Rinku Singh | |
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Birth name | Rinku Singh Rajput |
Born | Gopiganj, Uttar Pradesh, India | 8 August 1988
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Rinku Rinku Singh Veer[1] Veer Mahaan |
Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[2] |
Billed weight | 275 lb (125 kg)[2] |
Billed from | Uttar Pradesh, India[2] |
Trained by | WWE Performance Center |
Debut | 2018 |
Rinku Singh Rajput[3] (born 8 August 1988) is an Indian professional wrestler and former professional baseball player. He is also known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Veer Mahaan, or simply Veer.
Singh was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates organisation after he won a pitching contest on a 2008 reality television show The Million Dollar Arm. He was the first Indian to play professional baseball and spent several seasons in the minor leagues, reaching the Single-A level.[4] He is the subject of the movie Million Dollar Arm.