1. Gama Singh worked sporadically, mostly on overseas tours, for Vince McMahon and the World Wrestling Federation from 1980 to 1986.
10 Facts About Gama Singh
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Gama Singh's father emigrated to Canada from Punjab, India, with his family joining him in 1963.
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Also in the 1980s Gama was a founding member and leader of the hated Karachi Vice stable, which included Makhan Singh, Steve DiSalvo, Vokhan Singh, Kerry Brown, Rhonda Singh, Ron Starr and managers JR Foley and Abu Wizal.
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Gama Singh mostly competed in Tag Team bouts with partners such as Guy Mitchell and Buck Zumhofe; culminating in a Tag Title win with partner Igor Volkoff.
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Apart from competing in the odd NWA affiliated promotion in the United States; Gama Singh took part in several tours of NJPW in Japan in the late 1970s, often teaming with Tiger Jeet Gama Singh, and taking on greats such as Tatsumi Fujinami, Seiji Sakaguchi and Riki Choshu.
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At various times in his career, Gama Singh worked for WWC and various other promotions in the Caribbean as well; once winning the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship from Ciclon Negro in Puerto Rico in 1980.
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Gama Singh would prove very popular in South Africa, engaging in tours which included bouts against his friend Bad News Allen; and competed for WPW in Germany in the mid-1990s, teaming with longtime associate 'Champagne' Gerry Morrow.
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Gama Singh began working for Jack Tunney in Toronto and then worked several overseas tours for the WWF in Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Australia and Hawaii.
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Gama Singh would appear on WWF television defeating Johnny Rodz on Prime Time Wrestling, and appeared on the June 27,1985 edition of WWF's Tuesday Night Titans; interviewed by McMahon and accompanied by an Indian Rock Python.
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Gama Singh started investing money in real estate eventually becoming a renowned real estate developer in Calgary.