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    Kavita Devi, India's First WWE Woman Fighter, Rocks The Ring In Salwar Kameez

    IANS, 05 Sep, 2017 12:56 PM

      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.

       
       
       
       
       
       
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