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Hollywood story inspiration landed up in the WWE ring

Hollywood story inspiration landed up in the WWE ring

By Krishneel Nair
29/06/2022
Photo:WWE

Rinku Singh Rajput who is known as Veer Mahaan in World Wrestling Entertainment fights under the RAW banner, faces the likes of Rey Mysterio, Shinsuke Nakamura and AJ Styles.

Rajput and Dinesh Patel were the main inspiration behind the 2014 Walt Disney Pictures sports film Million Dollar Arm, which raked in over USD$40 million in revenue.

Rajput and Patel won a reality show and became the first Indian players signed to pro contracts when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers inked them in 2008.

Rajput and Patel were both born in India and are 33 years old.

Patel returned to India where he taught baseball and coached village boys prepare for the second season of the Million Dollar Arm talent hunt.

Patel also practiced the javelin throw in Kolkata.

Source : WWE

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