Gadowar Singh Sahota
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Gadowar Singh Sahota (born in Dec. 8, 1954) is a professional wrestler known as "The Great Gama". His father emigrated to Canada from India and around 1963 his family joined him. Sahota went to school in Merritt, British Columbia and excelled in amateur wrestling. Sahota eventually wound up in Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling in Calgary. Sahota worked Kuwait, Dubai, Oman, Australia, and Hawaii for Vince McMahon and the WWWF from 1980-86.
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| Ring name(s) | The Great Gama Gama Singh |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed weight | 225lbs (103kg) |
| Born | December 8, 1954 Punjab, India |
| Trained by | Bill Persack |
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[edit] Career
[edit] Training
Singh was working out at a Vancouver YMCA and there he met Bill Persack, an old time wrestler who had seen him wrestle in the amateur ranks. Persack trained Singh for six months and suggested it was time for him to go to Calgary and Stampede Wrestling.
Singh then went to Calgary and met Stu Hart and started working out with Carlos Belafonte (who later became Carlos Colon).
[edit] World Wrestling Federation
In the early eighties, Vince McMahon, Jr. was expanding the WWF and was looking for an Indian to take the Middle East. Singh had just started working for Jack Tunney in Toronto and agreed to the tour.
Singh worked Kuwait, Dubai, Oman, Australia and Hawaii for Vince McMahon and the WWF from 1980-86. He would have some great matches against Don Muraco, Rowdy Roddy Piper and "Cowboy" Bob Orton.
[edit] Semi retirement
Singh on occasion wrestles, but mainly overseas. Its estimated that he wrestles three months out of the year, taking two to three trips overseas.
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
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- 6-time Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Champion
- 2-time Stampede International Tag Team Champion
- 2-time Stampede Mid Heavyweight Champion
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- NWA Canadian Tag Team Champion
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- WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Champion
