The Great Khali is no criminal, but his presence in India's biggest prison had little to do with crime. Spotting the year-old commercial wrestling star The Great Khali, mobbed as he was by hundreds of fans at Tihar jail, as he delivered a pep talk to lift the spirits of young inmates on Monday was easy. Always, take the path of truth.
Always," Khali said. He was speaking impromptu and looked unhurried. He received the loudest applause when he addressed the inmates as 'hum we ' and warned them to "stay away from politicians who use and then throw away people like us.
Clad in a blue jacket, a sky blue shirt and cream trousers, Khali enjoyed the performance of a Bhangra troupe at the start of the function. He didn't waste any time before scribbling 'Khali' on the yellow 'post-its' carried by his young under fans and the children of jail officials. On being asked if he was now at peace with his WWE rival the Undertaker, a character performed by Mark Callaway, Khali said, "Kabhi dosti, kabhi dushmani, chalti hai at times friendship, enmity at other times, it goes on.
Khali walked with a limp in his custom-made black hiking boots sized The disease was a result of a benign tumor adenoma , which developed on Khali 's pituitary gland. The tumor caused an excessive secretion of the growth hormone, leading to the rare condition, acromegaly.
This condition causes gigantism if the tumor is developed in the body even before puberty. The tumor can lead to further complications if it isn't treated, as it may cause life-threatening illnesses. He is not the first wrestler though, to be suffering from the disease as in , Andre - The Giant, who stood at 7-feet and five-inch and weighed around kgs, died of congestive heart failure, which was a result of acromegaly.
Even after the removal of the tumor in , the former WWE champion is at great risk of other diseases such as diabetes, heart failure, loss of vision. Khali knows as much. Back during his APW days, Khali was demonstrating a spinebuster, a move that involves lifting an opponent by his waist and tossing him forward.
Ong had already suffered a concussion earlier but was told to continue training. When Khali performed the spinebuster, Ong grabbed his shirt.
He hit the mat on his tailbone and whiplashed his head onto the surface. A few days later, Ong passed away. It felt horrible but what could I have done? But he never performed that move despite it being one that can sell a wrestler as a power performer. In one WWE match, Khali was supposed to get thrown from the second rope. It was ultimately decided that the match would end with Khali taking a spinebuster on the floor of the ring. All for the sake of entertainment. Once in the WWE, Khali appeared to have joined at the right time.
The industry works in cycles. For a while, the largest men get the best storylines till it is the time for the smaller, more technical purists to dominate. Khali, who got his ring name when Big Bhima and Great Shiva were ruled out, made his debut during the time of the big men. His promotion was a divisive choice. He had limited wrestling ability. It meant that he never had the option of working the crowds with the microphone. In his defence, Khali was never meant to appeal to the purist but to the fan in the back of the stadium who wanted to be wowed by freakish size.
His job was done simply by swaggering into the ring. For Indian fans, such distinctions were irrelevant. Khali admits being astounded initially by the adulation and press coverage. The prayers would have better been directed to Vince McMahon. While the spectacle of beauty making out with the beast drew TRP points, Khali had gone from being chief villain to comic interest.
Towards the end of his career, he was the human equivalent of the largest dumbbell in a gym. Wrestlers the WWE wanted to hype would beat him, preferably using one of their signature moves.
Khali says he never had a problem with the roles he was asked to play. But Khali says he had plenty of great memories as well. You decide when they cheer and when they are quiet. Khali had his most and least favourite crowds. I loved working with Cena.
Because he was ready to try things, we delivered a great match. There were less successful matches as well. Early in his career, suffering from knee pain, he took a couple of painkiller pills as advised by another WWE star wrestler Randy Orton. Khali shares his stories freely at his academy hoping to deliver lessons about the importance of professionalism. The hardest thing about the WWE is the travel.
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