The children of professional wrestlers have a high percentage of breaking into the business compared to the overall population. In WWE alone right now, Bo Dallas, Bray Wyatt, Tamina Snuka, Natalya, Curtis Axel, Primo, Goldust, Stardust, Jimmy and Jey Uso, and Roman Reigns all had fathers in WWE. Tiger Ali Singh was the son of the famous Tiger Jeet Singh, who terrified audiences around the world. The only thing terrifying about his son was how terrible he was in the ring. Despite years of training in the New Japan Dojo, he clearly wasn't ready for the main roster when he was pushed to win the Kuwaiti Cup by pinning Owen Hart in the finals. So McMahon sent him back down to developmental to improve in the ring, which was a recurring theme for him in the company. If you watch a celebrity or sports star wrestle in a match, you can tell they just don't get how to move fluidly and successfully execute the pro-wrestling style. Singh was like that his entire career. He was sloppy, uncoordinated and always looked lost in the ring. The biggest question is, how did no one notice?
As Rust Cohle from True Detective said "Life's barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you're good at."
Sadly, I can't solve a murder like Rust...or change a tire, or even tie a tie. But I do know all the lyrics to Hulk Hogan's "Real American" theme song and can easily name every Natural Born Thriller from the dying days of WCW. I was once ranked 21st in the United States in Tetris...on the Playstation 3 version...for about a week.
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