Before he became 'The Pubjabi Playboy' and a walking punchline, there was an earnest attempt to make The Great Khali a main event star. This, despite the fact that Khali was one of the crappest grappler's ever, had been involved in a deadly training school accident (showing himself to be unsafe) and already had knackered knees by that point anyway. Khali received a huge push in from the outset. His debut on the April 7th 2006 episode of Smackdown saw the Indian giant destroy The Undertaker. From there Khali battered the cruiserweights and World Heavyweight Champion Rey Mysterio before squashing The Undertaker, on pay-per-view, and pinning him with one foot on his chest. There aren't many wrestlers who would be allowed to look so dominant against The Undertaker. WWE clearly had big plans for Khali, despite the fact that he was obviously struggling in the ring. So why were WWE so intent on pushing him, if he was so pants as a worker? Erm, because he was big. And Vince McMahon likes big guys. There may have been none crapper than Khali, but there were none bigger, too. In Vince's world, big equals money. That and they were trying to tap into the Indian market. Although Khali had been wrestling for six years, he had shown no aptitude for pro-wrestling and didn't deserve to be anywhere near the main event.
