Jinder Mahal
Yuvraj "Raj" Dhesi (born July 19, 1986 in Calgary, Alberta) is an Indian-Canadian professional wrestler. He is currently working with the WWE for the Smackdown brand under the ring name Jinder Mahal, where he is the current WWE Champion. He has also worked under the ring name Tiger Raj Singh. During his time there, Mahal was known for being part of the stable 3MB along with Heath Slater and Drew McIntyre.
| Jinder Mahal | |
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| Ring name(s) | Jinder Mahal Raj Singh Tiger Raj Singh Raj "The Future" Desi |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Billed weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
| Born | July 19, 1986 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Billed from | Punjab, India |
| Trained by | Rick Titan Bad News Allen Gama Singh Florida Championship Wrestling |
| Debut | 2003 |
On June 12, 2014, Mahal was released from his WWE contract.[1] However, he returned in August of 2016 looking much stronger than when he left. At WrestleMania 33, he was the last person eliminated from the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royale which was won by Mojo Rawley. On the April 18, 2017 episode of SmackDown, he won a #1 contender's six-pack challenge for the WWE Championship and at Backlash, he won the title from Randy Orton. This made him the first wrestler with family from India to win the title.
Championships
- Prairie Wrestling Alliance
- PWA Heavyweight Championship (one time)[2]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- He was ranked #336 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2011.[3]
- Stampede Wrestling
- Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (two times) (with Gama Singh, Jr.)[2]
- WWE
Jinder Mahal Media
As part of his first villain character, Mahal began wearing his signature pre-match attire
References
- ↑ "Brodus Clay, Evan Bourne, Teddy Long, Curt Hawkins and other WWE Superstars released". WWE. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Tiger Raj Singh ready for WWE experience". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2011". Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
Other websites
- WWE profile
- Jinder Mahal Images Archived 2018-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
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