3 most popular WWE Superstars from India ft. The Great Khali

WWE is a company based in the USA's Stamford. Over the years, most of its stars have belonged to the USA, the native country where Wrestling is predominant. Likewise, there are wrestlers from countries like Canada and the United Kingdom, who have consistently produced top stars for the company. However, there has not been a representation from the Asian subcontinent in the company historically.

While Japan has some of the most popular Wrestling companies in the world and has some of the greatest wrestlers, they have usually not made big in WWE historically. Some of the top wrestlers are from Japan. However, Asians have not made a big name in the company. 

Indian wrestlers, in particular, are not highly popular in WWE. There have been only a few stars who took the company by storm with their popularity. Some of them became popular outside of WWE for different reasons. Fans remember them due to their popularity and representing the South Asian region in the company.

Here are the 3 most popular WWE Superstars from India.

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3. Kavita Devi

Kavita Devi is the only female wrestler to have represented India in WWE. She trained in the CWE under The Great Khali in 2016. Kavita got an opportunity to be in WWE NXT from 2017 to 2021. Some of her best moments include taking part in the Women's Battle Royal at the WrestleMania 34.

Kavita was introduced as a heel in the yellow brand in 2018. She could not connect with the audience for a long part and had to be released by WWE in 2021. However, she was recently in the news after joining AAP to contest in the Haryana Elections against Vinesh Phogat, an Indian Olympian.

2. Jinder Mahal

Jinder Mahal is one of the only two Indian wrestlers to have been a world champion. He was a part of the faction 3MB in the PG Era before it imploded in 2014. It led to the push for stars like Jinder and Drew McIntyre. Jinder grew in stature and became a main event contender by 2017.

In the same year, he beat Randy Orton to become the world champion, only the second Indian to do so after The Great Khali. He defended the title against the Viper in a Punjabi prison match with the help of Khali. His title reign ended later that year. Earlier this year in 2024, Jinder was released by WWE, which led to him moving to GCW.

1. The Great Khali

The Great Khali is undoubtedly the pioneer of Indian wrestlers in WWE and outside of it. Before joining WWE, he was a part of the rosters like WCW, NJPW, and APW. It was in WWE where he took the world by storm with his giant presence and the ability to terrify his opponents. Khali was a top heel of the company from 2006 to early 2009.

In this period, he won the Battle Royal and became the first Indian to win the world title. He had some good feuds with the top stars of the time like The Undertaker, John Cena, Rey Mysterio, Batista, and Triple H. Khali was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021. He showed up in the WWE Live show a year ago when it happened in Hyderabad.