Ring Ka King

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Ring Ka King
रिंग का किंग
Acronym RKK
Founded 28 January 2012 (2012-01-28)
Defunct 22 April 2012 (2012-04-22)
Style Professional wrestling
Headquarters Pune, Maharashtra, India
Founder(s) Jazzy Lahoria
Owner(s) Jeff JarrettPromoter
Jeremy Borash
Dave Lagana
Dutch Mantell
Website http://www.colorstv.in/rkk/
Ring Ka King
No. of seasons 01
No. of episodes 26
Production
Running time Approximately 1 hour per episode
(45 minutes and commercials)
Release
Original network Colors
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
720p (HDTV)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Ring Ka King (Hindi: रिंग का किंग, English: King of the Ring) was a professional wrestling promotion based in India, which was backed by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).[1] Filming for the promotion's television product began in December 2011 with the backing of Endemol and debuted on India's The Colors Network on January 28, 2012.[2][3] The first season of 26 episodes concluded on April 22.[4]

Jeff Jarrett was in charge of the promotion, working alongside Dave Lagana, Sonjay Dutt and Jeremy Borash.[5] Savio Vega is responsible for training the Indian talent at Ohio Valley Wrestling.[6]

History

In 2011, TNA announced a big project in India. The new promotion, called Ring Ka King, was managed by Jeff Jarrett, who worked with Jeremy Borash, Dave Lagana and Sonjay Dutt. Ring Ka King featured Indian wrestlers and American wrestlers. Some of them, like Zema Ion, Scott Steiner or Abyss, were in contract with TNA. Other independent American wrestlers were Sonjay Dutt, Isaia Cash and American Adonis.

After the first season of Ring Ka King, TNA expressed doubts that a second would be produced. As of July 2015 only one season has been aired.

Championships

RKK World Heavyweight Championship

The RKK World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling heavyweight championship and the highest ranked title in the promotion. RKK hosted a tournament to crown the first champion.[7]

Title tournament

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                 
Dr. Nicholas Dinsmore [8]
Mahabali Veera W
Mahabali Veera [10]
Scott Steiner W
Scott Steiner W
Max B [9]
Scott Steiner [10]
Matt Morgan W
Matt Morgan W
Sir Brutus Magnus [8]
Matt Morgan W
Sonjay Dutt [10]
Chavo Guerrero [9]
Sonjay Dutt W
# Order in reign history
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
+ Indicates the current reign is changing daily
# Wrestler Reign Date Days
held
Location Event Notes Ref(s)
1 Matt Morgan 1 December 19, 2011 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Pune, Maharashtra, India Ring Ka King Defeated Scott Steiner in the finals of an eight-man tournament to become the first champion. This episode aired on tape delay on February 5, 2012. [10][11]
2 Sir Brutus Magnus 1 December 21, 2011 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Pune, Maharashtra, India Ring Ka King This episode aired on tape delay on March 4, 2012. [12]
3 Mahabali Veera 1 January 23, 2012 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Pune, Maharashtra, India Ring Ka King This episode aired on tape delay on April 21, 2012. [4]

RKK Tag Team Championship

The RKK Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship in the Ring Ka King promotion. RKK hosted a tournament to crown the first champions.

Title tournament

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                 
Pathani Patthe [13]
The Sheiks W
The Sheiks [14]
Bulldog Hart and Chavo Guerrero Jr. W
Bulldog Hart and Chavo Guerrero Jr. W
Broadway and Hollywood [13]
Sir Brutus Magnus and Sonjay Dutt [14]
Bulldog Hart and Chavo Guerrero Jr. W
Sir Brutus Magnus and Sonjay Dutt W
Jimmy Rave and Zema Ion [13]
Sir Brutus Magnus and Sonjay Dutt W
The Bollywood Boyz [14]
The Bollywood Boyz W
Mumbai Catz [13]
# Order in reign history
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
+ Indicates the current reign is changing daily
# Wrestlers Reign Date Days
held
Location Event Notes Ref(s)
1 Bulldog Hart and Chavo Guerrero Jr. 1 December 20, 2011 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Pune, Maharashtra, India Ring Ka King Hart and Guerrero defeated Sir Brutus Magnus and Sonjay Dutt in the finals of a tournament to become the inaugural champions. This episode aired on tape delay on February 19, 2012. [14]
2 RDX
(Abyss and Scott Steiner)
1 January 17, 2012 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Pune, Maharashtra, India Ring Ka King This episode aired on tape delay on March 11, 2012. [15]
3 The Bollywood Boyz
(Gurv Sihra and Harv Sihra)
1 January 22, 2012 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Pune, Maharashtra, India Ring Ka King This episode aired on tape delay on April 14, 2012. [16]

Alumni

Male wrestlers

Ring name Real name Notes
Abyss Chris Parks
Aghori Saya Manjeet Singh
American Adonis Christopher Mordetzky
Barood Sandeep Singh
Bulldog Hart Harry Smith
Chavo Guerrero Jr. Salvador Guerrero IV
Deadly Danda Saurav Gurjar
Dr. Nicholas Dinsmore Nicholas Dinsmore
Gurv Sihra Gurvinder Sihra
Harv Sihra Harvinder Sihra
Isaiah Cash Andrew Hankinson
Jeff Jarrett Jeffrey Jarrett Founder
Jimmy Rave James Guffey
Joey Hollywood Joseph Meehan
Jwala Tejinder Singh
Mahabali Veera Amanpreet Singh
Matt Morgan Matthew Morgan
Max B Max Basnet
Mumbai Cat #1 Yuvraj Hans
Mumbai Cat #2 Navraj Hans
Pagal Parinda Vikas Kumar
Pathani Pattha #1 Ashab Ahmad Malik Hashim
Pathani Pattha #2 Ghulam Sabir
Roscoe Jackson William Mueller
Romeo Rapta Dinesh Kumar Rapta
Scott Steiner Scott Rechsteiner
Sheik Abdul Bashir Dara Daivari
Sheik Mustafa Bashir Arya Daivari
Shera Harjeet Singh American Adonis' translator/Wrestler
Sir Brutus Magnus Nicholas Aldis
Sonjay Dutt Retesh Bhalla
Tony Broadway James Maritato
TNT Juan Rivera
Yamamotoyama Yamamotoyama Ryūta
Zema Ion Michael Paris
Zoravar Sarvesh Kumar

Female wrestlers

Ring name Real name Notes
Alissa Flash/Raisha Saeed Melissa Anderson As Raisha Saeed, manager of The Sheiks (Sheik Abdul Bashir and Sheik Mustafa Bashir)
Mickie James Mickie James
Angelina Love Lauren Williams

Management

Ring name Real name Notes
Dave Lagana Dave Lagana Head writer
Dutch Mantell Wayne Keown Trainer
Jeremy Borash Jeremy Borash Interviewer
Ring announcer
Jazzy Lahoria Jazzy Lahoria Commissioner (kayfabe)
Joe Bath Joe Bath Commentator
Keith Mitchell Keith Mitchell Producer
Kubra Sait Kubra Sait Ring announcer
Rick Fansher Rick Fansher Director
Rudy Charles Daniel Engler Referee
Ram Menan Ram Menan Interviewer
Siddhartha Kannan Siddhartha Kannan Commentator
Harbhajan Singh Harbhajan Singh Promoter
Savio Vega Juan Rivera Trainer

International broadcasters

Country Network Ref
 Canada Rogers Cable (Colors)
 United Kingdom Sky (Colors)
 United States Dish Network (Colors)

See also

References

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