One of the protegees of The Great Khali, Kavita Devi is set to become the first ever Indian woman ever to appear in the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
The former powerlifter and South Asian Games gold medal winner will make history next month when she competes in the Mae Young Classic, which is the first-ever WWE tournament for women.
Kavita will wrestle as 'Hard KD' after she was selected 32-competitior event on July 14 in Orlando, Florida. The tournament is named after WWE Hall of Famer and one of the greatest WWE Superstars in history, Mae Young. Top female competitors from around the world will participate in a single-elimination tournament.
The Sashastra Seema Bal constable from Haryana shot to fame after her video, in which she wrestled in 'Salwar Kameez' in The Great Khali promoted Continental Wrestling Entertainment (CWE) against a woman wrestler named B B Bull Bull, went viral on social media.
Kavita participated in the WWE Dubai tryout earlier this year in April where she gained the attention of talent scouts with her strong performance. Now, Kavita will be making history as the first Indian woman ever to appear in WWE. Kavita will be competing with 31 other top female competitors from around the world in the first-ever Mae Young Classic.
"I am honoured to be the first Indian woman to compete in WWE's first ever women's tournament. I hope to use this platform to inspire other Indian women with my performance and make India proud" said Kavita.
"Kavita gave a strong performance at WWE's 2017 Dubai tryout. She is an athletic and extremely strong woman who demonstrated a solid grasp of the fundamentals of sports entertainment, and a passion to improve that will serve her well in WWE's upcoming Mae Young Classic tournament," said Canyon Ceman, Vice President, WWE Talent Development.
