Ring Ka King
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| Ring Ka King | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | Jazzy Lahoria |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Pune, India |
| Running time |
Approximately 1 hour per episode (45 minutes and commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Colors TV |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Original run | January 28, 2012 – April 22, 2012 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Ring Ka King (Hindi: रिंग का किंग, English: King of the ring) was a professional wrestling promotion based in India, which was backed by 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 January 28, 2012.[2][3] The first season of 26 episodes concluded on April 22.[4]
Jeff Jarrett was in charge of the promotion, working alongside Dave Lagana, Sonjay Dutt and Jeremy Borash.[5] Savio Vega is responsible for training the Indian talent at Ohio Valley Wrestling.[6]
History
On 2011, TNA announced a big project in India. The new promotion, called Ring Ka King, was managed by Jeff Jarrett, who worked with Jeremy Borash, Dave Lagana and Indian and former TNA wrestler Sonjay Dutt. TNA spent various weeks taping the episodes. Ring Ka King featured Indian wrestlers and American wrestlers. Some of them, like Zema Ion, Scott Steiner or Abyss, were in contract with TNA. Other independent American wrestlers were Sonjay Dutt, Isaia Cash and American Adonis.
After the first season, TNA announced that they don't know if they will be taping a second season.
Championships
Ring Ka King Heavyweight Championship
The Ring Ka King 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.
Title tournament
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| Dr. Nicholas Dinsmore | [7] | ||||||||||||
| Mahabali Veera | W | ||||||||||||
| Mahabali Veera | [8] | ||||||||||||
| Scott Steiner | W | ||||||||||||
| Scott Steiner | W | ||||||||||||
| Maxx B | [9] | ||||||||||||
| Scott Steiner | [8] | ||||||||||||
| Matt Morgan | W | ||||||||||||
| Matt Morgan | W | ||||||||||||
| Sir Brutus Magnus | [7] | ||||||||||||
| Matt Morgan | W | ||||||||||||
| Sonjay Dutt | [8] | ||||||||||||
| 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 | December 20, 2011 | 1 | Pune, 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 February 5, 2012. | [8][10] |
| 2 | Sir Brutus Magnus | 1 | December 21, 2011 | 122 | Pune, India | Ring Ka King | This episode aired on tape delay on March 4, 2012. | [11] |
| 3 | Mahaballi Veera | 1 | April 21, 2012 | 1 | Pune, India | Ring Ka King | This episode aired on tape delay on April 21, 2012. | [4] |
Ring Ka King Tag Team Championship
The Ring Ka King 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
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| Pathani Patthe | [12] | ||||||||||||
| The Sheiks | W | ||||||||||||
| The Sheiks | [13] | ||||||||||||
| Bulldog Hart and Chavo Guerrero, Jr. | W | ||||||||||||
| Bulldog Hart and Chavo Guerrero, Jr. | W | ||||||||||||
| Broadway and Hollywood | [12] | ||||||||||||
| Sir Brutus Magnus and Sonjay Dutt | [13] | ||||||||||||
| Bulldog Hart and Chavo Guerrero, Jr. | W | ||||||||||||
| Sir Brutus Magnus and Sonjay Dutt | W | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Rave and Zema Ion | [12] | ||||||||||||
| Sir Brutus Magnus and Sonjay Dutt | W | ||||||||||||
| Bollywood Boys | [13] | ||||||||||||
| Bollywood Boys | W | ||||||||||||
| Mumbai Cats | [12] | ||||||||||||
| # | 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 | Bulldog Hart and Chavo Guerrero, Jr. | 1 | December 20, 2011 | 64 | Pune, 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 February 19, 2012. | [13] |
| 2 | Abyss and Scott Steiner (RDX) |
1 | February 22, 2012 | 52 | Pune, India | Ring Ka King | This episode aired on tape delay on March 11, 2012. | [14] |
| 3 | Gurv Sihra and Harv Sihra (The Bollywood Boyz) |
1 | April 14, 2012 | 8 | Pune, India | Ring Ka King | This episode aired on tape delay on April 14, 2012. | [15] |
Roster
Male wrestlers
| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Abyss | Parks, ChrisChris Parks | |
| Aghori Saaya | Manjit Singh | |
| American Adonis | Mordetzky, ChrisChris Mordetzky | |
| Barood | Sandeep | |
| Bulldog Hart | Smith, HarryHarry Smith | |
| Chavo Guerrero Jr. | Guerrero, SalvadorSalvador Guerrero | |
| Deadly Danda | Saurabh Gujjar | |
| Dr. Nicholas Dinsmore | Dinsmore, NicholasNicholas Dinsmore | |
| Gurv Sihra | Unknown | |
| Harv Sihra | Unknown | |
| Isaiah Cash | Hankinson, DrewDrew Hankinson | |
| Jeff Jarrett | Jarrett, JeffreyJeffrey Jarrett | Founder and "The Boss of RDX" |
| Jimmy Rave | Guffey, JamesJames Guffey | |
| Joey Hollywood | Meehan, JosephJoseph Meehan | |
| Jwala | Tajinder | |
| Mahabali Veera | Amanpreet Singh | |
| Matt Morgan | Morgan, MattMatt Morgan | |
| Maxx B | Max Basnet | |
| Mumbai Cats | Unknown | |
| Pagal Parinda | Vikash Kumar | |
| Pathani Patthe 1 | Ashab Ahmad Malik Hashim | |
| Pathani Patthe 2 | Ghulam Sabir | |
| Roscoe Jackson | Mueller, WilliamWilliam Mueller | |
| Romeo Rapta | Dinesh Kumar Rapta | |
| Scott Steiner | Rechsteiner, ScottScott Rechsteiner | |
| Sheik Abdul Bashir | Daivari, DaraDara Daivari | |
| Sheik Mustafa Bashir | Arya Daivari | |
| Shera | Harjeet Singh | American Adonis' translator / Wrestler |
| Sir Brutus Magnus | Aldis, NicholasNicholas Aldis | |
| Sonjay Dutt | Bhalla, ReteshRetesh Bhalla | |
| Tony Broadway | Maritato, JamesJames Maritato | |
| TNT | Rivera, JuanJuan Rivera | |
| Yamamotoyama | Ryūta, YamamotoyamaYamamotoyama Ryūta | |
| Zema Ion | Paris, MichaelMichael Paris | |
| Zoravar | Sarvesh Kumar | |
| r2d | SOFTWARE ENGINEER | |
Female wrestlers
| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Alissa Flash/Raisha Saeed | Anderson, MelissaMelissa Anderson | As Raisha Saeed, manager of The Sheiks (Sheik Abdul Bashir and Sheik Mustafa Bashir) |
| James, MickieMickie James | James, MickieMickie James | |
| Love, AngelinaAngelina Love | Williams, LaurenLauren Williams |
Management
| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Lagana | Dave Lagana | Head writer |
| Dutch Mantell | Keown, WayneWayne Keown | |
| Jeremy Borash | Borash, JeremyJeremy Borash | Interviewer Ring announcer |
| Jazzy Lahoria | Jazzy Lahoria | Commissioner (kayfabe) |
| Joe Bath | Joe Bath | Commentator |
| Keith Mitchell | Mitchell, KeithKeith Mitchell | Producer |
| Kubra Sait | Kubra Sait | Ring announcer |
| Rick Fansher | Rick Fansher | Director |
| Rudy Charles | Engler, DanielDaniel Engler | Referee |
| Ram Mennon | Ram Mennon | Interviewer |
| Siddarth Kannan | Siddarth Kannan | Commentator |
| Harbhajan Singh | Singh, HarbhajanHarbhajan Singh | Promoter |
| Savio Vega | Rivera, JuanJuan Rivera | Trainer |
International broadcasters
| Country | Network | Ref |
|---|---|---|
 Canada |
Rogers Cable (Colors) | |
 United Kingdom |
Sky (Colors) | |
 United States |
Dish Network (Colors) |
See also
References
- ↑ Caldwell, James (2011-12-19). "Name of TNA's India promotion revealed". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ↑ Caldwell, James (2012-01-17). "TNA Indian TV project notes - start-date, timeslot, TV announcer & ambassador revealed". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ↑ Caldwell, James (2012-01-19). "TNA News: TNA announces partnership to produce India TV series, details strategy behind new wrestling project". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kapur, Bob (April 25, 2012). "Ring ka King: It all works out India end". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ↑ Martin, Adam (2011-12-09). "More details on TNA's upcoming India TV project". WrestleView. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ↑ Tedesco, Mike (2011-12-10). "Details on the "TNA India" project". WrestleView. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kapur, Bob (January 29, 2012). "A first, positive look at TNA's Ring ka King". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Kapur, Bob (February 6, 2012). "Matt Morgan wins Ring ka King Championship". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Kapur, Bob (January 30, 2012). "Tag teams featured on Ring ka King's second show". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ↑ Caldwell, James (2011-12-20). "TNA News: Updates on TNA India project - first champion crowned, near-riot, former WWE wrestlers involved". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ↑ Kapur, Bob (2012-03-07). "Ring ka King: Magnus the new champ thanks to the B-O-double-S". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Kapur, Bob (February 13, 2012). "Ring ka King: Tournament time - top tag teams take to TV". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Kapur, Bob (February 22, 2012). "Ring ka King: Tag tourney ends; Morgan defends; fat guy bends (and breaks)". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ↑ Kapur, Bob (March 14, 2012). "Ring ka King: Coronations and championships - Jarrett's control quest continues". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ↑ Kapur, Bob (March 17, 2012). "Ring ka King: Bollywood Boys become champs, Jarrett becomes a chump". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
External links
- Ring Ka King Official Website
- Ring Ka King at ImpactWrestling.com
- Ring Ka King at IMDB.com
- Harbhajan to endorse Ring Ka King
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