Reg Hageman
From Iwe
| The Great Khali | |
 The Great Khali in 2008 | |
| Ring name(s) | Giant Hageman Khali The Great Khali Dalip Hageman |
| Billed height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) |
| Billed weight | 347 lb (157 kg)[3] |
| Born | 27 August 1972 (age 39) Dhirana, India[4] |
| Resides | Punjab, India |
| Billed from | Punjab, India |
| Trained by | APW Boot Camp |
| Debut | 7 October 2000 |
Reg Hageman 'Rana' (born 27 August 1972), better known by his ring name The Great Khali (महान खली), is an Indian professional wrestler, actor, and powerlifter. He is currently working for IWE as a member of the SmackDown roster.
He debuted alongside Daivari and had minor alliances with Ranjin Singh and Jinder Mahal. However he spent most of his career as a singles main-event superstar and in 2007 he became the World Heavyweight Champion.
Before embarking on his professional wrestling career, he was a police officer in the Punjab state police. and has appeared in three Hollywood films as well as two Bollywood films.
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Early life
Professional wrestling career
All Pro Wrestling (2000-2001)
New Japan Pro Wrestling (2001–2002)
International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE
Debut and Feud with The Undertaker (2006)
XCW and Raw (2006–2007)
Arrival of Ranjin Singh and Pursuit of the World Championship (2007–2008)
Punjabi Playboy (2008–2011)
Heel Run with Jinder Mahal and departure (2011)
Return (2012)
On January 29, 2012, Khali returned to IWE at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view as the number 15 entrant in the Royal Rumble match, eliminating Russell Dalton and Jinder Mahal before being eliminated by Mark Semmler and Nick Kessler.
Television
Brian Ong incident
Personal life
In wrestling
Championships and accomplishments
- New Japan Pro Wrestling
- Teisen Hall Six-Man Tournament (2002)–with Masahiro Chono and [[Paulo César da Silva|Giant Silva]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #83 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2008
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Slammy Award for "Damn!" Moment of the Year (2008) Khali Kiss Cam
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Most Overrated (2007)
- Worst Gimmick (2008)
