Dilsher Shanky

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{{short description|Indian professional wrestler (born 1993)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox professional wrestler
| name = Gurvinder Singh Malhotra
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| birth_name = Gurvinder Singh Malhotra
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|06|19|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Jagadhri]], [[Haryana]], [[India]]
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| residence = [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Florida]], United States
| alma_mater = [[Maharaja Agrasen College, Jagadhri|Maharaja Agrasen College]]
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| ring_names = Dilsher Shanky<br>'''Shanky'''<br>Shanky Singh
| height = 7 ft 1 inch
| weight = {{Convert|155|kg|lb stlb|abbr=on}}
| billed = India
| trainer = [[WWE Performance Center]]
| debut = 2015
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'''Gurvinder Singh Malhotra''' (born June 19, 1991)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.inuth.com/sports/professional-sports/shanky-singh-reveals-truth-behind-giving-chokeslam-to-police-constables/|title=Shanky Singh reveals truth behind giving 'chokeslam' to police constables|date=2018-01-19|work=InUth|access-date=2018-05-08|language=en-US}}</ref> is an Indian [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] better known by the [[ring name]] '''Dilsher Shanky'''. He is currently signed to [[WWE]], where he performs on the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] brand under the ring name '''Shanky'''.

He is a former Bollywood actor. In a 2017 interview to ''[[Dainik Bhaskar]]'', he said that his dream is to join [[WWE]] and defeat [[Brock Lesnar]].<ref name="dainikbhaskar">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/harayana/ambala/news/HAR-AMB-OMC-wrestler-shanky-singh-interview-5673188-PHO.html|title=डेढ़ दर्जन अंडे, दूध,चिकन खाकर बनाई ऐसी बॉडी, US आने का मिल रहा बुलावा|date=2017-08-19|work=dainikbhaskar|access-date=2018-05-08|language=hi}}</ref> He is also known for his tenure in Continental Wrestling Entertainment (CWE).

==Early life==
Gurvinder was born to Sardar Narendra Singh and Narendra Kaur in 1991 in [[Jagadhri]], [[Haryana]], [[India]]. He is from a [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] [[Khatri#Sikh_Khatris|Khatri Sikh]] family. He pursued [[Bachelor of Commerce|B.Com]] from [[Maharaja Agrasen College]] and worked as an accountant in [[Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana|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 24 June 2015 and thus he decided to join CWE the very same year.<ref name="final">{{Cite web |url= https://m.hindustantimes.com/punjab/the-great-khali-s-final-move-a-desi-wwe-via-a-village-in-jalandhar/story-mlPcdVe6H7DmfjBI0uMYrL_amp.html |title= The Great Khali's final move: Desi-style WWE via a village in Punjab |work= Hindustan Times |language= en |access-date= 2018-05-11}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Malhotra is a [[Sikh]], he is the only son of his father and mother. His father, Sardar Narendra Singh, who is {{convert|6|ft|0|in}} tall, is a factory supervisor. His mother, Narendra Kaur,<ref name=final/> who is {{convert|5|ft|6|in}} tall, is a housewife. He is personally unhappy with his ring-name, Shanky Singh.<ref name=final/> 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 (2015–2020)===
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 21 June 2016 through the official [[YouTube|YouTube channel]] of CWE.<ref>{{Citation|last=CWE|title= CWE Superstar ShankySingh {{sic|hight|nolink=y}} 7 feet from Jagadhri Haryana|date=2016-06-21|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2TLqJubfUQ|access-date=2018-05-24}}</ref>
On 26 June 2016, [[Hindustan Times]] uploaded a video on [[YouTube]] which showed Shanky Singh singing the song Janam Janam from the 2015 Bollywood film [[Dilwale (2015 film)|Dilwale]] while [[The Great Khali]] and others sitting next to him<ref>{{Citation|last=Hindustan Times Punjab|title=Continental Wrestling League - Some behind-the-scenes fun!|date=2016-06-26|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3-l8Nsc8_U|access-date=2018-05-24}}</ref> Shanky Singh had his first televised match against Manish Singh on 26 July 2016 which he won through pinfall after delivering a Chokeslam.<ref>{{Citation|last=CWE|title=THE GREAT KHALI CWE Superstar's Manish vs Shanky Singh|date=2016-07-26|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UhXlmuu5dQ|access-date=2018-05-24}}</ref>
On 5 September 2016, he won the Battle Royal. He defeated Shallu Cena through submission by Hell's Gate on 10 September 2016. He won the Royal Rumble match on 17 October 2016 at [[Panipat]], [[Haryana]], [[India]] shortly before being attacked by [[Brody Steele]] and his friends.<ref>{{Citation|last=CWE|title=THE GREAT KHALI CWE SHOW AT PANIPAT "Royal Rumble" Winner Shanky Singh|date=2016-10-17|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs2YKUYwH78|access-date=2018-05-24}}</ref> Shanky defeated Pankaj on 12 November 2016.<ref>{{Citation|last=CWE|title=The Great Khali CWE Saturday night Show Shanky Singh vs Pankaj Date:-12.11.2016|date=2016-11-13|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0Ltu1kahTQ|access-date=2018-05-24}}</ref> 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.<ref name="WWETryout">{{Citation|last=CWE|title=CWE Superstar Shanky Singh sharing his views on his WWE Tryout 2017 in Dubai.|date=2017-03-22|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzufVOuUB1E|access-date=2018-05-24}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Citation|last=CWE|title=CWE Wrestler Shanky Singh Chokeslam to Police Constable Pandey.|date=2017-03-29|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBF0jQZ7kwk|access-date=2018-05-24}}</ref> As part of the feud, the two police officers who reappeared caught Shanky at the border post but Shanky escaped.<ref>{{Citation|last=CWE|title=After chokeslaming two Police Constable Shanky Singh was finally stopped at a Police checking Nakka|date=2017-04-07|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5PCAHjAIjM|access-date=2018-05-24}}</ref> the two he won the CWE World Heavyweight Championship on 7 May 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 28 February 2016 in [[Dehradun]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]] by lastly eliminating Super Khalsa.

=== WWE (2020–present) ===
Malhotra travelled to [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]] in March 2017 where he took part in a 5-day audition for WWE tryout and was selected to participate in the tryout.<ref name="WWETryout"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://barusahib.org/general/7-ft-shanky-singh-wwe-tryouts/|title=7 Ft Shanky Singh selected for WWE Tryouts of 2017 in Dubai|date=2017-03-25|work=The Kalgidhar Society, Baru Sahib|access-date=2018-05-10|language=en-US}}</ref> In November 2017, Malhotra attended another WWE tryout in [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India]].

On 29 January, 2020, WWE announced the signings of three Indian trainees, including Malhotra.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wrestlingculture.com/news/wwe/28-wwe-performs-new-tryout-great-khali-school-india/|title=WWE Performs New Tryout at The Great Khali School in India|last=Staff|first=Wrestling Culture|website=wrestlingculture.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.solowrestling.com/new/65830-wwe-realiza-nuevo-tryout-en-la-escuela-de-the-great-khali-en-india|title=WWE realiza nuevo tryout en la escuela de The Great Khali en India|last=Solowrestling|date=2017-11-16|access-date=2018-05-11|language=es}}</ref> At [[Superstar Spectacle]] on January 22, 2021, Malhotra, under the ring name Dilsher Shanky, teamed with Giant Zanjeer, [[Rey Mysterio]], and [[Ricochet (wrestler)|Ricochet]] to defeat [[Cesaro (wrestler)|Cesaro]], [[Dolph Ziggler]], [[Baron Corbin|King Corbin]], and [[Shinsuke Nakamura]] in an eight-man tag-team match. On the May 10 episode of ''Raw'', Shanky, along with [[Rinku Singh|Veer]], would align themselves with [[Jinder Mahal]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Former WWE Champion Returns During WWE Raw|url=https://comicbook.com/wwe/news/wwe-raw-jinder-mahal-returns-injury-new-faction-beats-jeff-hardy/|access-date=2021-05-11|website=WWE|language=en}}</ref>

==Championship and accomplishments==
*'''Continental Wrestling Entertainment'''
**CWE Heavyweight Championship (2 times)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=219839|title=CWE Saturday Night Show
|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=May 5, 2018|access-date=January 21, 2021}}</ref>
==Other media==
Malhotra made his film debut as Zalzala Singh in the 2019 film ''[[Bharat (film)| Bharat]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kumar|first=Ankit|date=2019-06-07|title=सलमान खान की फिल्म 'भारत' में डेब्यू करने वाले 7 फुट लंबे रैसलर के बारे में 5 बड़ी बातें|url=https://hindi.sportskeeda.com/wwe/cwe-wrestler-shanky-singh-bharat-moive-debut-salman-khan-katrina-kaif|access-date=2021-04-14|website=hindi.sportskeeda.com|language=hi}}</ref>
== Filmography ==

=== Film ===
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!Title
!Role
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|2019 || ''[[Bharat (film)|Bharat]]'' || Zalzala Singh
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Professional wrestling profiles|cagematch=14512|wrestlingdata=37330}}
* {{IMDb name|nm10747580|Shanky Singh}}
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{{WWE personnel}}
[[Category:1991 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Yamunanagar district]]
[[Category:Indian male professional wrestlers]]

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