Why great khali limps

He had never been to school. His unusual height caught the attention of a police official, who got him a sports quota job with Punjab Police. There he found his niche in bodybuilding and competed successfully as a guest poser, who is paid simply to show up.

But one day, the year-old Dalip saw a telecast of the WWF. He did not know then that pro wrestling was a modern hybrid of pantomime — with good and bad guys. He was unaware of the fact that the match inside the ring or even the walk up to it could be used to tell a story, to entertain. I felt I could beat everyone up. Its promoter was Roland Alexander, a chartered accountant who found a second calling as a trainer on the independent circuit in America. Money was tight. Language was a barrier, not just to grasping the technique of the sport but because pro wrestling is as much about working the crowd through the microphone as through ring craft.

There was neither glamour nor massive crowds on that circuit. Khali gritted it out. After a year, he got the opportunity to wrestle in Japan and later Mexico. The WWE — with its gaudy pageantry, worldwide audience and global stars — was still the dream. Just as Khali begins to talk about the pinnacle of his career, his attention is jerked back to the ring. Andrews is showing how to simulate punches.

His wound-up strikes are glancing blows, dramatic but not dangerous. One trainee instead delivers hard short-arm cuffs, which can cause serious injury. As Andrews berates him, the overzealous puncher snaps back. Khali breaks things up as he often does at the academy, where some of the trainees still have to distinguish between actual fighting and pro wrestling. Yet, any activity where human bodies are hurled like crash dummies is dangerous. Khali knows as much.

Back during his APW days, Khali was demonstrating a spinebuster, a move that involves lifting an opponent by his waist and tossing him forward.

Ong had already suffered a concussion earlier but was told to continue training. When Khali performed the spinebuster, Ong grabbed his shirt. He hit the mat on his tailbone and whiplashed his head onto the surface. A few days later, Ong passed away. It felt horrible but what could I have done? But he never performed that move despite it being one that can sell a wrestler as a power performer.

In one WWE match, Khali was supposed to get thrown from the second rope. It was ultimately decided that the match would end with Khali taking a spinebuster on the floor of the ring. All for the sake of entertainment.

Once in the WWE, Khali appeared to have joined at the right time. The industry works in cycles. For a while, the largest men get the best storylines till it is the time for the smaller, more technical purists to dominate.

Khali, who got his ring name when Big Bhima and Great Shiva were ruled out, made his debut during the time of the big men.

It's seeing a giant of a man gingerly walk around the ring looking like he has no business being there. Not since the last couple years of Andre the Giant's carer has it been so painful to watch someone wrestle. When Khali is in the ring, it seems his body is mere moments away from toppling over or snapping in half.

It doesn't look like he should be taking bumps at all. It doesn't look like he can convincingly, or even safely, wrestle a match. Workrate-wise he makes Giant Gonzalez look like Ricky Steamboat.

Watching Khali now is an uncomfortable viewing experience. It's like watching Ric Flair take back body drops while in his 60s, or seeing Jerry Lawler getting in the ring again. It just makes you cringe. This isn't meant to be mean, it's meant to point out the obvious: Khali needs to retire. At 40 years old, it looks like it's time or years past the time for The Great Khali to pack it in.

The only full time wrestlers on the active roster who are older than he is are The Big Show, Kane and Tensai. Among those four, Khali by far has the least amount of mileage on his body in terms of wrestling. Follow him on Twitter johnreport. You can also send an email to mrjohncanton gmail. On Thursday night, fans noticed that his WWE. There was no official "future endeavors" post on WWE.

A report from F4WOnline. From WWE's point of view, Khali probably makes a lot of money as an eight year employee that is a former World Champion, but he really doesn't work a lot or appear on television with any regularity.

They're trying to save money, so there's no point in keeping around a 42 year old guy like that. In Khali's case, it's probably a situation where he realizes he's having a tough time traveling every week while having matches probably takes a toll on his body.

It looks like he's in pain just walking.