Great Khali/ Giant Dalip Singh

Date of birth: August 27, 1972
Height: 7'3"
Weight: 408 lbs
From: India
Pro debut: October 7, 2000
Trained at: APW Boot Camp
Finishing move: The Giant Chokeslam

Just came to hear of this giant from punjab who has made his debut in WWE, and that to by beating the undertaker no less.

At 7.3 feet and 185 kilos, considering the fact that Big Show is 7.2 feet and Kein is 6.11 Dalip Singh's nickname "Giant" stands justified.

Born in Nanithar, a small hamlet in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh to normal sized parents, Singh is one of eight siblings (his grandfather although was very tall). As a child, Singh did it all — farm labour on their small land-holding, breaking stones, guarding a gun house. His meals were the normal staple. His growth was anything but. At 16, he stood at five feet nine inches. Five years later, he added a foot to it.

M S Bhullar, then Inspector General of the PAP, noticed Dalip’s build and athleticism during a mid-’90s karate competition and changed his destiny. Bhullar made him head constable and encouraged him to participate in bodybuilding, shot put, and wrestling. Dalip was Mr India twice, in 1997 and 1998. In 2000, Dr Randhir, his coach in the police, sponsored a year’s wrestling training in California. There Dalip learnt about proteins and supplements. Since then, he has a daily diet of one gallon of milk, five chickens, two dozen eggs, juice, fruits and chapatis. He goes to the gym for two hours twice a day. A year later, he cut his wrestling teeth in America. Since then, he has fought only in Japan. Singh has won over 200 WWF fights in Japan and locked horns with Triple H, Eddie, Ksbingua, Michael Modest and Darwin Morgan.

On January 2, 2006, Singh was signed to a contract by World Wrestling Entertainment and assigned to the Deep South Wrestling developmental territory for training. With Daivari by his side, Singh debuted on WWE television on the April 7, 2006 episode of SmackDown! as The Great Khali, attacking The Undertaker in the course of his match with Mark Henry.


If you have seen the movie,"The longest yard" then there is no way you would have missed out on this giant of ours.