Ring Ka King

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Ring Ka King
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Logo of Ring Ka King
Product type Professional wrestling
Sports entertainment
Owner Panda Energy
(TNA Entertainment, LLC)
Produced by Dixie Carter
Jeff Jarrett
Jeremy Borash
Dave Lagana
Dutch Mantell
Country India
Introduced28 January 2012 (2012-01-28)
Discontinued22 April 2012 (2012-04-22)
Website http://www.colorstv.in/rkk/
Ring Ka King
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Running timeApproximately 1 hour per episode
(45 minutes and commercials)
Original release
Network Colors

Ring Ka King (English: King of the Ring) was an Indian professional wrestling brand of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). [1] Filming for the promotion's television product began in December 2011 with the backing of Endemol and debuted on India's The Colors Network on 28 January 2012. [2] [3] The first season of 26 episodes concluded on 22 April. [4]

Contents

Jeff Jarrett was in charge of the promotion, working alongside Dave Lagana, Sonjay Dutt and Jeremy Borash. [5] Savio Vega and Nick Dinsmore were responsible for training the Indian talent at Ohio Valley Wrestling. [6]

History

In 2011, TNA announced a project in India. The project was revealed to be an original televised wrestling program intended for the Indian market, titled Ring Ka King. The promotion was managed by Jeff Jarrett. Jeremy Borash, Dave Lagana and Sonjay Dutt helped Jarrett with management.[ citation needed ]

Ring Ka King was taped in India, and featured both Indian and non-Indian wrestlers performing on the show. A majority of the non-Indian wrestlers were under contract with TNA; this included Zema Ion, Scott Steiner, and Abyss, among others. Independent wrestlers Sonjay Dutt, Isaiah Cash and American Adonis were also featured on the show.[ citation needed ]

After the first season of Ring Ka King, TNA expressed doubts that a second would be produced.[ citation needed ]

Championships

RKK World Heavyweight Championship

The RKK World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling heavyweight championship and the highest ranked title in the promotion. RKK hosted a tournament to crown the first champion. [7]

Title tournament

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Dr. Nicholas Dinsmore [8]
Mahabali Veera W
Mahabali Veera [9]
Scott Steiner W
Scott Steiner W
Max B [10]
Scott Steiner [9]
Matt Morgan W
Matt Morgan W
Sir Brutus Magnus [8]
Matt Morgan W
Sonjay Dutt [9]
Chavo Guerrero [10]
Sonjay Dutt W
#Order in reign history
ReignThe reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
EventThe event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
—Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
+Indicates the current reign is changing daily
#WrestlerReignDateDays
held		LocationEventNotesRef(s)
1 Matt Morgan 119 December 20112 Pune, Maharashtra, India Ring Ka KingDefeated Scott Steiner in the finals of an eight-man tournament to become the first champion. This episode aired on tape delay on 5 February 2012 [9] [11]
2 Sir Brutus Magnus 121 December 201133 Pune, Maharashtra, India Ring Ka KingThis episode aired on tape delay on 4 March 2012 [12]
3 Mahabali Veera 123 January 201291 Pune, Maharashtra, India Ring Ka KingThis episode aired on tape delay on 21 April 2012 [4]
— Deactivated —22 April 2012— Pune, Maharashtra, India —Deactivated when Ring Ka King ended—

RKK Tag Team Championship

The RKK Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship in the Ring Ka King promotion. RKK hosted a tournament to crown the first champions.

Title tournament

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Pathani Patthe [13]
The Sheiks (Sheik Mustafa Bashir and Sheik Abdul Bashir)W
The Sheiks (Sheik Mustafa Bashir and Sheik Abdul Bashir) [14]
Bulldog Hart and Chavo Guerrero Jr. W
Bulldog Hart and Chavo Guerrero Jr. W
Broadway and Hollywood [13]
Sir Brutus Magnus and Sonjay Dutt [14]
Bulldog Hart and Chavo Guerrero Jr. W
Sir Brutus Magnus and Sonjay Dutt W
Jimmy Rave and Zema Ion [13]
Sir Brutus Magnus and Sonjay Dutt W
The Bollywood Boyz(Gurv Sihra and Harv Sihra) [14]
The Bollywood Boyz (Gurv Sihra and Harv Sihra) W
Mumbai Catz [13]
#Order in reign history
ReignThe reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
EventThe event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
—Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
+Indicates the current reign is changing daily
#WrestlersReignDateDays
held		LocationEventNotesRef(s)
1 Bulldog Hart and Chavo Guerrero Jr. 120 December 201128 Pune, Maharashtra, India Ring Ka KingHart and Guerrero defeated Sir Brutus Magnus and Sonjay Dutt in the finals of a tournament to become the inaugural champions. This episode aired on tape delay on 19 February 2012 [14]
2RDX
( Abyss and Scott Steiner )		117 January 20125 Pune, Maharashtra, India Ring Ka KingThis episode aired on tape delay on 11 March 2012 [15]
3 The Bollywood Boyz
(Gurv Sihra and Harv Sihra)		122 January 201292 Pune, Maharashtra, India Ring Ka KingThis episode aired on tape delay on 14 April 2012 [16]
— Deactivated —22 April 2012— Pune, Maharashtra, India —Deactivated when Ring Ka King ended—

Alumni

Male wrestlers

Ring nameReal nameNotes
Abyss Chris Parks
Aghori SayaMonty Singh
American Adonis Christopher Mordetzky
BaroodSandeep Tikone
Bulldog Hart Harry Smith
Chavo Guerrero Jr. Salvador Guerrero IV
Deadly Danda Saurav Gurjar
Dr. Nicholas Dinsmore Nicholas Dinsmore
Gurv Sihra Gurv Sihra
Harv Sihra Harv Sihra
Isaiah Cash Andrew Hankinson
Jeff Jarrett Jeffrey Jarrett Founder
Jimmy Rave James Guffey
Joey Hollywood Joseph Meehan
JwalaTejinder Singh
Mahabali Veera Amanpreet Singh
Matt Morgan Matthew Morgan
Max BMax Basnet
Mumbai Cat #1 James Guffey
Mumbai Cat #2 Joseph Meehan
Pagal ParindaVikas Kumar
Pathani Pattha #1Ashab Ahmad Malik Hashim
Pathani Pattha #2Ghulam Sabir
Roscoe Jackson William Mueller
Romeo RaptaDinesh Kumar Rapta
Scott Steiner Scott Rechsteiner
Sheik Abdul Bashir Dara Daivari
Sheik Mustafa Bashir Ariya Daivari
SheraHarjeet SinghAmerican Adonis' translator/Wrestler
Sir Brutus Magnus Nicholas Aldis
Sonjay Dutt Retesh Bhalla
Tony Broadway James Maritato
TNT Juan Rivera
Yamamotoyama Yamamotoyama Ryūta
Zema Ion Michael Paris
ZoravarSarvesh Kumar

Female wrestlers

Ring nameReal nameNotes
Alissa Flash/Raisha Saeed Melissa Anderson As Raisha Saeed, manager of The Sheiks (Sheik Abdul Bashir and Sheik Mustafa Bashir)
Mickie James Mickie James
Angelina Love Lauren Williams

Management

Ring nameReal nameNotes
Dave LaganaDave LaganaHead writer
Dutch Mantell Wayne Keown Trainer
Jeremy Borash Jeremy Borash Interviewer
Ring announcer
Jazzy LahoriaJazzy LahoriaCommissioner (kayfabe)
Joe BathJoe BathCommentator
Keith MitchellKeith MitchellProducer
Kubra SaitKubra SaitRing announcer
Rick FansherRick FansherDirector
Rudy Charles Daniel Engler Referee
Bill ClarkBill ClarkReferee
Ram MenanRam MenanInterviewer
Siddharth Kannan Siddharth Kannan Commentator
Harbhajan Singh Harbhajan Singh Promoter
Savio Vega Juan Rivera Trainer

International broadcasters

CountryNetworkRef
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Rogers Cable (Colors)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Sky (Colors)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Dish Network (Colors)

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