Ring Ka King

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Ring Ka King
Dutch Mantell
CountryIndia
Introduced28 January 2012 (2012-01-28)
Discontinued22 April 2012 (2012-04-22)
Websitehttp://www.colorstv.in/rkk/
Ring Ka King
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Running timeApproximately 1 hour per episode
(45 minutes and commercials)
Original release
Network
Colors

Ring Ka King (English: King of the Ring) was an Indian professional wrestling brand of 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 28 January 2012.[2][3] The first season of 26 episodes concluded on 22 April.[4]

Nick Dinsmore were responsible for training the Indian talent at Ohio Valley Wrestling.[6]

History

In 2011, TNA announced a project in India. The project was revealed to be an original televised wrestling program intended for the Indian market, titled Ring Ka King. The promotion was managed by Jeff Jarrett. Jeremy Borash, Dave Lagana and Sonjay Dutt helped Jarrett with management.[citation needed]

Ring Ka King was taped in India, and featured both Indian and non-Indian wrestlers performing on the show. A majority of the non-Indian wrestlers were under contract with TNA; this included Zema Ion, Scott Steiner, and Abyss, among others. Independent wrestlers Sonjay Dutt, Isaiah Cash and American Adonis were also featured on the show.[citation needed]

After the first season of Ring Ka King, TNA expressed doubts that a second would be produced.[citation needed]

Championships

RKK World Heavyweight Championship

The RKK World Heavyweight Championship was a

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 19 December 2011 2 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 5 February 2012 [10][11]
2 Sir Brutus Magnus 1 21 December 2011 33 Pune, Maharashtra, India Ring Ka King This episode aired on tape delay on 4 March 2012 [12]
3 Mahabali Veera 1 23 January 2012 91 Pune, Maharashtra, India Ring Ka King This episode aired on tape delay on 21 April 2012 [4]
— Deactivated — 22 April 2012 — Pune, Maharashtra, India — Deactivated when Ring Ka King ended —

RKK Tag Team Championship

The RKK Tag Team Championship was a

promotion
. RKK hosted a tournament to crown the first champions.

Title tournament

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Pathani Patthe [13]
The Sheiks (Sheik Mustafa Bashir and Sheik Abdul Bashir) W
The Sheiks (Sheik Mustafa Bashir and Sheik Abdul Bashir) [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
Zema Ion
[13]
Sir Brutus Magnus and Sonjay Dutt W
The Bollywood Boyz(Gurv Sihra and Harv Sihra) [14]
The Bollywood Boyz
 (Gurv Sihra and Harv Sihra) 		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 20 December 2011 28 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 19 February 2012 [14]
2 RDX
(Abyss and Scott Steiner) 		1 17 January 2012 5 Pune, Maharashtra, India Ring Ka King This episode aired on tape delay on 11 March 2012 [15]
3
The Bollywood Boyz

(Gurv Sihra and Harv Sihra) 		1 22 January 2012 92 Pune, Maharashtra, India Ring Ka King This episode aired on tape delay on 14 April 2012 [16]
— Deactivated — 22 April 2012 — Pune, Maharashtra, India — Deactivated when Ring Ka King ended —

Alumni

Male wrestlers

Ring name Real name Notes
Abyss Chris Parks
Aghori Saya Monty Singh
American Adonis Christopher Mordetzky
Barood Sandeep Tikone
Bulldog Hart
Harry Smith
Chavo Guerrero Jr. Salvador Guerrero IV
Deadly Danda Saurav Gurjar
Dr. Nicholas Dinsmore
Nicholas Dinsmore
Gurv Sihra
Gurv Sihra
Harv Sihra
Harv 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 James Guffey
Mumbai Cat #2 Joseph Meehan
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 Ariya 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
Bill Clark Bill Clark Referee
Ram Menan Ram Menan Interviewer
Siddharth Kannan Siddharth 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

  1. ^ Caldwell, James (19 December 2011). "Name of TNA's India promotion revealed". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  2. ^ Caldwell, James (17 January 2012). "TNA Indian TV project notes - start-date, timeslot, TV announcer & ambassador revealed". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  3. ^ Caldwell, James (19 January 2012). "TNA News: TNA announces partnership to produce India TV series, details strategy behind new wrestling project". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  4. ^
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  5. ^ Martin, Adam (9 December 2011). "More details on TNA's upcoming India TV project". WrestleView. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  6. ^ Tedesco, Mike (10 December 2011). "Details on the "TNA India" project". WrestleView. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  7. ^ "RKK World Heavyweight Championship history".
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  11. ^ Caldwell, James (20 December 2011). "TNA News: Updates on TNA India project - first champion crowned, near-riot, former WWE wrestlers involved". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
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