Dara Singh Randhawa was an Indian professional wrestler, actor, director and politician. He started acting in 1952 and was the first sportsman to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha of India. He worked as Hindi and Punjabi film producer, director and writer, and he acted in films and television. He is known for his undefeated worldwide streak in wrestling and later being a successful movie star. Singh was inducted into the Legacy Category of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018.
Akram Pahalwan, also known as Iki Pehlwan was a Pakistani wrestler and a part of the Bholu Brothers tag team in professional wrestling during the late 1960s. Some of his opponents were Haji Afzal (1963), George Gordienko (1967), Anton Geesink (1968) and Antonio Inoki (1976) Halal Mahdame (1964).
Pehlwani, also known as Kushti, is a form of wrestling contested in South Asia. It was developed in the Mughal Empire by combining Persian Koshti pahlevani with influences from native Indian Malla-yuddha. The words pehlwani and kushti derive from the Persian terms pahlavani (heroic) and koshti respectively, meaning Heroic wrestling. A practitioner of this sport is referred to as a pehlwan while teachers are known as ustad.
Muhammad Aslam, popularly known as Aslam Pahalwan was a Pakistani professional wrestler and World Heavyweight Champion in professional wrestling. He was ranked as the world's No.9 by Wrestling Revue "Official Wrestling Ratings in December 1968. In Europe and America, he had wrestled as the All-India-Champion. His son Jhara Pahalwan was also a wrestler.
Manzoor Hussain (1922–1985), also known as Bholu Pahalwan, was a Pakistani wrestler and held the world heavyweight title.
Jagjeet Singh Hans is an Indo-Canadian semi-retired professional wrestler, known better by his ring name Tiger Jeet Singh. He was known for his elaborate ring entrances, and generally performed as a heel. He wrestled in Japan for 22 years and was the first professional wrestler in Japan to defeat sumo wrestler Wajima Hiroshi. He held Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling's World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship and headlined the company's flagship event Anniversary Show in 1992.
Gadowar Singh Sahota ; born December 8, 1954) is an Indo-Canadian semi-retired professional wrestler known as Gama Singh and Great Gama Sahota was a villainous mainstay and top attraction in Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling in Calgary for much of the 1970s and 1980s. Sahota also wrestled internationally in Japan, South Africa, Germany, Kuwait, Dubai, Oman, Australia, the United States and the Caribbean. He also worked sporadically, mostly on overseas tours, for Vince McMahon and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1980 to 1986. His nephew is former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal. Singh made a brief comeback of sorts in 2018, when he signed with Impact Wrestling as the manager for a stable of Indian wrestlers known as the Desi Hit Squad, but quietly left in 2020.
Wadi Ayoub was a champion Greco–Roman style wrestler in Lebanon and then a professional wrestler, best known as Sheik Ali, in Australia and touring internationally. He was famous for his headbutts and his moves included the "Egyptian Deadlock".
The Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance, also known as the Japanese Wrestling Association (JWA), was the first professional wrestling promotion to be based in Japan. It operated from 1953 to 1973.
Kim Il, also known as his ring name Kintarō Ōki, was a South Korean professional wrestler, and Ssireum player. He spent his wrestling career from the 1950s to the 1980s.
The All Asia Heavyweight Championship is a title owned and promoted by the Pro Wrestling Land's End promotion. The title was originally created in 1955 in Japan Wrestling Association (JWA), with the inaugural champion crowned on November 22, 1955. Being a professional wrestling championship, the title is won as a result of a match with a predetermined outcome. The current champion is Kim Nam-seok, who is in his first reign.
The Bholu Brothers were Pakistani wrestlers born into a family of Kashmiris of Punjab.
Michiharu Sadano, known in sumo and professional wrestling as Michiharu Toyonobori or simply by his shikonaToyonobori, was a sumo wrestler from Japan. After retiring as a rikishi from sumo, he became a professional wrestler.
Nathmal Pahalwan also known as Nathu Pahalwan, Nathmal Pareek and Nathmal Kathotia (1911–2006) was a professional wrestler and a community activist from Calcutta, India. He was the founder of Ganga Seva Samiti Ghat and the wrestling arena in Calcutta, India. He was popularly known as Guruji and Pahalwanji by his close friends and disciples.
Joginder Singh was an Indian professional wrestler. He was the first All Asia Tag Team Champion, along with King Kong. He was one of the top professional wrestlers of India at that time.
Mahamalla Mangla Rai also known as "Rustam-e-Hind and Hind Kesari Mangla Rai" is the ring-name of Mangla Rai.
Jeff Bearden is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring names Giant Warrior, Colossus the Gladiator, Big Tiger Steele, andButch Masters. He wrestled around the world, with major stints in South Africa, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Germany, and England. He also wrestled in southern states and territories that included: Texas, Florida, Alabama, Global Wrestling Federation, and Heart of America Sports Attractions.
Munraj Sahota is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Raj Singh. He is currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where he performs under the ring name Champagne Singh.
Professional wrestling is a popular sport in India. The country has a rich history of professional wrestling and many professional wrestlers from India have worked around the world in various promotions. International wrestling promotions such as WWE and Impact Wrestling generate high television viewership and have a significant fan following in India.
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