Not all India media members are buying into the myth of Great Khali. “If World Wrestling Entertainment is Middle America’s biggest joke on humanity, then The Great Khali is its biggest joker,” notes a column on the India Today website.
“With an Arabian-themed entrance tune matching his waddle, a name plucked from Amrish Puri’s Kali-worshipping weirdo in Steven Spielberg’s Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and ‘Punjabi peace offerings’ ranging from Ganga water to a goat, the 36-year-old is one of the star entertainers in a circus of vicious looking men with names like Umaga and Undertaker contesting in fervid face-offs called Raw and Smackdown.” To read the full story, visit IndiaToday.in.