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Tiger Jeet Singh

Biography

Tiger Jeet Singh

Overview

  • Born
    August 18, 1944 · Sujapur, Ludhiana, Punjab, British India
  • Birth name
    Jagjit Singh Hans
  • Nickname
    • Crazy Tiger of India
  • Height
    6′ 3″ (1.91 m)

Mini bio

  • Tiger Jeet Singh has enjoyed a fantastic nearly 40 year wrestling career. Since his debut in 1965, Singh has become the most successful Indian pro wrestler in history and one of the top 100 draws of all time. His feud with Antonio Inoki and his crazy antics have sold out numerous arenas worldwide. He has held many championships including: The AJPW International Tag Title, UWA Heavyweight, and FMW World Title. Tiger has also been voted most successful foreigner multiple times by the Japanese wrestling press and was named "Heel of the Century" in 2000. Singh now spends his time doing charitible works in both Canada and India and is trying to start up his own Indian based promotion World Wrestling Mania.
    - IMDb mini biography by: Jason Lunn

Family

  • Spouse
      Jasmine Assad(August 8, 1967 - present) (2 children)

Trivia

  • Has wins over Antonio Inoki, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, The Sheik, Abdullah The Butcher, and Atsushi Onita.
  • Started his own clothing line "Tiger Wear."
  • The name "Jeet" is Punjabi for "victory".
  • He wrestled as a babyface in Toronto but mostly a crazed heel in all other territories.
  • His son Mick (Gurjit) has wrestled as Tiger Ali Singh in the WWF and as Tiger Jeet Singh Jr. in Japan.

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