Ring Ka King (transl. 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]
 Logo of Ring Ka King | |
| Product type | Professional wrestling Sports entertainment |
|---|---|
| Owner | Panda Energy (TNA Entertainment, LLC) |
| Produced by | Dixie Carter Jeff Jarrett Jeremy Borash Dave Lagana Dutch Mantell |
| Country | India |
| Introduced | 28 January 2012 |
| Discontinued | 22 April 2012 |
| Website | http://www.colorstv.in/rkk/ |
| Ring Ka King | |
|---|---|
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Running time | Approximately 1 hour per episode (45 minutes and commercials) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Colors |
Jeff Jarrett was in charge of the promotion, working alongside Dave Lagana, Sonjay Dutt and Jeremy Borash.[5] Savio Vega and Nick Dinsmore were responsible for training the Indian talent at Ohio Valley Wrestling.[6]
History
editIn 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
editRKK World Heavyweight Championship
editThe 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
edit| 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
editThe 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
edit| 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 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy Rave and 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
editMale wrestlers
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| Country | Network | Ref |
|---|---|---|
 Canada
|
Rogers Cable (Colors) | |
 United Kingdom
|
Sky (Colors) | |
 United States
|
Dish Network (Colors) |
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ Caldwell, James (19 December 2011). "Name of TNA's India promotion revealed". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ Caldwell, James (17 January 2012). "TNA Indian TV project notes - start-date, timeslot, TV announcer & ambassador revealed". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Kapur, Bob (25 April 2012). "Ring ka King: It all works out India end". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Martin, Adam (9 December 2011). "More details on TNA's upcoming India TV project". WrestleView. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ Tedesco, Mike (10 December 2011). "Details on the "TNA India" project". WrestleView. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ "RKK World Heavyweight Championship history".
- ^ a b Kapur, Bob (29 January 2012). "A first, positive look at TNA's Ring ka King". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ Kapur, Bob (7 March 2012). "Ring ka King: Magnus the new champ thanks to the B-O-double-S". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
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