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Tiger Jeet Singh
Tiger Jeet Singh at a charity wrestling event in 2012
Ring name(s)	Tiger Jeet Singh
Billed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Billed weight	120 kg (260 lb)
Born	April 3, 1948 (age 64)[2] Ludhiana, Punjab, Union of India
Resides	Milton, Ontario, Canada
Billed from	Punjab, India
Trained by	Fred Atkins[1]
Debut	1965

Jagjit Singh Hans^[3] (born April 3, 1948) is a semi-retired professional wrestler, known better by his ring name Tiger Jeet Singh. He wrestled as a crazed heel, coming to the ring with a sword in his mouth (and using it to taunt fans and attack wrestlers). Singh wrestled in Japan for 22 years. He was the first pro wrestler in Japan to defeat sumo wrestler Wajima Hiroshi.

Contents [hide] 1 Professional wrestling career 1.1 Early career 1.2 Japan 1.3 Later career 2 Personal life 3 In wrestling 4 Championships and accomplishments 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External links

[edit]Professional wrestling career

[edit]Early career

In the 1960s, Hans began wrestling and emigrated to Toronto from his hometown in Punjab, arriving with $6 in his pocket.^[3][4] Hans trained in Toronto under Fred Atkins and eventually signed with Frank Tunney, a Toronto wrestling promoter.^[1] Atkins dubbed Hans "Tiger" after witnessing his ferocious style of fighting.^[4] Tiger made his Maple Leaf Gardens debut in 1965, wrestling as a heel. His first main event in Toronto was a tag match late that year, teaming with Professor Hiro to take on the team of Johnny Powers and Sweet Daddy Siki. He began teaming with Fred Atkins in 1966. They became the top team in Toronto by defeating Whipper Billy Watson and Bulldog Brower for the international tag title in July 1966. Singh and Atkins wrestled at or near the top of the card throug