| Tiger Jeet Singh | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Tiger Jeet Singh in 2018 | |
| Birth name | Jagjeet Singh Hans |
| Born | April 3, 1944 Sujapur, Punjab, British India |
| Spouse(s) | Sukhjit Hans (m. 1970) |
| Children | 3, including Tiger Ali Singh |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Tiger Jeet Singh |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 265 lb (120 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | Punjab, India |
| Trained by | Fred Atkins[2] |
| Debut | 1965 |
| Retired | 2012 |
Jagjeet Singh Hans[3] (born April 3, 1944) is an Indo-Canadian retired professional wrestler, known better by his ring name Tiger Jeet Singh. He was known for his elaborate ring entrances, and generally performed as a heel. He wrestled in Japan and was the first professional wrestler in Japan to defeat sumo wrestler Wajima Hiroshi. He held Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling's World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship and headlined the company's flagship event Anniversary Show in 1992.[citation needed]
- ^ a b Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 305. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
- ^ "Tiger Jeet Singh". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Tiger Singh: Most Feared Man in Japan". Rediff Sports. May 5, 2005. Retrieved 2010-05-15.