Gurvinder Singh Malhotra (born 19 June 1991) is an Indian

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. He is best known for his tenure in

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, where he performed under the

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Shanky. He is also known for his tenure in Continental Wrestling Entertainment (CWE).

Early life

Gurvinder was born to Sardar Narendra Singh and Narendra Kaur in 1991 in

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, India. He saw

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talking about his new academy, Continental Wrestling Entertainment and decided to join CWE in 2015.

Professional wrestling career

At the age of 24, Malhotra joined Continental Wrestling Entertainment (CWE) in 2015. He was officially announced as a CWE Superstar and named as Shanky Singh on 21 June 2016 through the official

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of CWE. On 22 March 2017, he announced that he had been selected for the WWE tryouts in

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. During his time in CWE, he won the Heavyweight title twice. On 29 January 2020, WWE announced the signings of three Indian trainees, including Malhotra. At Superstar Spectacle on 22 January 2021, Malhotra, under the ring name Dilsher Shanky, teamed with Giant Zanjeer,

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, and

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to defeat Cesaro,

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, King Corbin, and

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in an eight-man tag-team match. On 10 May episode of '' Raw'', Shanky, along with

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, would align themselves with

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. As part of the 2021 Draft, both Shanky and Mahal were drafted to the SmackDown brand while Veer remained on the Raw brand, ending their alliance with Veer. Beginning on the 27 May episode of ''

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'', Shanky began dancing before and after his matches. After

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took over creative in June, Shanky disappeared from WWE programming. At the 2023 Superstar Spectacle live event, Shanky returned to the ring for the first time in over 14 months, where he unsuccessfully challenged

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for the

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. On 21 September 2023, Shanky was released from his WWE contract.

Championship and accomplishments

*Continental Wrestling Entertainment **CWE Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

Other media

Malhotra played the role of Zalzala Singh in the 2019 movie : ''

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''. He also made his video game debut as a playable character in WWE 2K23.

Filmography

Film

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shanky, Dilsher 1991 births Living people People from Yamunanagar district Indian male professional wrestlers 21st-century male professional wrestlers