Sonjay Dutt worked for WWE as a producer from 2019 to 2021.
61 Facts About Sonjay Dutt
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Sonjay Dutt competed in the X-Division for several years, winning the Impact X Division Championship in 2017.
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Sonjay Dutt competed for Jarrett's Global Force Wrestling, where he was a former GFW NEX*GEN Champion.
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Sonjay Dutt wrestled for the independent promotion Combat Zone Wrestling during his early years, where he captured the CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship and won the Best of the Best tournament in 2004.
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Sonjay Dutt's parents moved from India to the United States before he was born, though most of his extended family still lives in New Delhi.
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Sonjay Dutt later worked for KYDA Pro wrestling for the first two years of his professional career.
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Sonjay Dutt got his first break wrestling in Major League Wrestling in 2003 where he debuted the Dragon Rana on Jimmy Yang at the promotion's August 3 event, Summer Apocalypse.
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Sonjay Dutt would go on to win an international tournament, hosted by MLW in September 2003 to win the company's Junior Heavyweight Championship, defeating Tony Mamaluke, Eddie Colon, and Christopher Daniels.
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Sonjay Dutt made his debut for NWA Total Nonstop Action on October 15,2003, when he teamed with Eric Young to defeat Jerrelle Clark and El Fuego in a tag team match.
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Sonjay Dutt began working regularly for the promotion the following year.
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In May 2004, Sonjay Dutt began a Best of Three Series with Amazing Red to determine the number one contender to the TNA X Division Championship, which Red won.
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Sonjay Dutt won a four-way X Division match at No Surrender on July 17,2005, to qualify for the 2005 Super X Cup.
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Sonjay Dutt lost to Samoa Joe in the first round of the tournament.
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In 2006, Sonjay Dutt earned a spot on Team USA in the 2006 World X Cup.
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Sonjay Dutt was unhappy at Lethal getting the pinfall Sonjay Dutt and Lethal started fighting with each other.
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Kevin Nash came out and separated the two, but Sonjay Dutt kicked him and left the ring.
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Nash forgave Sonjay Dutt but warned him not to do it again.
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At Victory Road, Sonjay Dutt competed in the 10 man Ultimate X match in an attempt to become the number one contender for the X Division Championship, but was eliminated in the Gauntlet portion of the match.
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Sonjay Dutt participated in the Xscape match at Lockdown where he was the first participant eliminated.
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At Slammiversary, Sonjay Dutt ruined Lethal and SoCal Val's wedding, when he begged Val to marry him instead.
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Sonjay Dutt attacked Lethal, and began a villainous turn, which led to Sonjay Dutt and Lethal facing off in matches at Victory Road and Hard Justice, splitting the victories.
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At No Surrender, Val turned on Lethal and assisted Sonjay Dutt in winning a "Ladder of Love" ladder match.
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On February 20,2009, Sonjay Dutt left TNA after his contract expired due to he and TNA management being unable to come to terms on a new deal.
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Sonjay Dutt has wrestled for HUSTLE in Japan as a member of the stable Takada Monster Army under the ring name "Monster J".
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On July 28,2006, Sonjay Dutt lost to Ultimo Dragon in UWA.
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In November 2006, Sonjay Dutt returned to UWA and won the 2006 Grand Prix Tournament Championship.
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On May 9,2008, Sonjay Dutt was announced as the eighth and final participant in the Chikara 2008 Rey de Voladores tournament, having previously competed in the 2007 King of Trios alongside The Motor City Machine Guns as Team TNA.
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Sonjay Dutt appeared on the July 12,2008 show to team with Chuck Taylor in a losing effort against Pinkie Sanchez and Ruckus.
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Sonjay Dutt vacated the title on November 29,2009, for the Tenka-Ichi 2009 tournament.
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Sonjay Dutt attempted to regain the title, but was eliminated from the tournament in the semifinals by Prince Devitt.
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Sonjay Dutt made his Pro Wrestling Guerrilla debut on April 11,2009, at Ninety-Nine, where he defeated Roderick Strong in a singles match.
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Since leaving TNA, Sonjay Dutt has begun making appearances for Ring of Honor.
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Sonjay Dutt made his return to the company on May 8,2009, in Boston, MA, wrestling in a 3-way dance with Eddie Edwards and Bryan Danielson, who ended up winning the match.
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At the following day's Final Battle 2010 pay-per-view Sonjay Dutt again replaced Omega and faced Eddie Edwards in another losing effort.
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In December 2011, Sonjay Dutt took part in TNA's India project, Ring Ka King.
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On July 27,2013, Sonjay Dutt was defeated by Jay Lethal in the first round for the vacant ROH World Championship.
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On November 9,2013, Sonjay Dutt defeated Ben Ortiz at House of Hardcore 3.
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On March 12,2014, Sonjay dutt was defeated by El Ligero In a Revolution Pro event.
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On May 5,2014, At Continental Wrestling Federation Sonjay Dutt defeated John Morrison to Capture the CWF United States Championship.
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Sonjay Dutt defeated Eita Kobayashi In a Wrestling City Asia event.
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On October 12,2016, Sonjay Dutt competed in a four-way match against Fenix el Rey, Jonathan Gresham, and Jeff Cobb at a Lucha Ilimitado card in Yakima, Washington with Fenix winning.
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On March 4,2017 at ROH Manhattan Mayhem 2017 Sonjay Dutt was unsuccessful at winning the ROH World Television Championship against Marty Scurll.
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On June 28,2012, Sonjay Dutt returned to TNA, defeating Rubix to qualify for a tournament for the TNA X Division Championship.
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Later that same event, Sonjay Dutt was defeated by Zema Ion in the final Ultimate X match, which included Kenny King and Mason Andrews.
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Four days later, Sonjay Dutt was defeated in his pay-per-view title match.
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On January 12,2013, Sonjay Dutt returned to TNA to take part in TNA X-Travaganza, teaming with Petey Williams in a tag team match, where they were defeated by Christopher Daniels and Kazarian.
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On June 12,2015, Sonjay Dutt made his GFW debut defeating Jamin Olivencia during a GFW Grand Slam Tour event in Jackson, Tennessee which was the promotions inaugural event.
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On July 10,2015, during a GFW Grand Slam Tour event in Erie, Pennsylvania, Sonjay Dutt teamed with Moose defeating Olivencia and Jon Bolen.
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On July 24,2015, during the first ever TV Tapings for GFW Amped, Sonjay Dutt was defeated by Jigsaw in the first round of the GFW NEX*GEN Championship tournament.
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On November 27,2015, Dutt defeated P J Black for the GFW NEX*GEN Championship.
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Sonjay Dutt retained in his first international title defense on March 2,2016, retaining over Marty Scurll in Exeter, UK.
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On November 25,2016, Sonjay Dutt lost the GFW NEX*GEN Championship to Cody Rhodes.
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At the Impact Wrestling taping in Mumbai, India, on May 30,2017, Sonjay Dutt challenged and defeated then X Division Champion Low-Ki to win his first ever Impact Wrestling championship.
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At Bound for Glory, Sonjay Dutt competed in a Six-way match for the Impact X Division Championship which was won by Trevor Lee.
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On January 6,2018, Sonjay Dutt announced he would undergo surgery to fix a torn right Achilles.
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On January 23,2019, it was reported that Sonjay Dutt had been granted his release from Impact Wrestling.
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On January 23,2019, Sonjay Dutt signed with WWE as a producer.
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On June 29,2021, it was reported that Sonjay Dutt had departed from WWE.
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On June 30,2021, it was reported that Sonjay Dutt had signed with AEW as a producer.
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Sonjay Dutt would turn heel later in the night, aligning with Lethal, and would afterwards begin a feud with Samoa Joe after Joe won the ROH Television Championship.
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Sonjay Dutt did some of the motion capturing for Saints Row: The Third and WWE 2K18.