Tiger Joginder Singh
| Tiger Joginder | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Birth name | Joginder Singh |
| Born |
1919 Punjab Province, 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 |
Tiger Joginder Singh (born 1919) 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 wrestler of India at that time.[2]
Early life
He was born in Punjab Province, British India into a Sikh family.[3]
Professional wrestling career
Singapore
In 1948 Tiger Joginder and Arjan Singh Das was 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 etc and earned the fame worldwide.[4]
United States
Tiger wrestled in the United States in late 40s to early 50s with wrestler such as The French Angel, Ted Christy, Kola Kwariani, Jack Dempsey, Oki Shikina, Lord Carlton and Benny Trudel etc. On 8 March 1950 his match with Chief Thunderbird at Paramount Theatre had attracted lots of attention of the people.[5]
India
In 1954 Tiger competed in 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
On 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.[1] But he failed to capture the All Asia Heavyweight Championship in the single competition.[9]
Filmography
He also did acting in some Indian films at 1960s with fellow wrestles 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 | ||
| Mahabharat | |||
| 1966 | Rustom Kaun | ||
| Insaaf |
In wrestling
- Signature moves
Championship and accomplishments
References
- 1 2 3 "AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship official title history" (in Japanese). All-Japan.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2007-08-11. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
- 1 2 "The lord of the ring". New Delhi: Hindustan Times. 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.
- ↑ "Asia Championships: 1955/11/08-11/22: 10 cards". Puroresu.com.
- ↑ "'TIGER' HAS A 'COBRA GRIP', p.7". Singapore Free Press. 4 April 1952.
