5 Sikh Wrestlers from Canada

#5 Jinder Mahal

Jinder Mahal is perhaps the most popular Canadian Sikh wrestler in modern times

Hailing from Calgary, Alberta in Canada, Yuvraj Singh Dhesi, better known as Jinder Mahal is probably the most popular Sikh wrestler of Canadian origin to have ever wrestled inside a ring. He’s signed on to the WWE at the time of writing and wrestles in the RAW brand.

He started his career as “Tiger Raj Singh”, a tribute to the aforementioned Tiger Jeet Singh and was actually trained by Gama Singh, alongside others, in becoming a pro wrestler. He was then signed on to WWE’s developmental territory FCW, before making his debut on Smackdown a year later.

Jinder Mahal has a towering personality himself, he’s 6’5” and sports a ripped physique. He showed some exemplary mic skills at FCW and was shipped to Smackdown due to him being the ‘complete package’ so to speak, Smackdown also, at the time, needed another Indian superstar.

The following is a video of one of the most memorable moments of Jinder Mahal’s program with Khali and Ranjin Singh.

He debuted as “Jinder Mahal” and was a part of a program with The Great Khali (Dalip Singh) and Ranjin Singh. He was subsequently put into several singles and tag team competitions (most notably the 3MB team) before being released by the WWE, he has since been re-signed but has failed to make any lasting impact as a professional wrestler.

While a gifted athlete, Jinder Mahal AKA Yuvraj Singh still hasn’t reached his full potential in the pro wrestling business. Let’s hope for the best for him!