Top 10 Indian Wrestlers At WWE Ever Till 2022
Take a look at 10 Indian wrestlers in WWE who made a big name in international entertainment sports:
1. Gama Singh
Gama Singh began his professional wrestling training in early 1970 under Stu Hart, the legendary wrestler. He started wrestling for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in the early 1980s.
2. The Great Khali
The Great Khali was the first Indian Professional wrestler to be signed by WWE way back in 2006, instantly making him a fan favorite.
3. Jinder Mahal
Jinder Mahal comes from Canada but Punjab is in his blood, and his WWE debut was back in 2011. Jinder Mahal achieved quite a success in the WWE ring. He also won the WWE Championship title many times, especially in 2017-2018.
4. Giant Zanjeer
Giant Zanjeer's size gives him the title of the largest Indian athlete to have appeared in WWE after The Great Khali. This 7 feet 2 inches tall, wrestler's actual name is Sukhwinder Singh.
5. Rinku Singh Rajput
Professional wrestler and former basketball player, Rinku Singh Rajput, signed a contract with WWE in 2018, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name 'Veer'.
6. Saurav Gurjar
Saurav Gurjar was popular by the name Deadly Danda who beat an opponent named Puma in his match. He is a former gold medalist in Kickboxing. He signed an agreement with WWE in 2018. Also, Saurav Gurjar played the role of Bheem in the TV show Mahabharat.
7. The Singh Brothers
The Singh Brothers (formerly known as The Bollywood Boyz) are a professional wrestling tag team consisting of brothers Sunil Singh and Samir Singh. On June 13, 2016, Guru and Harv were announced as participants in WWE's Cruiserweight Classic tournament.
8. Shanky Singh
The famous Indian wrestler in WWE, Gurvinder Singh Malhotra is popularly known as Shanky Singh. At the age of 24, 2016 he joined Continental Wrestling Entertainment (CWE). He was selected by WWE in the year 2020.
9. Akam
Sunny Dhinsa is popularly known as Akam. He won the Canadian national freestyle wrestling championship in 2011, 2012, and 2013. The team of Razar and Akam won the WWE NXT TAG Team Championship and WWE Raw Tag Team Title.
10. Kavita Devi
Kavita Devi is a South Asian Games gold medalist in 2016 and 2018, and she became the first Indian wrestler to feature at WrestleMania.