What happened to Paul Burchill and Khali?

Question

I haven't seen them in a while, especially Burchill.

Answer 1

Paul Kenneth Birchall (born October 8, 1979 in Guildford, Surrey), better known as Paul Burchill, is a British professional wrestler who works for World Wrestling Entertainment in its Ohio Valley Wrestling development territory. A former primary school teacher from Surrey, England, Burchill got into pro wrestling in 2001 by walking into a FWA Weekend Training camp, and quickly impressing the man running the camp, Mark Sloan.

Contents [hide]
1 Career
1.1 World Wrestling Entertainment
2 In wrestling
3 Championships and accomplishments
4 Trivia
5 References and external links



[edit]
Career
After finishing his training at the FWA Training Academy, under Sloan's guidance, Burchill made his debut in August 2002. He made a huge impact in the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, interfering in many matches and leaving a trail of broken bodies along the way.

In May 2003, Burchill's exploits earned him the notice of top British manager, Dean Ayass, who took Burchill on as a client. Over the rest of that year, Burchill competed in several handicap matches, defeating FWA-based tag teams by knockout. Burchill was named Total Wrestling and 1 Stop Wrestling's "Rookie of the Year" for 2003.

Burchill would continue to wrestle in the FWA as well as various other promotions in 2004, both in England and around Europe, promotions such as the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, The Wrestling Alliance, All Star Premier Promotions, GBH, HCW, High Impact Promotions, WXW Germany, IWP, British Championship Wrestling and Italian Championship Wrestling.

On August 1, 2004, Burchill defeated Doug Williams and The Zebra Kid (Roy Bevis) in a No Holds Barred Three-Way Dance to become the IWP Champion, a title he would hold until November 6, when he lost a Falls Count Anywhere match to D-Lo Brown. Five days later, on November 11, 2004 Burchill signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment, and left England to train at its farm federation Ohio Valley Wrestling.

Before leaving, during one of Burchill's last appearances in the FWA at its British Uprising III event, which saw him team with Terry Funk and Paul Travell to defeat Drew McDonald, Raj Ghosh and Thunder, Burchill received a standing ovation and a "Please Don't Go" chant from the 1800 fans in attendance.

[edit]
World Wrestling Entertainment

Paul Burchill in WWEBurchill continued to train in OVW as well as performing in WWE's other farm federation Deep South Wrestling, LLC, before being called up to the main roster. Burchill made his WWE debut on the August 27, 2005 episode of WWE Velocity, when he interrupted a match between his fellow Englishman, William Regal and Scotty 2 Hotty. Burchill quickly established an alliance with his countryman, helping Regal to beat down Scotty 2 Hotty.

His WWE Friday Night SmackDown! debut occurred on the September 1, 2005 episode of SmackDown! in a tag team match. In this match Burchill teamed up with William Regal to defeat Scotty 2 Hotty and Funaki, after Burchill forced Scotty tap out with the "Royal Mutilation". The week after on SmackDown! Burchill defeated Scotty 2 Hotty in a singles match with the same armbar submission.

Regal & Burchill were part of a Fatal Fourway Tag Match facing The Mexicools, MNM, and Road Warrior Animal & Heidenreich, with the Winner acquiring the WWE Tag Team Championship. Regal & Burchill came up short, when MNM won the titles from Heidenreich & Animal. Regal & Burchill continued tagging together, mainly feuding with The Mexicools on Velocity. Regal often acted as a manager for Burchill during his singles matches.

On the December 31 edition of Velocity, Burchill debuted his C-4 move in WWE, which aided him in a victory against the jobber, John Xavier.

During January 2006, Burchill would still make regular appearances in Ohio Valley Wrestling. He was teaming with Ken Doane in a match against Brent Albright and CM Punk, often acting face and seeming on a championship hunt for the OVW TV title. In an OVW match against Ken Doane, Burchill would hit a second rope C4. Burchill would feud with Aaron Stevens for the OVW Television Championship also.


Paul Burchill as the "Pirate"On the February 3, 2006 edition of SmackDown!, Regal and Burchill told SmackDown! "network representative" Palmer Canon that they no longer wanted to be a tag team so they could go their separate ways. During this discussion Burchill informed Canon that his family heritage traces back to the pirate Blackbeard, and that he wanted to do a pirate gimmick on SmackDown!. He followed through on this promise the following week when he appeared backstage dressed as a pirate, with a look similar to that of Captain Jack Sparrow of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.

Burchill with his babyface persona would start a rivalry with former team mate Regal who would weekly try to convince Burchill to return to his ruthless ways. Burchill had his first match as a pirate on the March 10th edition of SmackDown!, during his entrance Burchill would stand on a platform located at the far end of the entrance way and then swing down to the entrance floor on a rope. As he made his way down to the ring he threw beads to the crowd and pulled out his sword as his opponent William Regal looked on in disbelief. Burchill defeated William Regal using his C-4 move in this match.

Burchill would once again defeat William Regal in a singles match on the April 7, 2006 episode of Friday Night SmackDown!. However, this match saw a stipulation that would see Regal have to dress like a "buxom wench", since he lost the match. Lady Regal, as SmackDown! announcers would jokingly refer to him, would have no choice but to dress like what ever Burchill felt like having him wear until Burchill lost a match.

On the April 21, 2006 episode of SmackDown!, Burchill made Regal dress up in various costumes such as a gorilla suit and a chicken suit. Eventually, he made Regal dress up like a buccaneer for their tag match later in the night against Gymini. Burchill would end up abandoning Regal during the match, which led to Gymini picking up the victory.

Burchill would soon be joined by a new buxom wench, this unnamed girl (Shelly Martinez) made appearances with Burchill in OVW; before debuting and appearing on the May 6, 2006 edition of the WWE Velocity webcast in the corner of Burchill managing him. [1] Shelly Martinez disappeared after that one appearance because WWE management was upset with her performance. [citation needed]

In mid 2006, Burchill required knee surgery and so (in kayfabe) was injured by Mark Henry to allow Burchill time away from the ring to get it performed. This time away from the ring would also be used to develop a new gimmick to replace his pirate character on his return because Vince McMahon, who apparently wasn't aware of the Pirates of the Caribbean films and Johnny Depp's pirate character, believed the character should have thought he was a real pirate; acting more like the Carl Ouellet pirate character (Jean Pierre Lafitte) from the 1990s, and felt it couldn't work as a crowd favorite despite the positive crowd reactions Burchill received.[1] Burchill returned to the OVW development territory after recovering from the surgery and will come back to the WWE with a new gimmick.

[edit]
In wrestling
Managers
"Twisted Genius" Dean Ayass
William Regal
Shelly Martinez
Kristal Marshall
Finishing and signature moves
C-4 / Walking The Plank (Standing moonsault side slam)
Royal Mutilation (High angle Fujiwara armbar)
Move With No Name (Grounded pumphandle lift into a sidewalk slam)
Diving knee drop
Over-the-shoulder lift into a shoulderbreaker across the knee
Standing moonsault
Rolling fireman's carry slam
Standing shooting star press
No-handed suicide senton dive to the outside
Northern Lights suplex into air raid crash
Standing reverse Indian deathlock surfboard with a head stomp
[edit]
Championships and accomplishments
IWP
1-time IWP Heavyweight Champion
[edit]
Trivia
Burchill's C-4 move was also commonly named the C-4 Hotwired, as it was debuted at the FWA event Hotwired in 2003 and the subtitle of the C-4 on video was taken out of context.
Since his pirate gimmick started, the C-4 move has been dubbed by some fans "The Plank" in reference to announcer Michael Cole's comment that Regal was walking the plank. Walking The Plank would later become the official name of the move.
Growing up in Surrey, Burchill became a supporter of Tottenham Hotspur football club, and continues to follow them today.
Burchill was indeed one of the masked men in Muhammad Hassan's attack on The Undertaker.
[edit]
References and external links
^ Wrestling Observer Newsletter, June 5, 2006
PaulBurchill.co.uk
Burchillonline.co.uk
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Burchill"
Categories: Articles with unsourced statements | 1979 births | English professional wrestlers | Living people | Natives of Surrey

ViewsArticle Discussion Edit this page History Personal toolsSign in / create account Navigation
Main Page
Community Portal
Featured articles
Current events
Recent changes
Random article
Help
Contact Wikipedia
Donations
Search
Toolbox
What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Printable version
Permanent link
Cite this article
In other languages
Deutsch
Italiano
日本語

This page was last modified 02:30, 14 October 2006. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.)
Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers

Dalip Singh (born August 27, 1972) is an Indian wrestler, better known by his ringname The Great Khali or Khali for short. He is currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its SmackDown! brand. Before embarking on his professional sports career, Singh was an officer in the Punjab state police, a champion bodybuilder, and a Pehlwan athlete.

Contents [hide]
1 Biography
2 Professional wrestling career
3 World Wrestling Entertainment
4 In wrestling
5 Acting career



[edit]
Biography
Dalip Singh was born in the village of Dhirana in the state of Himachal Pradesh in India, the third of eight children in the Rana family. At a young age, he earned a daily wage as a roadside stone breaker to help provide for his family. When asked about the size of his family members, Singh said that all other members of his family, including his parents and siblings, are of normal height. He pointed out, however, that his grandfather was tall.

In 1993, Singh was working in the Himalaya hills when his life's circumstances began to change. By this time he had tried his hand at many sports. He excelled in all of them, but showed exceptional talent in bodybuilding. The Director General of the Punjab Police Department took notice of Dalip and helped him join the police force. The change in employment allowed Singh to further his body building training and he subsequently won titles of Mr. India in 1995-96.

His success and hard work led him to train as a wrestler in the United States of America in 1996, where he developed the skills necessary to compete on a global stage, enabling him to win numerous wrestling titles in Japan, where he is currently a very popular figure.

Dalip Singh's goal in life is to support his family and aid the entire village that is his home. He is an active mentor to young people in Punjab, encouraging them to stay away from drugs and urging them to find discipline, health and success by taking up sports.

He married Harminder Kaur on February 27, 2002.

[edit]
Professional wrestling career
Under the ring name "Giant Singh", Dalip Singh became a pro wrestler for All Pro Wrestling in the United States of America, making his first appearance in October 2000, when teaming with Tony Jones against the West Side Playaz 2000.

On May 28, 2001, Brian Ong volunteered to receive a flapjack from Singh. Singh did this move with two others in the gym that night, including one of the trainers, so Ong could see how it was done. Ong botched receiving the move, as he grabbed Singh's shirt instead of pushing off his back as the coaches had instructed him. He landed wrong and incurred a severe injury. Ong had suffered a previous concussion, and this second concussion ultimately proved fatal for him. As Singh inadvertently caused his death, Ong's family brought a lawsuit against All Pro Wrestling and were awarded damages of over $1.5 million.


Dalip Singh & Giant Silva with Masahiro Chono, as "Club 7".In August 2001, Singh was brought into New Japan Pro Wrestling by Team 2000 leader, Masahiro Chono, along with another big man, Giant Silva. They were the tallest tag team in pro-wrestling history at an average height of 7 ft 2 in, and a combined weight of 805 lb. The two teamed for the first time at the Tokyo Dome in October, labelled "Club 7" by Chono, and they defeated Yutaka Yoshie, Kenzo Suzuki, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Wataru Inoue in a Handicap Match when Silva pinned Tanahashi and Inoue at the same time. Singh suffered his first loss in a tag match at the Tokyo Dome in January 2002, being cradled by Hiroyoshi Tenzan. He suffered another big tag defeat during March, being pinned by Manabu Nakanishi, and falling to a German suplex hold. His most critical loss came in August at Tokyo Nippon Budokan though, when, after a falling out, he was pinned by Silva in a singles match.

[edit]
World Wrestling Entertainment
On January 2, 2006, Singh was signed to a contract by WWE and assigned to the Deep South Wrestling developmental territory for training. With Daivari by his side, the un-named Singh debuted on WWE television on the April 7, 2006 episode of SmackDown!, attacking The Undertaker and leaving him out cold during his match with Mark Henry, and thus causing a no-contest. The next week he was introduced as "The Great Khali". He made his in-ring debut on the April 21, 2006 edition of SmackDown! defeating Funaki in a Squash match.

On the May 5, 2006 edition of SmackDown!, Khali signed a contract to face The Undertaker at Judgment Day on May 21, 2006. Later that night, he interrupted a WWE Cruiserweight Championship No. 1 Contender's Triple Threat Match between Super Crazy, Kid Kash and Nunzio, and attacked all three men, as well as Vito.

On the May 12, 2006 edition of SmackDown!, JBL put Khali against Rey Mysterio. Khali had a height advantage of almost 2 feet and a weight advantage of 250 pounds, and gained an easy victory over the World Heavyweight Champion. In his match against The Undertaker at Judgment Day 2006, Khali landed a series of blows on his opponent, and finally defeated The Undertaker with a boot to the head. Khali continued on a rampage for several weeks, winning handicap matches, beating superstars up in a display of power, and mocking the Undertaker's signature pin and victory pose. He also helped the The Big Show beat down the Undertaker with a Double Chokeslam, continuing his feud with The Undertaker.

Khali then challenged the Undertaker to a Punjabi Prison Match, and the two were scheduled to meet in such a match at The Great American Bash. However, Dave Meltzer reported on July 22, 2006 that Khali would be taken off the road by WWE due to liver disease and would not participate in that match.

But as Khali continued to team up with the Big Show and attack the Undertaker, Theodore Long announced that the Big Show would have to fight The Undertaker inside the Punjabi Prison. During the course of the Punjabi Prison match at The Great American Bash, Khali did show up at ringside and watched in disbelief as the Undertaker emerged victorious over The Big Show.

On the August 4, 2006 episode of Smackdown, Khali was challenged by The Undertaker to a Last Man Standing match at SummerSlam. However, the match was moved to the Smackdown! just prior to SummerSlam. On the August 18, 2006 episode of Smackdown!, The Undertaker defeated Khali after hitting him with the steel steps, and following it up with several chair-shots to the head (which cut Khali's forehead open) and a chokeslam. After the match, a profusely bleeding Khali was administered nine stitches to the forehead to close the gash. This marked Khali's first ever WWE defeat.

On August 29, 2006 it was reported that Khali will be out of action for several months due to surgery on both knees. Dalip is also set to start filming a new project after the first of the year.

As of September 6, 2006, Khali was suspended from the Punjab Police Department as a result of his absence and time spent working with the WWE, but reinstated him within hours [1].

[edit]
In wrestling
Finishing and signature moves
Two Handed Chokeslam
Overhead chop
Big boot
Powerbomb
Headbutt
Gorilla press slam
Single arm choke
[edit]
Acting career

Singh at the premiere of The Longest Yard.Singh played the role of "Turley" in the 2005 remake of the film The Longest Yard co-starring Adam Sandler, Chris Rock and Burt Reynolds. He played an unstable prison inmate with an insecure attitude. In addition, the character of Turley is shown to be virtually unstoppable and limitless in strength. He easily grounds the second biggest man, Switowski, played by the 6'5", 350 lb Bob Sapp.

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalip_Singh"
Categories: 1972 births | Indian professional wrestlers

ViewsArticle Discussion Edit this page History Personal toolsSign in / create account Navigation
Main Page
Community Portal
Featured articles
Current events
Recent changes
Random article
Help
Contact Wikipedia
Donations
Search
Toolbox
What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Printable version
Permanent link
Cite this article
In other languages
Deutsch
Français
Italiano
Nederlands
Norsk (bokmål)
Português
Suomi
Svenska

This page was last modified 17:58, 20 October 2006. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.)
Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers

hope this helps

Answer 2

Paul Burchill got injured and Khali has liver disease. The're both released, son.

Answer 3

PaulBearer, I don't see Burchill release, Vince spent a lot of time trying to get him, however I hate Khali so release him, he is a mere image of Giant Gonzales a recycled character from the WWE's past....

Answer 4

If WWE lets Mysterio beat Khali for the belt, I'm DONE with SD until Edge comes back.

Answer 5

Burchil went to OVW to change his gimmick and Kahli is injured and having surgery.

Answer 6

Khali ate a hot Indian curry and fell down the toilet

Answer 7

KHALI INJURED BOTH HIS KNEE'S AND HAD SURGERY ON THEM
BURCHILL INJURED AND NOW IS IN OVW

Answer 8

burchill is at ovw i believe

Answer 9

Injuries and leaving.

Answer 10

They are not missed to much

Answer 11

thankfully of TV.