The Great Khali
| Dalip Singh | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | August 27, 1972[1] Dhirana, Himachal Pradesh, India[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Giant Singh The Great Khali |
| Billed height | 7ft 3in[2] |
| Billed weight | 420lb[2] |
| Billed from | India The Jungles of Punjab, India |
| Trained by | APW Boot Camp |
| Debut | October 7, 2000 |
Dalip Singh Rana[1] (born August 27 1972) is an Indian professional wrestler and actor. He is better known as The Great Khali. Singh currently works for World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its SmackDown brand. Before his professional sports career, he was an officer in the Punjab state police.
Early career
Under the ring name "Giant Singh", Dalip Singh became a pro wrestler for All Pro Wrestling in the United States. He made his first appearance in October 2000.
On May 28, 2001, Brian Ong died while training with Singh. Ong had already suffered one concussion but was told to continue training. A second concussion was deadly for him. Because Singh caused his death, Ong's family brought a lawsuit against All Pro Wrestling. APW was made to pay the Ong family over $1.3 million.[3]
World Wrestling Entertainment
On January 2, 2006, Singh started working for WWE. He was assigned to Deep South Wrestling for training. Singh first appeared on WWE television on April 7, 2006. He attacked The Undertaker during his match with Mark Henry. Khali had his first WWE match on April 21, 2006 against Funaki.
In July of 2006, Khali was removed from a match against the Undertaker because of elevated liver enzymes. On August 4, 2006, he returned to SmackDown. On August 29, 2006, it was reported that Khali would be out of action for several months due to surgery on both knees.
In 2007, Singh was feuding with Batista in July before The Great American Bash. The two were scheduled for a match on PPV on Sunday, July 22, 2007. However, Edge had to give up the World Heavyweight Championship because of a pectoral injury. Khali had won the championship in a 20-man battle royal at the July 17 taping of SmackDown! He then went on to defend his title successfully against Kane and Batista at the Great American Bash.
Championships and accomplishments
Filmography
In 2005, Singh starred in the movie The Longest Yard as Turley, one of the prison's inmates. On March 16 2007, Singh starred in the 2007 remake of Get Smart, a movie based on the 1960s classic TV show, alongside The Rock.[5]
Personal information
He married Harminder Kaur on February 27, 2002.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cite error: The named reference
IMDbwas used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 WWE: Superstars > SmackDown > The Great Khali > Bio
- ↑ Hershlaw.com (second article on page)
- ↑ WWE: Inside WWE > Title History > World Heavyweight Championship
- ↑ Khali ready to make giant mark on Hollywood