Tiger Joginder Singh

Joginder Singh (1919-August 1, 1990) was an Indian professional wrestler. He was the first All Asia Tag Team Champion, along with King Kong. He was one of the top professional wrestlers of India at that time.

Early life He was born in the village of Sheron in the Tarn Taran district of Punjab Province, British India into a Sikh family.

Professional wrestling career Singapore In 1948, Tiger Joginder and Arjan Singh Das were signed by Great World's wrestling promoters, where he competed against many top wrestlers like King Kong, Bill Verna, George Zbisko, Tiger Ray Holden and Seelie Samara, and earned fame worldwide.

United States

Tiger wrestled in the United States in the late 1940s to the early 1950s, with wrestlers such as The French Angel, Ted Christy, Kola Kwariani, Jack Dempsey, Oki Shikina, Lord Carlton, and Benny Trudel. On 8 March 1950, his match with Chief Thunderbird at Paramount Theatre had attracted much interest.

India In 1954, Tiger competed in the Rustam-e-Hind (Champion of India) tournament, but lost in the final to Dara Singh. The same year, he defeated European Heavyweight Champion Bert Assirati in front of the 50,000 spectators at Bombay. In 1959, he competed in another professional wrestling tournament Commonwealth Championship, but didn't succeed.

Japan On 16 November 1955 in the Japan Wrestling Association, he and King Kong defeated Rikidōzan and Harold Sakata in a two out of three falls match at JWA All Asia Championship tournament final to crown the inaugural All Asia Tag Team Champions. But he failed to capture the All Asia Heavyweight Championship in the single competition.

Filmography He also did acting in some Indian films in the 1960s with fellow wrestlers Dara Singh, King Kong and Randhawa.

Year Film Role Notes 1964 Samson Hindi films Rustom-E-Rome Plato Jagga Punjabi film Hercules Wrestler Hindi films Badshah Sandhya Deeper Sikha Bengali film 1965 Saat Samundar Paar Wrestler Hindi films Rustom-E-Hind Wrestler Panch Ratan (1965) rebel Mahabharat Hidimba 1966 Rustom Kaun Insaaf

Championship and accomplishments Japan Wrestling Association All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time)- with King Kong