Khali’s Continental Wrestling Entertainment (CWE) will be conducting two international-level fights on 8 October in Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Gurgaon and 12 October at Panipat, where 15 international and 35 Indian fighters will be seen in action.
My aim is to take the WWE-level of wrestling to every city in the country. I returned from the United States last year because I wanted to do something which would provide a new platform to the wrestlers in my country.The Great Khali, Former WWE Wrestler
The Haryana Government has decided to exempt the two events from entertainment tax.
Khali said the event would serve the objective of sports in respect of fun, recreation, relaxation, competition and socio-economic development.
The initiative by CWE is focused on aggressively promoting wrestling as a sport in India as well as scouting and developing talent from across the country, said the 7 feet 2 inches tall wrestler, who once annihilated The Undertaker – the star in the WWE universe.
Khali had also organised a similar wrestling event in Dehradun in February.
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