Shanky Singh

Shanky Singh
Birth name Gurvinder Singh Malhotra
Born 19 June 1991
Jagadhri, Haryana, India
Residence Jagadhri, Haryana, India
Alma mater

Maharaja Agrasen College, University of Delhi, New Delhi

Continental Wrestling Entertainment
Parent(s)

Sardar Narendra Singh (father)

Narendra Kaur (mother)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Shanky Singh
Billed height 7 ft 1 in (216 cm)
Billed weight 135 kg (298 lb; 21 st 4 lb)
Billed from Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Trained by Dalip Singh Rana
Debut 2015

Gurvinder Singh Malhotra,[1] also known by his ring name Shanky Singh is an Indian professional wrestler currently signed into Continental Wrestling Entertainment (CWE) and is the current CWE World Heavyweight Champion since May 7, 2018 by defeating Faruqua Khan. He had an interview with India's Hindi language newspaper Dainik Bhaskar where he said that his career's ambition is to join WWE and defeat Brock Lesnar.[2]

Early life

Gurvinder Singh Malhotra was born to Sardar Narendra Singh and Narendra Kaur in 1991 in Jagadhri, Haryana, India. He was from a middle-class family. He pursued B.Com from Maharaja Agrasen College of University of Delhi, New Delhi in 2010[2] and worked as an accountant in Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, Haryana, India. While working as an accountant, his friends usually refer to him as The Great Khali (because of his height) and most often said that the job of an accountant doesn't suits to his physical height. This provoked him to know about The Great Khali and about professional wrestling and eventually he got interests in it. He saw The Great Khali talking about his new academy, Continental Wrestling Entertainment at the 164th episode of Comedy Nights with Kapil on June 24, 2015 and thus he decided to join CWE the very same year.[3]

Personal life

Malhotra is a Sikh, he is the only son of his father and mother. His father, Sardar Narendra Singh, 6 ft, is a factory supervisor. His mother, Narendra Kaur,[3] 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m), is a housewife. He is personally unhappy with his ring-name, Shanky Singh.[3] According to Hindustan Times, his early training in CWE was so hard for him that he "usually cried in the bathroom".

Professional wrestling career

Continental Wrestling Entertainment (2015-Present)

At the age of 24, Malhotra joined Continental Wrestling Entertainment (CWE) in 2015. He was officially announced as a CWE Superstar named Shanky Singh on June 21, 2016 through the official YouTube channel of CWE.[4] On 26 June 2016, Hindustan Times uploaded a video on YouTube which showed Shanky Singh was singing the song Janam Janam from the 2015 Bollywood film Dilwale while The Great Khali and others sitting next to him[5] Shanky Singh had his first televised match against Manish Singh on July 26, 2016 which he won through pinfall after delivering a Chokeslam.[6] On 5 September 2016, he won the Battle Royal. He defeated Shallu Cena through submission by Hell's Gate on September 10, 2016. He won the Royal Rumble match on October 17, 2016 at Panipat, Haryana, India shortly before being attacked by Brody Steele and his friends.[7] Shanky defeated Pankaj on 12 November 2016.[8] On 22 March 2017, he announced that he is being selected for the WWE tryouts in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and thanked his parents and The Great Khali for supporting him.[9] On 29 March 2017 he Chokeslamed an Indian police officer Pandey on the other police officer and some pedestrians and soon escaped with his bike because Pandey ordered Shanky to stop his push-ups at the middle of the street, this began a feud with the two police officers.[10] As part of the feud, the two police officers who reappeared caught Shanky at the border post but Shanky escaped.[11] the two he won the CWE World Heavyweight Championship on May 7, 2018 by defeating Faruqua Khan. He also a 1-time CWE Tag Team Champion with The Giant Wonder. His feud with Faruqua Khan (who is portrayed as a Pakistani) is well known. He won CWE's first royal rumble match on February 28, 2016 in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India by lastly eliminating Super Khalsa.

WWE (2017)

Malhotra travelled to Dubai, United Arab Emirates in March 2017 where he gave the 5-day audition for WWE tryout and got selected.[12]

In November 2017, WWE conducted another tryout in Jalandhar, Punjab, India at Continental Wrestling Entertainment. The WWE tryout was led by the Senior Director of Talent for WWE Canyon Ceman and WWE NXT trainer Norman Smiley. They were impressed with the performances of Laxmi Kant Rajpoot/Rudra, Sukhi Grewal, The Giant Wonder, Shanky Singh, Dinesh Kumar, Panjak, Sahil Sangwan and Kavita Devi.[13][14]

Championships and accomplishments

Professional wrestling

  • Continental Wrestling Entertainment
    • CWE World Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
    • CWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) with The Giant Wonder

References

  1. ↑ "Shanky Singh reveals truth behind giving 'chokeslam' to police constables". InUth. 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  2. 1 2 "डेढ़ दर्जन अंडे, दूध,चिकन खाकर बनाई ऐसी बॉडी, US आने का मिल रहा बुलावा". dainikbhaskar (in Hindi). 2017-08-19. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  3. 1 2 3 "The Great Khali's final move: Desi-style WWE via a village in Punjab". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  4. ↑ CWE (2016-06-21), CWE Superstar ShankySingh hight 7 feet from Jagadhri Haryana, retrieved 2018-05-24
  5. ↑ Hindustan Times Punjab (2016-06-26), Continental Wrestling League - Some behind-the-scenes fun!, retrieved 2018-05-24
  6. ↑ CWE (2016-07-26), THE GREAT KHALI CWE Superstar's Manish vs Shanky Singh, retrieved 2018-05-24
  7. ↑ CWE (2016-10-17), THE GREAT KHALI CWE SHOW AT PANIPAT "Royal Rumble" Winner Shanky Singh, retrieved 2018-05-24
  8. ↑ CWE (2016-11-13), The Great Khali CWE Saturday night Show Shanky Singh vs Pankaj Date:-12.11.2016, retrieved 2018-05-24
  9. ↑ CWE (2017-03-22), CWE Superstar Shanky Singh sharing his views on his WWE Tryout 2017 in Dubai., retrieved 2018-05-24
  10. ↑ CWE (2017-03-29), CWE Wrestler Shanky Singh Chokeslam to Police Constable Pandey., retrieved 2018-05-24
  11. ↑ CWE (2017-04-07), After chokeslaming two Police Constable Shanky Singh was finally stopped at a Police checking Nakka, retrieved 2018-05-24
  12. ↑ "7 Ft Shanky Singh selected for WWE Tryouts of 2017 in Dubai". The Kalgidhar Society, Baru Sahib. 2017-03-25. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  13. ↑ Staff, Wrestling Culture. "WWE Performs New Tryout at The Great Khali School in India". wrestlingculture.com. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  14. ↑ Solowrestling (2017-11-16). "WWE realiza nuevo tryout en la escuela de The Great Khali en India" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
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