Dara Singh Inducted Into WWE 2018 Hall of Fame (Watch Video)
Dara Singh was given a place in the Hall of Fame 2018 class 'Legacy Wing'.
Indian wrestler Dara Singh was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame 2018. At the ceremony held on Friday night (Saturday morning in India), the popular Indian pehelwan found his rightful spot in the WWE's hall among other famous faces in the 'Legacy Wing'. The category honours the legends all over the world in the field of WWE.
The WWEHOF ceremony took place just two days before the Wrestlemania 34 event. Earlier this year, WWE's Hall of Fame had similarly inducted superstars from yesteryears in their hall.
Other legendary wrestlers in the Hall of Fame’s Legacy Wing list include former WWWF Champion Stan Stasiak, Lord Alfred Hayes, Cora Combs, El Santo, Jim Londos, Rufus J. Jones, Sputnik Monroe and Boris Malenko. Other famous names in the celebrity wing include Bill Goldberg, Ivory, Jeff Jarrett, The Dudley Boyz, Hillbilly Jim, Mark Henry and Kid Rock.
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Singh wrestled internationally from the 1940's through 1983 and then retired. He has got in the ring with Japanese wrestler Rikidōzan, WWE legend Lou Thesz, whom he beat for the World Championship.
The Indian wrestler who boasted a 53-inch-wide chest became even popular after he played the role of Lord Hanuman in Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan in 1986. He also appeared in quite a few Bollywood movies and TV shows. Some of which include Faulad, Mard, Mera Naam Joker, Jab We Met, Sultana Daku, Anand, Daku Mangal Singh and Dharmatma. He was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 1996. He passed away in 2012.
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