Great Khali injured during sporting event WWE wrestler and in icu hospital - India News - Latest news Latest Sports News 25 02 2016

Dalip Singh Rana, a former WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) wrestler better known by his ring name ‘The Great Khali’, was injured in a sporting event at Haldwani, Uttarakhand, on Wednesday.

Though the exact nature of 44-year-old Khali’s injuries was not known, sources said “foreign fighters” were responsible.

The wrestler, who has appeared in four Hollywood and two Bollywood movies, was reportedly participating in the first event of ‘The Great Khali Wrestling Show’ at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium when he suffered the injuries.

Born in a Punjabi Rajput family in Dhiraina, Himachal Pradesh, Khali was an officer with the Punjab state police before he became a professional wrestler. He won his first WWE heavyweight championship in July 2007..