Tiger Jeet Singh
Tiger Jeet Singh at a charity wrestling event in 2012
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April 3, 1948 Ludhiana, Punjab, India |
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| Residence | Milton, Ontario, Canada |
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| Ring name(s) | Tiger Jeet Singh |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Billed weight | 120 kg (260 lb) |
| Billed from | Punjab, India |
| Trained by | Fred Atkins |
| Debut | 1965 |
Jagjeet Singh Hans (born April 3, 1948) is an Indian semi-retired professional wrestler, known better by his ring name Tiger Jeet Singh.
Singh wrestled in the Indian crazed villain style, and was known for his elaborate ring entrances. He wrestled in Japan for 22 years and was the first professional wrestler in Japan to defeat sumo wrestler Wajima Hiroshi.
In the 1960s, Hans began wrestling and emigrated from his hometown in Punjab to Canada, arriving with $6 in his pocket. Hans trained in Toronto under Fred Atkins and eventually signed with Frank Tunney, a Toronto wrestling promoter. Atkins dubbed Hans "Tiger" after witnessing his ferocious style of fighting. Tiger made his Maple Leaf Gardens debut in 1965, wrestling as a heel. His first main event in Toronto was a tag match late that year, teaming with Professor Hiro to take on the team of Johnny Powers and Sweet Daddy Siki. He began teaming with Fred Atkins in 1966. They became the top team in Toronto by defeating Whipper Billy Watson and Bulldog Brower for the international tag title in July 1966. Singh and Atkins wrestled at or near the top of the card through 1966 and 1967.
He also fought in the US wrestling circuits, grappling with opponents like Sweet Daddy Siki, André the Giant, Hans Schmidt, Whipper Billy Watson and "Bulldog" Dick Brower. He defeated Johnny Valentine for the Toronto version of the US title and wrestled Gene Kiniski for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in the summer of 1967 and, in the fall, twice challenged Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF Championship. With Wild Bull Curry, again defeated Watson and Brower to win the international tag title in 1968.
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