I beat the World Champion in My Dream, so I decided to become a wrestler
I beat the World Champion in my dream, so I decided to become a wrestler
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I beat the World champion in my dream so I decided to become a wrestler All this was said by Badshah Khan, a trained and aspiring WWE wrestler. Famous wrestler Badshah Khan talked about himself and that I had to convince Baba with difficulty and get admission in a wrestling academy but how could a poor boy like me bring one lakh rupees every month? Then one day I slept in the hostel thinking that I would go back home tomorrow but, in the night, I dreamed that I had beaten the world champion Roman Reigns in a world match. This was a hint from above. I also decided that now I will definitely reach WWE.
Badshah Khan
It is the dream of
21-year-old Arif Saleem from the Rambin district of Kashmir. He has been
training for WWE for the past three years at a private academy of a world
wrestler in Jalandhar, Indian Punjab to become a world-class wrestler under the
name "Badshah Khan". The academy runs the "Great Khali"
who defeated a wrestler known as "The Undertaker" in a WWE or World
Wrestling Entertainment match.
Training Center for WWE-style Wrestling
There was neither a trend
nor a training center for WWE-style wrestling in Jammu and Kashmir, yet Arif
Saleem was fond of it. Badshah Khan's father Muhammad Saleem is an inspector in
India's paramilitary force CRPF. When Arif was in the fifth
grade, I was posted in Srinagar. I also took the children thinking that
their education would be well arranged. Then one day off I took Arif to my camp
where there was a big TV in the hall. The same wrestling match was taking place
on it. Arif watched all day and then at home, he started watching only this on
TV.
Wrestling Academy
They say that Badshah
Khan started stubbornly to become a wrestler in the 8th grade but somehow, he
passed the 10th grade. I said, Son, this is not a
game for us, it is a game for millionaires, but he had decided to become a
wrestler. Badshah Khan says that his sage kept on delaying even when he passed
12th. Then they became helpless before my stubbornness and we found a wrestling
academy in Jalandhar.
Food and other Expenses
The entrance fee of this
academy is four lakh rupees, while the monthly expenditure of each
under-trained boy is from 50 thousand
to 1 lakh rupees on food and other expenses. Badshah Khan's father says,
"What else does an employee like me have besides salary? He said that I
told Arif to get admission in a good college, study, and become an officer or a
doctor. But he said that what I want to spend on his education and training
should be spent on wrestling coaching.
Great Khali
At the time of admission,
Badshah Khan's father requested the director of the academy “Great Khali” to
discount the fee, he said that there would be no discount, but seeing Badshah
Khan's passion, he would take this fee in four installments.
Badshah Khan says that I knew how my parents used to reduce other expenses and
send money to me by adding every penny.
My Expenses Limited
Other guys there do not
compromise, but I limited my expenses to 30 to 40 thousand. I lived in a room
without AC in forty-degree heat for three
years because the rent for an AC room was high. They say that I take very
little diet and do not take supplements at all. My focus was on training and my
destination was WWE.
Everything Changed When I returned Home
Wrestlers under training
are not given leave during training and this is why Badshah Khan returned home
after three years. When he reached home,
his mother and sister were crying emotionally and his father was too far to see
him. Badshah Khan says that when he returned after three years, he did not even
recognize my town. The road was built, new shops and many new houses were built.
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Much Difficult to stay away from home
They say it hurts to be
away from home, but I made a lot of sacrifices to get to WWE. It is very
popular in Western countries. But for world competitions trials are held in all
countries of the world and new wrestlers are selected from most of the countries.
Then these wrestlers have to participate in international competitions. Badshah
Khan says that the matches I have played in the academy have been well-appreciated.
My style is different and facial expression is very important in this game. I
have a lot of angry expressions on my face while playing.
Ancient Greece
About the selection, he
says that he will be selected in WWE. When Badshah Khan was asked if this sport
is dangerous, he said that it is similar to the way gladiators used to fight in
ancient Greece and people enjoyed it. But the blood is not spoiled. However, if
the player shows a little carelessness, he can get a serious injury. Badshah
Khan says that this is why there is training on how to save the opponent's
attack. And then there is danger in every game, but our aggressive style here
makes the danger appear more.
