 Shera in September 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Amanpreet Singh Randhawa (1990-05-02)2 May 1990 (age 35) Firozpur, Punjab, India |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Amanpreet Singh Khoya Mahabali Shera Mahabali Veera Shera |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 242 lb (110 kg)[1][2] |
| Billed from | Punjab, India |
| Debut | 2011 |
Amanpreet Singh Randhawa (born 2 May 1990) is an Indianprofessional wrestler signed toOhio Valley Wrestling where he performs under the ring nameMahabali Shera or simplyShera. He also had a brief stint under contract withWWE in 2018.
In December 2011, under thering name Mahabali Veera, he took part in the India projectRing Ka King, backed byTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He competed in the RKK World Heavyweight Championship tournament to crown the inaugural champion, and he defeatedDr. Nicholas Dinsmore in the quarterfinals of the tournament before being defeated byScott Steiner in the semifinals.[3][4] During the final week of tapings, on 21 April 2012, Veera defeatedSir Brutus Magnus to become the finalRKK World Heavyweight Champion.[5]
On 22 September 2014, it was announced that he would debut in the following weeks.[6] On 12 November episode ofImpact Wrestling,Manik attempted to introduce him to the leader ofThe Revolution stable,James Storm, before Storm demanded Manik to send Shera away.[7] On 7 January 2015, his ring name changed toKhoya, officially joining The Revolution. On 23 January episode ofImpact Wrestling, Khoya made his in-ring debut, defeatingTigre Uno.[8] On 10 April, Khoya defeated Manik andAbyss in a 3-Way match to join James Storm in a qualifier match to participate in the 4-WayTag Team Ultimate X Match for the vacantTNA World Tag Team Championship in a losing effort.
On 26 June episode ofImpact Wrestling, Khoya turnedface after being beaten and repeatedly insulted by James Storm, and subsequently entered into a feud with Storm.[9] On 5 August episode ofImpact Wrestling, he stood up to Storm, hit him with asitout spinebuster, and officially changed his name toMahabali Shera.[10] On the 30 September episode ofImpact Wrestling, Shera defeated Storm in a no disqualification match, ending their feud.
On 4 October, atBound For Glory, Shera competed in a 12-man Bound for Gold gauntlet match but was eliminated byTyrus who went on to win the match. He then entered in theTNA World Title Series as a member in the Group Wild Card along withCrazzy Steve,Kenny King, andAiden O'Shea for the vacatedTNA World Heavyweight Championship. He ended first of his block when he became victorious in receiving nine points, thus advancing to the round of 16 where he defeatedEli Drake in the first round match. On the 9 December episode ofImpact Wrestling, Shera lost toLashley in the quarterfinals, failing to advance the round of four and being eliminated.
On 16 February 2016 episode ofImpact Wrestling, Shera formed a new tag teamGrado. On 29 March episode ofImpact Wrestling, he was taken out byAl Snow who attacked Grado and broke his arm. On 12 April episode ofImpact Wrestling, Shera and Snow had a harsh conversation in which Snow apologized to Shera and shook his hand. However, after Shera was getting out of the ring, Snow assaulted Shera from behind, leaving him lying near the steel steps. A week later, Shera lost to Snow after receiving a knuckle to the head. In his rematch against Snow on 10 May episode ofImpact Wrestling, Grado came back and distracted Snow, allowing Shera to win.
In May 2017, Shera became involved in a storyline betweenBraxton Sutter andKongo Kong. He saved Sutter andAllie from Kong,KM,Sienna, andLaurel Van Ness on the 18 May episode ofImpact Wrestling.[11] On 15 June episode ofImpact Wrestling, Shera won a gauntlet match for the inaugural Sony SIX Invitational Trophy, last eliminating KM. AtSlammiversary on 2 July, Shera teamed with Sutter and Allie to defeat KM, Kong and Van Ness in a six-person tag team match. His last match was on 11 November episode ofXplosion, where he defeatedCaleb Konley. On 13 November 2017, his profile was officially removed from Impact Wrestling's website, confirming his departure from the company.
On 14 February 2018, Randhawa signed a contract withWWE, and subsequently reported to theWWE Performance Center. At aNXTlive event on 1 March inOcala, Florida, he made his debut with a win over Dan Matha. In September 2018, he was released from his WWE contract.[12]
On 21 April 2019, it was announced that Randhawa had re-signed withImpact Wrestling following his release fromWWE.[13] Shera would make his return during the Impact tapings in Mexico at the end of a match between Desi Hit Squad members Rohit Raju and Raj Singh and Big Mami and Nino Hamburguesa, destroying the Deaners and affirming his loyalty toGama Singh and the Desi Hit Squad, turning heel.[14] Desi Hit Squad quietly disbanded after their 8 February loss toThe Rascalz.[citation needed]
After a lengthy hiatus, Shera returned to Impact television when he aided former Desi Hit Squad stablemateRohit Raju in a beatdown on Raju's rival andImpact X Division ChampionTJP. On 17 July 2021, Shera teamed withMadman Fulton atSlammiversary in a losing effort againstFinJuice.[15]
On 23 September 2021, it was reported that Mahabali Shera was going to be out of action after reportedly dealing with an unknown injury.[16]
On March 24, 2022, Shera returned to TNA on Before The Impact where he defeatedCrazzy Steve. on the April 21 episode of Impact, Shera defeated Gabriel Rodriguez. on theUnder Siege preshow, Shera andRaj Singh lost toHeath and Rhino. on the May 12 episode of Impact, Shera competed in theGauntlet match which was won byEric Young. on the May 26 episode of Impact, Shera and Raj Singh lost toBhupinder Gujjar andW. Morrissey. On July 5 Impact Digital Media Match, Shera and Raj Singh lost toJohnny Swinger and Zicky Dice. on the July 28 episode of Impact, Shera lost toJosh Alexander. on the November 17 episode of Impact, Shera and Raj Singh lost a fatal four way tag team match toBullet Club (Ace Austin andChris Bey). On November 22 for an Impact Digital Media Match, Shera lost to Joe Hendry. on the November 24 Before The Impact, Shera and Raj Singh defeated Delirious and Yuya Uemura. on the December 15 Before The Impact, Shera defeated Jack Price.
On the January 12, 2023 Before The Impact, Shera and Raj Singh defeated Johnny Swinger and Zicky Dice. On January 24 Impact Digital Media Match, Shera and Raj Singh defeated Aiden Prince andAndrew Everett. on the February 9 episode of Impact, Shera lost toPCO. afterwards Shera and Champagne Singh lost back to back tag team matches against the teams of Heath and Rhino and the team of Frankie Kazarian and Rich Swann. On theRebellion preshow, Shera andChampagne Singh defeated Heath and Rhino. on the May 4 episode of Impact, Shera, Champagne Singh andSteve Maclin lost to Heath, PCO and Rhino. on the June 8 episode of Impact, Shera lost toHeath. on June 15 Before The Impact, Shera and Champagne Singh defeated Jack Price andLaredo Kid. on the July 6 episode of Impact, Shera and Champagne Singh lost to Rich Swann and Sami Callihan. on the September 7 episode of Impact, Shera and Champagne Singh lost to Joe Hendry and Yuya Uemura.
On the January 26, 2024 episode of Xplosion, Shera lost to Rhino. on the February 9 episode of Xplosion, Shera lost toJake Something. on the February 16 episode of Xplosion, Shera lost toTrent Seven. On theEmergence preshow, Shera lost toPCO in aTNA Digital Media Championship match failing to win the title.
On 22 October 2019, Shera made hisOhio Valley Wrestling debut, where he was defeated by Drew Hernandez in a dark match.[17] On 10 December 2019, atOVW Christmas Choas Shera teamed withJax Dane, Dimes and Corey Storm in an eight-man steel cage tag team match against The Legacy Of Brutality (Big Zo, Cash Flo, Hy-Zaya andJay Bradley) in a losing effort.[18] On 6 January 2020, on the first episode ofOVW Overdrive, Shera facedJay Bradley in a losing effort.[19]
On 9 January 2021, Shera returned competing in the 2021Nightmare Rumble for theOVW Heavyweight Championship which was won by Omar Amir.[20]
On 15 January 2022, Shera made his return from injury to compete in theNightmare Rumble for a chance to earn an OVW Heavyweight Championship match.[21] On 5 March, Shera defeatedJessie Godderz atOVW March Mayhem to become the newOVW National Heavyweight Champion.[22] On 7 July, Shera lost the championship toJames Storm.[23] On 24 November, Shera defeated Ca$h Flo to become theOVW Heavyweight Championship. On 13 December, Shera regained the National Heavyweight Championship against Ca$h Flo. On 22 June episode ofOVW, Shera lost the OVW Heavyweight Championship to Ca$h Flo, ending his reign at 210 days.[citation needed]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | CID | Himself | Episode 1160 |
| 2023 | Wrestlers | Himself | Episode 1 & 4 |
Randhawa is a big fan ofBollywood andAmitabh Bachchan is his favorite actor from the industry. He belongs to theSikh community.[24]
