Sunny Dhinsa
| Sunny Dhinsa | |
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Akam as NXT Tag Team Champion in February 2017
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| Birth name | Sunny Dhinsa |
| Born |
May 20, 1993 Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada |
| Alma mater | Simon Fraser University |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Akam Sunny Dhinsa |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Billed weight | 290 lb (130 kg) |
| Trained by | WWE Performance Center |
| Debut | April 4, 2015 |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's freestyle wrestling | ||
| Representing Canada | ||
| Pan American Games | ||
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2011 Guadalajara | 120 kg |
Sunny Dhinsa (born May 20, 1993) is a Canadian professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he competes in the developmental territory NXT under the ring name Akam and is the current NXT Tag Team Champion along with Rezar as The Authors of Pain.
Born in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Dhinsa attended Simon Fraser University, where he was a standout collegiate wrestler. He was the Canadian national freestyle wrestling champion in 2011, 2012 and 2013 in the heavyweight category. He won a gold medal in the 115 kg category at the 2009 Canada Summer Games, and a silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara. Dhinsa competed in the qualification tournament for the 2012 Summer Olympics, missing out on qualification after losing to Dremiel Byers. He was considered a prospect for the 2016 Summer Olympics but left amateur wrestling after being offered a contract with WWE in 2014, having been scouted for the company by Gerald Brisco.
In October 2014, Dhinsa was reported to have signed a contract with WWE and would begin training to become a professional wrestler at the WWE Performance Center. He made his in-ring debut at a WWE NXT house show in Orlando, Florida on 4 April 2015, competing in a battle royal, which was won by Scott Dawson. By February 2016 Dhinsa had formed a tag team with Gzim Selmani and they became known as the Authors of Pain in April 2016.
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