‘The Great Khali’ suffers severe head injuries during fight, hospitalised

Ex-WWE star 'The Great Khali' suffers severe head injuries during an event in Haldwani

Former WWE wrestler Dalip Singh Rana, better known by his ring name 'The Great Khali', suffered severe head injuries during the Continental Wrestling Entertainment show at Haldwani, Uttarakhand.

Khali sustained a head injury last night during the first show of 'The Great Khali Returns Series' while fighting against foreign wrestlers — Mike Knox and Brody Steel — at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Gaula Par, Haldwani. The doctors suspect that Khali has suffered injuries to his chest as well but the exact nature of injuries are yet to be known.

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"Khali has been under observation and tests are being conducted on him to know whether he has suffered injuries to his chest as well," one of the organisers of 'The Great Khali Returns Series' told PTI.

After Khali sustained severe head injuries, he was airlifted from Haldwani on Friday morning and bought to a speciality hospital in Dehradun.

Khali received seven stitches on his head last night before being flown to Uttarakhand capital. The second show of this series is scheduled to be held here on February 28.

Khali was crowned the World Heavyweight Champion in 2007.
                                                                                                                                                 

 
Former WWE wrestler ‘The Great Khali’ was injured during a sporting event.

WWE wrestler Dalip Singh Rana, popularly known with the nomenclature ‘The Great Khali’, was severely injured during a promotional event in Haldwani on Wednesday.

Former WWE champion Khali was taking part in an event to promote his wrestling competition Continental Wrestling Entertainment (CWE) when two foreign wrestlers clobbered the giant with chairs. Visibly shaken, Khali started to bleed and was immediately rushed to the ICU at a local hospital. He received seven stitches to his head due to the injuries and complained of back and chest pain.

With the hospital incapable of providing adequate care to once Punjab policeman, he was airlifted to Max Hospital in Dehradun. There he underwent CT Scans and received treatment for chest injuries.

Khali said he was in the max hospital in Haridwar and was waiting for the doctors’ call on the extent of his injuries.
“He was hit by Mike Knox and Brody Steel in the head and the chest which led to him getting injured. The medical care in Haldwani wasn’t adequate so he was airlifted to Dehradun where he underwent further tests,” said a source close to the event.

His younger brother Surender Rana stated that the wrestler was now better and only kept in the hospital for observation.

“He is fine now. Yes he was hit in the head and chest during the event in Haldwani but luckily the situation is not bad. My brother was with him at the time and I am headed to Dehradun as well,” said Surender.

The wrestler is scheduled to be in the ring again on 28th February in Dehradun but that is subject to his recovery from now on.

“There is no definite answer on his involvement for the Dehradun event. We will only know the final word when the doctors tell us and there are no early synopsis either. Even if he doesn’t participate, the event will go ahead as planned,” added the source.