Who is Arif ‘Badshah Khan’? The Great Khali of Jammu and Kashmir who is dreaming to become next WWE superstar

Jammu and Kashmir’s Arif Saleem Bohru’s childhood dream to join the wrestling industry is not too far as the young lad could likely become India’s new entry in the WWE roster. 

The 23-year-old has been training under former WWE star, The Great Khali and refers Arif as “Badshah Khan”. The 6-ft wrestler, who hails from a small village called Neel, situated in J&K’s Ramban district is renowned as Jammu’s Khali.

Arif is currently training in an academy in Jalandhar and is preparing for the upcoming WWE India trials, which will be held in Mumbai.

His performance at the upcoming trials will determine if he will be asked to travel to WWE’s performance centre in Orlando. A total of 40 WWE aspirants are said to take part in the trials. 

The 105 kgs wrestler, who currently stands among the top five in the country knows that he can’t let this golden opportunity slip and hence engages himself in ten hours of rigorous training. Arif trains every day under Khali’s guidance for…

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