Jeet Rama Explained

Jeet Rama
Birth Name:Satender Dagar
Birth Date:1981 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Sonipat district, Haryana, India[1]
Names:Jeet Rama
Satender Ved Pal
Height:6 ft 6 in[2]
Weight:235 lb
Trainer:WWE Performance Center
Debut:29 September 2015
Retired:2 November 2021

Satender Dagar (born 12 January 1981)[3] is an Indian professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenures with WWE, where he competed in their developmental territory NXT under the ring name Jeet Rama.[4]

Early life

Born in Baghru village of Sonipat District, Haryana, Satender was a ten-time kushti heavyweight amateur wrestling champion and three-time winner of the Hind Kesari award in India.[5] [6]

Professional wrestling career

WWE (2015–2021)

On 2 June 2015 it was reported that Satender, along with fellow Indian recruit Lovepreet Sangha, had been signed by WWE and would be reporting to the WWE Performance Center for training.[7] He made his in-ring debut at a NXT live event in Fort Pierce, Florida on 29 September 2015, competing in a battle royal.[2] He made his singles debut for the company under the ring name Jeet Rama at a WWE live event in New Delhi on 15 January 2016, defeating Chad Gable.[8] Since then he has competed several times mostly during NXT live events. Jeet Rama and Kishan Raftar once again teamed up against The Miztourage (Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas) in which they came out victorious at New Delhi on 7 December 2017. On 10 February 2018, Jeet Rama teamed with Kassius Ohno to take on The Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake) at an Orlando NXT live event, in which they were defeated. On 26 January 2021, Jeet Rama made his TV debut against AJ Styles at Superstar Spectacle in a losing effort, but was praised for his performance.[9] On 15 October, he made his debut on 205 Live in a losing effort against Boa.[10] On the 22 October episode of 205 Live, Rama faced Xyon Quinn in a losing effort.[11] On the 29 October episode of 205 Live, Rama was again defeated by Boa.[12] On the 2 November episode of NXT 2.0, Rama was defeated by a debuting Solo Sikoa in what would be his last match before he was released from his contract on 4 November 2021.[13] [14]

Notes and References

  1. News: Haryana wrestler to take on John Cena, Big Show. 16 February 2016. Basu. Hindol. The Times of India. 26 December 2015.
  2. Web site: Jeet Rama « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. Philip. Kreikenbohm. www.cagematch.net.
  3. Web site: Satender Dagar, Lovepreet Sangha Make Winning Debuts In WWE, Make India Proud. Nath. Joshua Arpit. 5 July 2017. India Times.
  4. Web site: NXT Superstars debut with new ring names in return home to India. 15 January 2016. WWE.
  5. Web site: After The Great Khali, another Indian wrestler all set to debut in WWE. 24 June 2015. Daily Bhaskar.
  6. Web site: WWE statement on the signing of two international wrestlers. Powell. Jason. 12 June 2015. Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
  7. Web site: WWE SIGNS TWO INTERNATIONAL TALENTS. Scherer. Dave. 2 June 2015. PWInsider. www.pwinsider.com.
  8. Web site: 1/15 WWE in New Delhi, India - Detailed Report on WWE's big return -. 15 January 2016. Pro Wrestling Torch.
  9. Web site: Triple H Gives Some High Praise To Jeet Rama . Clark. Ryan. 26 January 2021. www.ewrestlingnews.com.
  10. Web site: WWE 205 Live results: Oct. 15, 2021. WWE.
  11. Web site: WWE 205 Live results: Xyon Quinn topples Jeet Rama in a colossal main event. WWE.
  12. Web site: WWE 205 Live results: Oct. 29, 2021 | WWE. www.wwe.com.
  13. Web site: WWE NXT results, Nov. 2, 2021: Carmelo & Trick “shoe” away Gargano & Lumis for the win. WWE.
  14. Web site: WWE Releases More Superstars Including Several Main Roster Names. Wrestling Inc..

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Jeet Rama".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.