Joginder Singh (1919-August 1, 1990) was an Indian professional wrestler. He was the first All Asia Tag Team Champion, along with King Kong.[1] He was one of the top professional wrestlers of India at that time.[2]
| Tiger Joginder Singh | |
|---|---|
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| Birth name | Joginder Singh |
| Born | 1919 Village Sheron, Tarn Taran, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 1 August 1990 (aged 70–71) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Tiger Joginder / Jokinder Tiger Joginder Singh |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Billed weight | 270 lb (122 kg) |
| Billed from | Punjab, India |
| Trained by | Harnam Singh |
| Debut | 1945 |
Early life
editHe was born in village Sheron, Tarn Taran, Punjab, British India into a Sikh family.[3]
Professional wrestling career
editSingapore
editIn 1948, Tiger Joginder and Arjan Singh Das were signed by Great World's wrestling promoters, where he competed against many top wrestlers like King Kong, Bill Verna, George Zbisko, Tiger Ray Holden and Seelie Samara, and earned fame worldwide.[4]
United States
edit
Tiger wrestled in the United States in the late 1940s to the early 1950s, with wrestlers such as The French Angel, Ted Christy, Kola Kwariani, Jack Dempsey, Oki Shikina, Lord Carlton, and Benny Trudel. On 8 March 1950, his match with Chief Thunderbird at Paramount Theatre had attracted much interest.[5]
India
editIn 1954, Tiger competed in the Rustam-e-Hind (Champion of India) tournament, but lost in the final to Dara Singh.[6] The same year, he defeated European Heavyweight Champion Bert Assirati in front of the 50,000 spectators at Bombay.[7] In 1959, he competed in another professional wrestling tournament Commonwealth Championship, but didn't succeed.[8]
Japan
editOn 16 November 1955 in the Japan Wrestling Association, he and King Kong defeated Rikidōzan and Harold Sakata in a two out of three falls match at JWA All Asia Championship tournament final to crown the inaugural All Asia Tag Team Champions.[9] But he failed to capture the All Asia Heavyweight Championship in the single competition.[10]
Filmography
editHe also did acting in some Indian films in the 1960s with fellow wrestlers Dara Singh, King Kong and Randhawa.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Samson | Hindi films | |
| Rustom-E-Rome | Plato | ||
| Jagga | Punjabi film | ||
| Hercules | Wrestler | Hindi films | |
| Badshah | |||
| Sandhya Deeper Sikha | Bengali film | ||
| 1965 | Saat Samundar Paar | Wrestler | Hindi films |
| Rustom-E-Hind | Wrestler | ||
| Panch Ratan (1965) | rebel | ||
| Mahabharat | Hidimba | ||
| 1966 | Rustom Kaun | ||
| Insaaf |
Championship and accomplishments
editReferences
edit- ^ "AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship official title history" (in Japanese). All-Japan.co.jp. Archived from the original on 11 August 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ "The lord of the ring". New Delhi: Hindustan Times. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Why no pehalwan from Punjab?". Chandigarh: The Tribune (Chandigarh). 30 September 2012.
- ^ "King Kong v. Tiger Joginder again, p.7". Singapore Free Press. 3 February 1949.
- ^ "Old School Match Results » 1950 Results / Lineups". Kayfabe Memories. 15 July 2008.
- ^ "FREE-STYLE WRESTLING: DARA SINGH CROWNED CHAMPION OF BHARAT". Bombay: The New Indian Express. 13 June 1954.
- ^ "No Angel of Islington Part 2". WRESTLING HERITAGE.
- ^ "Dara Singh - the champion loses his final fight". New Delhi: India Today. 12 July 2012.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (15 November 1955). "JWA Asia Championships - Tag 7 - Event @ Kuramae Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Asia Championships: 1955/11/08-11/22: 10 cards". Puroresu.com.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (16 November 1955). "All Asia Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
