Acronym RKK Founder(s) Jazzy Lahoria | Style Professional wrestling | |
Founded 28 January 2012 (2012-01-28) Defunct 22 April 2012 (2012-04-22) Headquarters Pune, Maharashtra, India | ||
Ring Ka King (Hindi: रिंग का किंग, English: King of the Ring) was a professional wrestling promotion based in India, which was backed by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Filming for the promotion's television product began in December 2011 with the backing of Endemol and debuted on India's The Colors Network on January 28, 2012. The first season of 26 episodes concluded on April 22.
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Jeff Jarrett was in charge of the promotion, working alongside Dave Lagana, Sonjay Dutt and Jeremy Borash. Savio Vega is responsible for training the Indian talent at Ohio Valley Wrestling.
History
In 2011, TNA announced a big project in India. The new promotion, called Ring Ka King, was managed by Jeff Jarrett, who worked with Jeremy Borash, Dave Lagana and Sonjay Dutt. Ring Ka King featured Indian wrestlers and American wrestlers. Some of them, like Zema Ion, Scott Steiner or Abyss, were in contract with TNA. Other independent American wrestlers were Sonjay Dutt, Isaia Cash and American Adonis.
After the first season of Ring Ka King, TNA expressed doubts that a second would be produced. As of July 2015 only one season has been aired.
RKK World Heavyweight Championship
The RKK World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling heavyweight championship and the highest ranked title in the promotion. RKK hosted a tournament to crown the first champion.
RKK Tag Team Championship
The RKK Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship in the Ring Ka King promotion. RKK hosted a tournament to crown the first champions.