Top 5 Biggest Wins of The Great Khali

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The Great Khali is the 4th tallest wrestler in the history of WWE and only a few can match his power. Although his slow pace has truncated him from becoming a big superstar. Still, he has some great matches and here we are listing his biggest wins in the WWE.

#5 The Great Khali vs Shawn Michaels- No Disqualification Match, RAW – 7 May 2007

The Great Khali vs Shawn Micheals, RAW, 7 May 2007
The Great Khali vs Shawn Micheals, RAW, 7 May 2007

After his loss to WWE Champion John Cena at Backlash 2007, Shawn Michaels had to beat him at a RAW episode of 30th April 2007 to gain another shot at the title. But Shawn Micheals, along with 2 other contenders for WWE championship – Edge and Randy Orton, was attacked backstage by some unknown attacker. The perpetrator came out upon being called out by Cena and he was none other than The Great Khali. On 7th May, Shawn Micheals demanded his match against Cena but got Khali for the no 1 contender for WWE Championship. Micheals tried to dominate the No Disqualification match using a chair, baseball slide, his moves and whatnot. But nothing seems to be stopping Khali. At last, Michaels tried to hit a DDT on Khali on the announce table but Khali chokebombed him instead. The referee called Michaels disqualified after a count-out.

#4 The Great Khali vs John Cena – Saturday Night Main Event – 28 May 2007

The Great Khali vs John Cena,  
28 May 2007
The Great Khali vs John Cena, 28 May 2007

After winning the no disqualified contender’s match for the WWE championship, Khali lost to Cena at Judgement Day via submission. Khali asked for the rematch since his foot was under the rope during the tap out. At Saturday Night Main Event, Cena was no match to his power again. Cena attacked before the bell, but he can’t get anything going. Khali kept deflected anything Cena threw at him. Finally, the Tree Slam ended Cena for Khali to get the win.

#3 The Great Khali vs Kane WrestleMania 2007

The Great Khali vs Kane, Wrestle Mania 2007

The Great Khali vs Kane, Wrestle Mania 2007

In February 2007, Khali asked for a better challenge for him than the wrestlers he was facing. He then interfered in the match between Kane and Booker-T by costing Kane the foot, leading to a feud that culminated in a No-Disqualification at WrestleMania 23. This was Khali’s first appearance at WrestleMania. Kane and Khali wrestled, used exposed turnbuckles, chains, hooks etc. Ultimately, Kane tried a Chokeslam, but Khali was able to Tree Slam Kane instead for the win. Khali then used Kane’s chain to choke him out.

#2 The Great Khali vs The Undertaker Judgement Day 2006

The Great Khali vs The Undertaker, Judgement Day 2006

In the week after Wrestle Mania 2006, Khali introduced himself to the WWE universe in the best possible way by attacking the Undertaker. They were booked to fight at the Judgement Day. Khali at his PPV debut was proving to be too much for the Undertaker. What Undertaker tried did not come off as Khali’s size proved too much for him. Khali went on to win the match and serve Undertaker with a beating that very few could have delivered.

#1 Battle Royal for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship SmackDown 20 July 2007

SmackDown Battle Royal for WWE World Heavyweight Championship 2007
SmackDown Battle Royal for WWE World Heavyweight Championship 2007

This was a battle royal for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship. Edge had just given up the title earlier in the SmackDown episode, due to injury. A new champion needed to be crowned. The Great Khali shocked the world and became champion in a 20 man Battle Royal by throwing out Kane and Batista at once to finish the match. He would go on to have a great title run for a few months, before ultimately losing the belt to Batista.


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