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{{short description|Indian professional wrestler (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox professional wrestler
| name          = Shanky
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| birth_name    = Gurvinder Singh Malhotra
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1992|06|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place   = [[Jagadhri, Haryana]], India
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| alma_mater    = [[Maharaja Agrasen College, Jagadhri|Maharaja Agrasen College]]
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| ring_names    = Dilsher Shanky<br />Shanky<br />Shanky Singh<br/>Blue Kane
| height        = 7 ft 0  inch <ref name="WWE">{{cite web |title=Shanky |url=https://www.wwe.com/superstars/shanky |website=WWE |access-date=15 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
| weight        = {{Convert|140.8|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<ref name="WWE"/>
| billed        = [[Jalandhar]], India<ref name=B/>
| trainer       = [[WWE Performance Center]]<ref name=B>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/HAR-AMB-OMC-wrestler-shanky-singh-interview-5673188-PHO.html|title=डेढ़ दर्जन अंडे, दूध,चिकन खाकर बनाई ऐसी बॉडी, US आने का मिल रहा बुलावा|date=19 August 2017|website=Dainik Bhaskar}}</ref>
| debut         = 2015
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|birthname=Guruvindra Singh<ref name=B/>}}
'''Gurvinder Singh Malhotra''' (born 19 June 1991)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.inuth.com/sports/professional-sports/shanky-singh-reveals-truth-behind-giving-chokeslam-to-police-constables/|title=Shanky Singh reveals truth behind giving 'chokeslam' to police constables|date=19 January 2018|work=InUth|access-date=8 May 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> is an Indian [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]. He is best known for his tenure in [[WWE]], where he performed under the [[ring name]] '''Shanky'''. He is also known for his tenure in [[Continental Wrestling Entertainment]] (CWE).
==Early life==
Gurvinder was born to Sardar Narendra Singh and Narendra Kaur in 1991 in [[Jagadhri, Haryana]], India.<ref>{{cite news |title=डेढ़ दर्जन अंडे, दूध,चिकन खाकर बनाई ऐसी बॉडी, US आने का मिल रहा बुलावा |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/HAR-AMB-OMC-wrestler-shanky-singh-interview-5673188-PHO.html |access-date=15 May 2022 |work=Dainik Bhaskar |date=19 August 2017 |language=hi}}</ref><ref name="final"/> He saw [[The Great Khali]] talking about his new academy, Continental Wrestling Entertainment and decided to join CWE in 2015.<ref name="final">{{Cite web |url= https://m.hindustantimes.com/punjab/the-great-khali-s-final-move-a-desi-wwe-via-a-village-in-jalandhar/story-mlPcdVe6H7DmfjBI0uMYrL_amp.html |title= The Great Khali's final move: Desi-style WWE via a village in Punjab |work= Hindustan Times |date= 26 June 2016 |language= en |access-date= 11 May 2018}}</ref>
==Professional wrestling career ==
At the age of 24, Malhotra joined Continental Wrestling Entertainment (CWE) in 2015.  He was officially announced as a CWE Superstar and named as Shanky Singh on 21 June 2016 through the official [[YouTube|YouTube channel]] of CWE.<ref>{{Citation|last=CWE|title= CWE Superstar ShankySingh {{sic|hight|nolink=y}} 7 feet from Jagadhri Haryana|date=21 June 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2TLqJubfUQ|access-date=24 May 2018}}</ref> On 22 March 2017, he announced that he had been selected for the WWE tryouts in [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref name="WWETryout">{{Citation|last=CWE|title=CWE Superstar Shanky Singh sharing his views on his WWE Tryout 2017 in Dubai.|date=22 March 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzufVOuUB1E|access-date=24 May 2018}}</ref> During his time in CWE, he won the Heavyweight title twice.
On 29 January 2020, WWE announced the signings of three Indian trainees, including Malhotra.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wrestlingculture.com/news/wwe/28-wwe-performs-new-tryout-great-khali-school-india/|title=WWE Performs New Tryout at The Great Khali School in India|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|website=wrestlingculture.com|date=16 November 2017|language=en-US|access-date=10 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.solowrestling.com/new/65830-wwe-realiza-nuevo-tryout-en-la-escuela-de-the-great-khali-en-india|title=WWE realiza nuevo tryout en la escuela de The Great Khali en India|last=Solowrestling|date=16 November 2017|access-date=11 May 2018|language=es}}</ref> At [[WWE Superstar Spectacle|Superstar Spectacle]] on 22 January 2021, Malhotra, under the ring name Dilsher Shanky, teamed with Giant Zanjeer, [[Rey Mysterio]], and [[Ricochet (wrestler)|Ricochet]] to defeat [[Claudio Castagnoli|Cesaro]], [[Dolph Ziggler]], [[Baron Corbin|King Corbin]], and [[Shinsuke Nakamura]] in an eight-man tag-team match. On 10 May episode of ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'', Shanky, along with [[Rinku Singh (baseball)|Veer]], would align themselves with [[Jinder Mahal]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Former WWE Champion Returns During WWE Raw|url=https://comicbook.com/wwe/news/wwe-raw-jinder-mahal-returns-injury-new-faction-beats-jeff-hardy/|access-date=11 May 2021|website=WWE|language=en}}</ref> As part of the [[2021 WWE Draft|2021 Draft]], both Shanky and Mahal were drafted to the SmackDown brand while Veer remained on the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] brand, ending their alliance with Veer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/article/latest-wwe-draft-results-2021|title = See all the results from the 2021 Draft}}</ref><ref name="Raw10042021">{{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/10/04/10-4-wwe-raw-results-powells-live-review-of-the-wwe-draft-night-two-goldberg-returns-the-build-to-wwe-crown-jewel-continues/|title=10/4 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of the WWE Draft night two, Goldberg returns, the build to WWE Crown Jewel continues|date=4 October 2021|last=Powell|first=Jason|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=5 October 2021}}</ref>
Beginning on the 27 May episode of ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'', Shanky began dancing before and after his matches.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/it-s-drew-day-bryan-danielson-action-max-dupri-welcomed-smackdown-and-more-fight-size|title=It's A Drew Day, Bryan Danielson In Action, Max Dupri Welcomed To SmackDown, And More|work=Fightful|access-date=27 May 2022|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://wrestlingnews.co/wwe-news/wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-for-may-27-2022/|title=WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results for May 27, 2022|work=WrestlingNews.co|access-date=21 May 2022|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/2022-05-27|title=WWE SMACKDOWN May 27, 2022|work=WWE|access-date=27 May 2022|language=en}}</ref> In 2023, Mahal joined Indus Sher, ending his partnership with Shanky. At the 2023 [[Superstar Spectacle]] live event, Shanky returned to the ring for the first time in over 14 months, where he unsuccessfully challenged [[Gunther (wrestler)|Gunther]] for the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship]]. On 21 September 2023, Shanky was released from his WWE contract.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jenkins |first=H. |date=2023-09-21 |title=WWE Releases Shanky From His Contract |url=https://www.ringsidenews.com/2023/09/21/wwe-releases-shanky-from-his-contract/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=Ringside News |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Championship and accomplishments==
*'''Continental Wrestling Entertainment'''
**CWE Heavyweight Championship (2 times)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=219839|title=CWE Saturday Night Show
|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=5 May 2018|access-date=21 January 2021}}</ref>
==Other media==
Malhotra played the role of Zalzala Singh in the 2019 movie : ''[[Bharat (film)|Bharat]]''.
He also made his video game debut as a payable character in WWE 2K23.
<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kumar|first=Ankit|date=7 June 2019|title=सलमान खान की फिल्म 'भारत' में डेब्यू करने वाले 7 फुट लंबे रैसलर के बारे में 5 बड़ी बातें|url=https://hindi.sportskeeda.com/wwe/cwe-wrestler-shanky-singh-bharat-moive-debut-salman-khan-katrina-kaif|access-date=14 April 2021|website=hindi.sportskeeda.com|language=hi}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
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!Year
!Title
!Role
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|2019 || ''[[Bharat (film)|Bharat]]'' || Zalzala Singh
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==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{wwe superstar|shanky|Shanky}}
* {{Professional wrestling profiles|cagematch=14512|wrestlingdata=37330|iwd=dilsher-shanky-17849}}
* {{Twitter|DilsherShanky|Dilsher Shanky}}
* {{IMDb name|nm10747580|Shanky Singh}}
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[[Category:1991 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Yamunanagar district]]
[[Category:Indian male professional wrestlers]]
[[Category:21st-century male professional wrestlers]]