Baadshah Pehalwan Khan

Baadshah Pehalwan Khan

Khan in March 2015
Born (1993-09-09) 9 September 1993[1]
Wah, Pakistan[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Baadshah Pehalwan Khan[1]
Baadshah Khan
Billed height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Billed weight 218 lb (99 kg)
Trained by Flesh Gordon (FRANCE), Jesse Hernandez (USA)[1]
Debut 2010[1]

Baadshah Pehalwan Khan (Urdu: بادشاہ پہلوان خان, born 9 September 1993) is a Pakistani professional wrestler.[2][3][4] Khan is the only Pakistani pro wrestler representing Pakistan in pro wrestling. "Pakistan Will Rise" or "Pakistani Kissi Se Kum Nahin" are his catchphrases as a leader whose only purpose is to show to the entire world that he's the only conqueror from Asia and a noble warrior of Pakistan.[5]

Early life

Baadshah Pehalwan Khan was born in Wah, Pakistan.

Professional wrestling career

Career (2010–2012)

Baadshah Pehalwan Khan debuted in wrestling in October 2010 in France as a trainee and had his first pro wrestling match in January 2012. He was trained by APC Catch for the lucha libre style and for the European style, he was trained by Flesh Gordon in France. He was also trained in the USA by Jesse Hernandez.

Signed by Wrestling Stars (2014–present)

In January 2014, Khan was signed by Wrestling Stars (Catch WS) in France the no1 pro wrestling company in Europe.[6][7][8] Since then, Baadshah Pehalwan Khan has competed against the best European pro wrestlers as Flesh Gordon, Prince Zephy (Wrestling Stars World Champion), Jimmy Gavroche (French Heavyweight Champion), Bernard Vandamme (European Champion), Tiny Iron... In July 2014 he travelled to Barcelona – Spain where he represented Pakistan successfully in the Spanish promotion Vila Catch. 14 March 2015, he went to Belgium to take part in the Four Continents Cup Match where he represented Asia in a Eurostars Wrestling show in Brugge. On 28 March 2015, he went to Ajaccio – Corsica where he represented Pakistan. On 8 August 2015, Baadshah Pehalwan Khan has been invited to Los Angeles USA for Pakdayla where he was awarded with two awards from UFPID and Hollywood Tribute for Excellence in Sports. On 16 August 2015, he was invited to the premier of the Lollywood movie "Karachi se Lahore" in Hollywood alongside Bollywood, Lollywood and Hollywood stars. On 4 September 2015, Khan was invited by the French TV channel MCS – Ma Chaîne Sport, on their weekly show for an episode of Impact Wrestling alongside official French Impact Wrestling commentators Celian Varini and Gregory Deas. During the show, Khan talked about his career, awards won in Los Angeles during Pakdayla and his future. Thereby, Baadshah Pehalwan Khan became the first Pakistani to be invited as a guest on a French TV show.

Countries where Khan has wrestled in : France, Spain, Belgium, Corsica.

In August 2016, Baadshah Pehalwan Khan alongside Flesh Gordon and Tiny Iron launched Pro Wrestling Pakistan (PWP) in Islamabad, the first ever Pakistani pro wrestling league. First shows will be held in Islamabad, Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala and Karachi between 30 November to 8 December 2016 where more than 25 pro wrestlers from all over the globe will compete.

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