle (2021)|2021]]
|nextevent2 =
}}
The 2023 '''Superstar Spectacle''' is the upcoming second [[WWE Superstar Spectacle|Superstar Spectacle]] [[professional wrestling]] event produced by the American company [[WWE]]. It will feature wrestlers from the promotion's [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] [[WWE brand extension|brand division]]. The event will take place on September 8, 2023, at the [[G. M. C. Balayogi Indoor Stadium]] in the [[Hyderabad]] suburb of [[Gachibowli|Gachibowli, India]], and will be the first Superstar Spectacle since [[Superstar Spectacle (2021)|January 2021]]. This will also be WWE's first live event to be held in India since December 2017 and the first held in the city of Hyderabad. It has not been confirmed if this will be a [[television special]] like the previous event or if it will be available on WWE's [[livestreaming]] platforms.

==Production==
===Background===
In October 2020, the American [[professional wrestling]] promotion [[WWE]] began a five-year deal with [[Sony Pictures Networks India]] to produce content for [[WWE in India|WWE's Indian market]]. In January 2021, the first event under this deal was held as [[Superstar Spectacle (2021)|Superstar Spectacle]], which aired as a [[television special]] on [[Republic Day (India)|India's Republic Day]] (January 26). Outside of India, the event was streamed on the [[WWE Network]]. In addition to wrestlers from the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]], [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]], and [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] [[WWE brand extension|brand divisions]], the event featured the promotion's developing Indian wrestlers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Currier |first1=Joseph |date=9 January 2021 |title=WWE announces 'Superstar Spectacle' India special |language=en |work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/wwe-announces-superstar-spectacle-india-special-329766 |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Transcribers |first1=Motley Fool |date=30 October 2020 |title=World Wrestling Entertainment Inc (WWE) Q3 2020 Earnings Call Transcript |work=[[The Motley Fool]] |url=https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2020/10/30/world-wrestling-entertainment-inc-wwe-q3-2020-earn/ |access-date=16 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030111137/https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2020/10/30/world-wrestling-entertainment-inc-wwe-q3-2020-earn/ |archive-date=30 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Powell |first1=Jason |date=29 October 2020 |title=10/29 WWE Conference Call report: Vince McMahon discusses the 2020 third quarter financial report |work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/10/29/10-29-wwe-conference-call-report-vince-mcmahon-discusses-the-2020-third-quarter-financial-report/ |access-date=16 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116090057/https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/10/29/10-29-wwe-conference-call-report-vince-mcmahon-discusses-the-2020-third-quarter-financial-report/ |archive-date=16 January 2021}}</ref> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] that year, the event was held within WWE's [[bio-secure bubble]], the [[WWE ThunderDome]], which at the time was hosted at [[Tropicana Field]] in [[St. Petersburg, Florida]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Mike |date=12 January 2020 |title=WWE Superstar Spectacle updates |work=[[PWInsider]] |url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/142978/wwe-superstar-spectacle-updates.html |access-date=13 January 2021}}</ref>

On August 1, 2023, WWE announced that a second [[WWE Superstar Spectacle|Superstar Spectacle]] would be held on Friday, September 8, 2023, at the [[G. M. C. Balayogi Indoor Stadium]] in the [[Hyderabad]] suburb of [[Gachibowli|Gachibowli, India]]. This will be WWE's first live event to be held in India since 2017 and the first held in Hyderabad. Various wrestlers from the Raw brand were announced to be featured at the event due to ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' being held that same night in [[Boston, Massachusetts]], United States. Tickets will go on sale on August 4, 2023.<ref name="Superstar-Spectacle-2023-announced">{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/wwe/news/wwe-international-live-event-india-same-day-smackdown/|title=WWE Running International Live Event on The Same Day as Upcoming SmackDown Show|date=August 1, 2023|last=Crowley|first=Liam|work=[[ComicBook.com]]|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref> WWE had planned to again hold the event in January, but this was delayed due to a network merger happening with WWE's broadcast partner in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/update-planned-date-location-wwe-live-event-india/|title=Update on Planned Date & Location for WWE Live Event in India|date=June 3, 2023|last=Harris|first=Jeffrey|work=[[411Mania]]|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref> It has not been confirmed if the 2023 event will again be held as a television special in India or if it will be available on WWE's streaming platforms.<ref name="Superstar-Spectacle-2023-announced"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{URL|https://www.wwe.com/shows/superstar-spectacle|Superstar Spectacle Official Website}}

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