Clad in an orange salwar-kameez and a dupatta tied across her waist, Kavita Devi made history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to participate in a WWE event. Last month, the wrestler from Haryana took on New Zealand's Dakota Kai at the Mae Young Classic tournament.
A video posted by the official WWE YouTube channel on August 31 has gone viral, garnering over 17 million views.
She might not have won the match but her skills and personality were sure-shot hits across all social media platforms.
Twitter, in particular, went bonkers and celebrated the entrance of another Indian in the WWE Universe.
Bharat Mata Ki Jai
— Kartik Gandhi 🚩🇮🇳 (@prathukepapa) September 5, 2017
Kavita Devi, the first Indian female wrestler in the WWE, fights Dakota Kai in the Mae Young Classic women's tournament pic.twitter.com/NRoI3xmQL9
@DummyYeahYeah Kavita Devi from the #MaeYoungClassic; imagine her up there with Jinder and the Singhs pic.twitter.com/xQKqoCeb9L
— #BuckFoston (@ClydeEDawkins) August 30, 2017
#KavitaDevi did not just wow us with her wrestling prowess, she won us over with her simplicity. #WrestlingInAKurti #WomanPower
— Pantaloons (@pantaloonsindia) September 5, 2017
They can go ahead and get rid of Jinder now because Kavita Devi is here for that Indian market
— Leo Gao fan account (@JoseLothario) August 28, 2017
Kavita Devi is giving me chills. #WWE #MaeYoungClassic
— Winston Anchant (@ThunderEvermore) September 3, 2017
Kavita Devi is here...and we #indians are proud that female wrestler is there in @WWE Thankqqq @WWEIndia
— Basit Khan (@Basitkhan_XxX) August 21, 2017
