135. Tiger Jeet Singh

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Tiger Jeet Singh came to Canada penniless from his native India, but he certainly had plans to change that. With wrestling becoming his meal ticket, Singh would become a star in the Toronto territory and cement himself as the top heel in the region. Singh would find his real fortune in Japan, where he carved out a name for himself as the wild sword wielding grappler who terrorized fans. He would get wins over Inoki in Japan and Canek in Mexico in his prime. Singh has promoted cards all over the world and truly is a star internationally, but he did have limited exposure to the WWE Universe. That will likely be the primary reason to exclude him from the Hall.

Should Tiger Jeet Singh be in the Hall of Fame?

Definitely put him in! - 60.5%

Maybe, but others deserve it first. - 21.1%

Probably not, but it wouldn't be the end of the world. - 7.9%

No opinion. - 0%

No way! - 10.5%

The Bullet Points

Other Aliases: Jagjit Singh Hans (Real Name)
Billed From: India
Key Championships Held: NWA (Toronto) International Tag Team (2) 1w/Fred Atkins, 1w/Bull Curry
NWA (Toronto) United States Heavyweight
IWA (Australia) Tag Team w/Mr. Fuji
IWA (Montreal) Heavyweight
NWF Heavyweight
NWF North American Heavyweight
NWA (All Japan) International Tag Team w/Umanosuke Ueda
UWA World Heavyweight (2)
NWA All Japan Tag Team w/Umanosuke Ueda
Why they will get in: He simultaneously represents India and Canada
Why they won't get in: Like so many here, his WWE exposure was limited
Five Greatest Matches/Moments: 1. Won the (Toronto) United States Title over Johnny Valentine (6/11/67)
2. Fought the Sheik on the first sell out crowd at Maple Leaf Gardens (2/15/71)
3. Beat Antonio Inoki for the NWF Title (3/13/75)
4. Pinned Antonio Inoki for the UWA Heavyweight Title (10/24/80)
5. Defeated Riki Choshu in Tokyo (6/2/81)