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Ring Ka King

Logo of Ring Ka King
Product type	Professional wrestling Sports entertainment
Owner	Panda Energy (TNA Entertainment, LLC)
Produced by	Dixie Carter Jeff Jarrett Jeremy Borash Dave Lagana Dutch Mantell
Country	India
Introduced	28 January 2012 (2012-01-28)
Discontinued	22 April 2012 (2012-04-22)
Website	http://www.colorstv.in/rkk/

Ring Ka King (transl. King of the Ring) was an Indian professional wrestling brand of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Filming for the promotion's television product began in December 2011 with the backing of Endemol and debuted on India's The Colors Network on 28 January 2012. The first season of 26 episodes concluded on 22 April.

Jeff Jarrett was in charge of the promotion, working alongside Dave Lagana, Sonjay Dutt and Jeremy Borash. Savio Vega and Nick Dinsmore were responsible for training the Indian talent at Ohio Valley Wrestling.

History

In 2011, TNA announced a project in India. The project was revealed to be an original televised wrestling program intended for the Indian market, titled Ring Ka King. The promotion was managed by Jeff Jarrett. Jeremy Borash, Dave Lagana and Sonjay Dutt helped Jarrett with management.

Ring Ka King was taped in India, and featured both Indian and non-Indian wrestlers performing on the show. A majority of the non-Indian wrestlers were under contract with TNA; this included Zema Ion, Scott Steiner, and Abyss, among others. Independent wrestlers Sonjay Dutt, Isaiah Cash and American Adonis were also featured on the show.

After the first season of Ring Ka King, TNA expressed doubts that a second would be produced.

Championships

RKK World Heavyweight Championship

The RKK World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling heavyweight championship and the highest ranked title in the promotion. RKK hosted a tournament to crown the first champion.

Title tournament

RKK Tag Team Championship

The RKK Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship in the Ring Ka King promotion. RKK hosted a tournament to crown the first champions.

Title tournament

Alumni

Male wrestlers

Female wrestlers

Management

International broadcasters

Country	Network	Ref
Canada	Rogers Cable (Colors)
United Kingdom	Sky (Colors)
United States	Dish Network (Colors)

See also

• Professional wrestling in India
• List of professional wrestling television series
• 100% De Dana Dan

References

1. Caldwell, James (19 December 2011). "Name of TNA's India promotion revealed". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
2. Caldwell, James (17 January 2012). "TNA Indian TV project notes - start-date, timeslot, TV announcer & ambassador revealed". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
3. Caldwell, James (19 January 2012). "TNA News: TNA announces partnership to produce India TV series, details strategy behind new wrestling project". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
4. ^ Kapur, Bob (25 April 2012). "Ring ka King: It all works out India end". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
5. Martin, Adam (9 December 2011). "More details on TNA's upcoming India TV project". WrestleView. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
6. Tedesco, Mike (10 December 2011). "Details on the "TNA India" project". WrestleView. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
7. "RKK World Heavyweight Championship history".
8. ^ Kapur, Bob (29 January 2012). "A first, positive look at TNA's Ring ka King". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
9. ^ Kapur, Bob (30 January 2012). "Tag teams featured on Ring ka King's second show". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
10. ^ Kapur, Bob (6 February 2012). "Matt Morgan wins Ring ka King Championship". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
11. Caldwell, James (20 December 2011). "TNA News: Updates on TNA India project - first champion crowned, near-riot, former WWE wrestlers involved". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
12. Kapur, Bob (7 March 2012). "Ring ka King: Magnus the new champ thanks to the B-O-double-S". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
13. ^ Kapur, Bob (13 February 2012). "Ring ka King: Tournament time - top tag teams take to TV". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
14. ^ Kapur, Bob (22 February 2012). "Ring ka King: Tag tourney ends; Morgan defends; fat guy bends (and breaks)". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
15. Kapur, Bob (14 March 2012). "Ring ka King: Coronations and championships - Jarrett's control quest continues". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
16. Kapur, Bob (17 March 2012). "Ring ka King: Bollywood Boys become champs, Jarrett becomes a chump". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

• Ring Ka King at ImpactWrestling.com
• Ring Ka King at IMDB.com
• Harbhajan to endorse Ring Ka King

• Professional wrestling promotions
• Colors TV original programming
• 2012 Indian television series debuts
• 2012 Indian television series endings
• Hindi-language television shows
• Professional wrestling in India
• Total Nonstop Action Wrestling television shows
• Indian professional wrestling television series
• Defunct professional wrestling promotions