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	\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1971\|3\|9}}<ref name="NRI"/>		\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1971\|3\|9}}<ref name="NRI"/>
	\| birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada<ref name="Lentz2015"/><ref name="NRI"/>		\| birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada<ref name="Lentz2015"/><ref name="NRI"/>
	\| billed = "[[~~Asia~~]]"<ref name="WWFbio"/>		\| billed = "[[India]]"<ref name="WWFbio"/><br>The Continent of Asia<!--on WWF No Mercy, in Manchester-->
	\| family = [[Tiger Jeet Singh]] (father)<ref name="WWFbio"/>		\| family = [[Tiger Jeet Singh]] (father)<ref name="WWFbio"/> <br>[[Sukhjit Hans]] (mother)

	[[Sukhjit Hans]] (mother)

	\| spouse = Sukhjit Hans (m. 1995)		\| spouse = Sukhjit Hans (m. 1995)
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	== Professional wrestling career ==		== Professional wrestling career ==
	=== Early ~~Career~~ (1992–1997) ===		=== Early career (1992–1997) ===
	Hans trained to be a professional wrestler by [[Antonio Inoki]] in the [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling\|New Japan Pro-Wrestling Dojo]] and under [[Ron Hutchison]] and [[Sweet Daddy Siki]] at Sully's Gym in Toronto. He debuted as a professional wrestler in November 1992 under the ring name "Tiger Jeet Singh, Jr.", teaming with his father against [[Sabu (wrestler)\|Sabu]] and [[Kareem Sudan]] in a [[tag team]] match for [[Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling]].<ref name="Lentz2015"/><ref name="CanoeBio"/><ref name="Oliver1997">{{cite web\|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/2011/06/21/18314726.html\|title=Tiger Ali Singh ready to take on the world\|accessdate=May 16, 2019\|date=1997\|publisher=[[Postmedia Network]]\|work=[[Canoe.com]]}}</ref>		Hans trained to be a professional wrestler by [[Antonio Inoki]] in the [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling\|New Japan Pro-Wrestling Dojo]] and under [[Ron Hutchison]] and [[Sweet Daddy Siki]] at Sully's Gym in Toronto. He debuted as a professional wrestler in November 1992 under the ring name "Tiger Jeet Singh, Jr.", teaming with his father against [[Sabu (wrestler)\|Sabu]] and [[Kareem Sudan]] in a [[tag team]] match for [[Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling]].<ref name="Lentz2015"/><ref name="CanoeBio"/><ref name="Oliver1997">{{cite web\|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/2011/06/21/18314726.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130225616/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/2011/06/21/18314726.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=November 30, 2017\|title=Tiger Ali Singh ready to take on the world\|accessdate=May 16, 2019\|date=1997\|publisher=[[Postmedia Network]]\|work=[[Canoe.com]]}}</ref> He also worked with his father for Network of Wrestling in Japan and New Japan.

	=== World Wrestling Federation (1997–2002) ===		=== World Wrestling Federation (1997–2002) ===
	[[File:Tiger Ali Singh bulldog.jpg\|thumb\|Singh (top) performing the ''[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Diving bulldog\|Tiger Bomb]]'' on [[Viscera (wrestler)\|Viscera]] in ~~2013~~.]]		[[File:Tiger Ali Singh bulldog.jpg\|thumb\|Singh (top) performing the ''[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Diving bulldog\|Tiger Bomb]]'' on [[Viscera (wrestler)\|Viscera]] in 2012.]]
	Singh signed with the [[WWE\|World Wrestling Federation]] in January 1997, with the signing announced at a press conference at [[SkyDome]] in Toronto.<ref name="NRI"/> Singh's most notable accomplishment in the company occurred in 1997, when he won the second WWF Kuwait Cup Tournament, held on April 9, 1997 in [[Kuwait City]]. He defeated [[Owen Hart]] in the finals to become the second and final WWF Kuwait Cup winner.<ref name=WWF9099Book>{{cite book \| first=Graham \| last=Cawthon \| title=the History of Professional Wrestling\|volume=2: WWF 1990–1999 \| publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform \| year= 2013 \| asin=B00RWUNSRS}}</ref> He made his official WWF debut on the April 21, 1997 episode of ''[[WWE Raw\|Raw]]''.<ref name=WWF9099Book/> He would also participate and be managed by his father at the WWF's United Kingdom-exclusive pay-per-view event [[WWF One Night Only\|One Night Only]] on September 20, 1997, facing off against and defeating [[Al Snow\|Leif Cassidy]].<ref name=PWH>{{cite web\|title=One Night Only\|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/wwfuk.html#onenight\|publisher=Pro Wrestling History\|accessdate=2009-08-09}}</ref><ref>Martin, Fin. "The Complete History of Wrestling On Pay-Per-View". ''[[Power Slam]]''. Issue 223/March 2013. p. 16/17.</ref>		Singh signed with the [[WWE\|World Wrestling Federation]] in January 1997, with the signing announced at a press conference at [[SkyDome]] in Toronto.<ref name="NRI"/> Singh's most notable accomplishment in the company occurred in 1997, when he won the second WWF Kuwait Cup Tournament, held on April 9, 1997 in [[Kuwait City]]. He defeated [[Owen Hart]] in the finals to become the second and final WWF Kuwait Cup winner.<ref name=WWF9099Book>{{cite book \| first=Graham \| last=Cawthon \| title=the History of Professional Wrestling\|volume=2: WWF 1990–1999 \| publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform \| year= 2013 \| asin=B00RWUNSRS}}</ref> He made his official WWF debut on the April 21, 1997 episode of ''[[WWE Raw\|Raw]]''.<ref name=WWF9099Book/> He would also participate and be managed by his father at the WWF's United Kingdom-exclusive pay-per-view event [[WWF One Night Only\|One Night Only]] on September 20, 1997, facing off against and defeating [[Al Snow\|Leif Cassidy]].<ref name=PWH>{{cite web\|title=One Night Only\|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/wwfuk.html#onenight\|publisher=Pro Wrestling History\|accessdate=2009-08-09}}</ref><ref>Martin, Fin. "The Complete History of Wrestling On Pay-Per-View". ''[[Power Slam]]''. Issue 223/March 2013. p. 16/17.</ref> He would disappear from WWF television in November 1997 and worked in the company's developmental territories.

	~~He would disappear from~~ WWF ~~television~~ in ~~November 1997 until the [[World Wrestling Entertainment#The Attitude Era\|Attitude Era]]. His~~ gimmick was that of a rich and arrogant Asiatic heir to a fortune (similar to [[Ted DiBiase]]'s character).<ref name="WWFbio"/> He came to the ring accompanied by a [[Domestic worker\|manservant]] named [[Pablo Márquez (wrestler)\|Babu]], and would pay [[List of professional wrestling terms#P\|random people in the audience]] each week to perform humiliating stunts.<ref name=WWF9099Book/> On the Sunday night Heat before [[Survivor Series (1998)]], Singh lost to [[Val Venis]] and at [[WWF Capital Carnage\|Capital Carnage]] he defeated [[Edge (wrestler)\|Edge]]. At the [[Royal Rumble (1999)]], Singh competed in the royal rumble match where he was eliminated by [[Viscera (wrestler)\|Mabel]]. On Sunday Night Heat before [[St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House]] Singh faced [[Billy Gunn]] which ended in a no contest. on Sunday Night Heat before [[WrestleMania XV]], Singh competed in a Battle Royal to determine #1 contenders to the WWF Tag Team Championship which was won by [[D'Lo Brown]] and [[Test (wrestler)\|Test]] and at [[No Mercy (UK)]], Singh defeated [[Gillberg (wrestler)\|Gillberg]].		Returned to the WWF in June 1998 as his gimmick was that of a rich and arrogant Asiatic heir to a fortune (similar to [[Ted DiBiase]]'s character).<ref name="WWFbio"/> He came to the ring accompanied by a [[Domestic worker\|manservant]] named [[Pablo Márquez (wrestler)\|Babu]], and would pay [[List of professional wrestling terms#P\|random people in the audience]] each week to perform humiliating stunts.<ref name=WWF9099Book/> On the Sunday night Heat before [[Survivor Series (1998)\|Survivor Series]], Singh lost to [[Val Venis]] and at [[WWF Capital Carnage\|Capital Carnage]] he defeated [[Edge (wrestler)\|Edge]]. At the [[Royal Rumble (1999)\|Royal Rumble]], Singh competed in the royal rumble match where he was eliminated by [[Viscera (wrestler)\|Mabel]]. On Sunday Night Heat before [[St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House]] Singh faced [[Billy Gunn]] which ended in a no contest. on Sunday Night Heat before [[WrestleMania XV]], Singh competed in a Battle Royal to determine #1 contenders to the WWF Tag Team Championship which was won by [[D'Lo Brown]] and [[Test (wrestler)\|Test]] and at [[No Mercy (UK)\|No Mercy]], Singh defeated [[Gillberg (wrestler)\|Gillberg]].

	Singh was later sent to Puerto Rico to work on his in-ring skills. He returned in late 2000 as the manager of Lo Down ([[D'Lo Brown]] and [[Mosh (wrestler)\|Chaz]]). Lo Down and Singh were eventually sent to [[International Wrestling Association (Puerto Rico)\|International Wrestling Association]] in [[Puerto Rico]], removing them from WWF programming as [[The Invasion (professional wrestling)\|The Invasion]] of 2001 started. Down in IWA, Singh became a two-time tag team champion.<ref name="NRI"/><ref name=IWATag/> He eventually suffered what he claimed was a career-ending injury and was sent home to Toronto to recover. He was later released from his contract in July 2002.<ref name="Lentz2015"/>		Singh was later sent to Puerto Rico to work on his in-ring skills. He returned in late 2000 as the manager of Lo Down ([[D'Lo Brown]] and [[Mosh (wrestler)\|Chaz]]). Lo Down and Singh were eventually sent to [[International Wrestling Association (Puerto Rico)\|International Wrestling Association]] in [[Puerto Rico]], removing them from WWF programming as [[The Invasion (professional wrestling)\|The Invasion]] of 2001 started. Down in IWA, Singh became a two-time tag team champion.<ref name="NRI"/><ref name=IWATag/> He eventually suffered what he claimed was a career-ending injury and was sent home to Toronto to recover. He was later released from his contract in July 2002.<ref name="Lentz2015"/>
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	In December 2001 Singh suffered his third concussion in 9 months. He was sent to Puerto Rico to heal. At an outdoor wrestling match, it had begun to rain and Singh went back to his dressing room to change back into his street clothes and the promoter came and forced Singh to go back out to finish the match. Singh was given an ultimatum by the promoter to finish the match in the rain or he would be fired by the WWE. He agreed to finish the match and within 5 minutes, he slipped on the wet ring surface and hit his head. He was knocked unconscious and when he came to, he found himself left alone and sensed something was not right.		In December 2001 Singh suffered his third concussion in 9 months. He was sent to Puerto Rico to heal. At an outdoor wrestling match, it had begun to rain and Singh went back to his dressing room to change back into his street clothes and the promoter came and forced Singh to go back out to finish the match. Singh was given an ultimatum by the promoter to finish the match in the rain or he would be fired by the WWE. He agreed to finish the match and within 5 minutes, he slipped on the wet ring surface and hit his head. He was knocked unconscious and when he came to, he found himself left alone and sensed something was not right.

	In fear of meeting a similar fate of [[Bruiser Brody]], a pro wrestler killed in Puerto Rico for going against the wrestling promoter, Singh immediately left for the airport and flew back to Toronto. Upon arriving in Toronto, he sought medical attention and focused on healing from his injuries. Three months later WWE sent him his termination papers. To this day, Singh believes he was left to die in Puerto Rico.<ref name=":0">{{Citation\|title=WWE's Tiger Ali Singh Exclusive Interview {{!}} In Conversation with Amin Dhillon (Ep. 12)\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnX0UGOoIWU\|language=en\|access-date=2021-04-08}}</ref>		In fear of meeting a similar fate of [[Bruiser Brody]], a pro wrestler killed in Puerto Rico for going against the wrestling promoter, Singh immediately left for the airport and flew back to Toronto. Upon arriving in Toronto, he sought medical attention and focused on healing from his injuries. Three months later WWE sent him his termination papers. To this day, Singh believes he was left to die in Puerto Rico.<ref name=":0">{{Citation\|title=WWE's Tiger Ali Singh Exclusive Interview {{!}} In Conversation with Amin Dhillon (Ep. 12)\| date=10 December 2019 \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnX0UGOoIWU\|language=en\|access-date=2021-04-08}}</ref>

	It took Singh 5 years to fully heal from his injuries. In an appearance on [[Amin Dhillon\|"In Conversation with Amin Dhillon"]] podcast, Singh reveals the extent of his injuries and how he tried to take his own life twice.		It took Singh 5 years to fully heal from his injuries. In an appearance on [[Amin Dhillon\|"In Conversation with Amin Dhillon"]] podcast, Singh reveals the extent of his injuries and how he tried to take his own life twice.

	=== Retirement (2002–2008) ===		=== Retirement (2002–2008) ===
	The following month, Singh filed a $7 million lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment. Among his claims were that his career-ending injury was the result of being forced to wrestle in the rain while in Puerto Rico. He also accused other WWE wrestlers of frequently calling him "taxi driver", and that he was the victim of a [[Rib (professional wrestling)\|stunt]] in 1999 where his [[~~turban~~]] was stuffed with garbage. WWE attorney Jerry McDevitt countered by noting that the company was not responsible for any injuries occurring in a different organization, and that Singh's contract could legally be ended if he suffered an injury.<ref name="NRI">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nriinternet.com/NRIwrestling/CANADA/A_Z/T/Tiger_Ali_Singh/Bio.htm\|title=Tiger Ali Singh: ("Mick" Hans, Tiger Jeet Singh Jr)\|accessdate=May 16, 2019\|work=NRIInternet.com}}</ref>		The following month, Singh filed a $7 million lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment. Among his claims were that his career-ending injury was the result of being forced to wrestle in the rain while in Puerto Rico. He also accused other WWE wrestlers of frequently calling him "taxi driver", and that he was the victim of a [[Rib (professional wrestling)\|stunt]] in 1999 where his [[dastar]] was stuffed with garbage. WWE attorney Jerry McDevitt countered by noting that the company was not responsible for any injuries occurring in a different organization, and that Singh's contract could legally be ended if he suffered an injury.<ref name="NRI">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nriinternet.com/NRIwrestling/CANADA/A_Z/T/Tiger_Ali_Singh/Bio.htm\|title=Tiger Ali Singh: ("Mick" Hans, Tiger Jeet Singh Jr)\|accessdate=May 16, 2019\|work=NRIInternet.com}}</ref>

	=== Later ~~Career~~ (2008–2014) ===		=== Later career (2008–2014) ===
	In late-2008, Hans, under the new ring name "Mick Hans", returned to wrestling as a part of the [[Hustle (professional wrestling)\|HUSTLE]] promotion in Japan. He made his return by teaming up with his father in a tag team match against [[Genichiro Tenryu]] and [[Shiro Koshinaka]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=40669 \| title=HUSTLE Hustle Tour 2008 – Tag 9 \| date=November 20, 2009 \| accessdate=December 23, 2015 \| publisher=Cagematch.net}}</ref><ref name="Halton">{{cite web\|url=https://www.insidehalton.com/community-story/2900355-tiger-jr-back-with-a-bang/\|title=Tiger Jr. back...with a bang\|accessdate=May 16, 2019\|date=December 5, 2008\|work=[[Burlington Post]]}}</ref>		In late-2008, Hans, under the new ring name "Mick Hans", returned to wrestling as a part of the [[Hustle (professional wrestling)\|HUSTLE]] promotion in Japan. He made his return by teaming up with his father in a tag team match against [[Genichiro Tenryu]] and [[Shiro Koshinaka]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=40669 \| title=HUSTLE Hustle Tour 2008 – Tag 9 \| date=November 20, 2009 \| accessdate=December 23, 2015 \| publisher=Cagematch.net}}</ref><ref name="Halton">{{cite web\|url=https://www.insidehalton.com/community-story/2900355-tiger-jr-back-with-a-bang/\|title=Tiger Jr. back...with a bang\|accessdate=May 16, 2019\|date=December 5, 2008\|work=[[Burlington Post]]}}</ref>

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	**Ranked No. '''250''' of the top 500 singles in the "[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500\|PWI 500]]" in 1999		**Ranked No. '''250''' of the top 500 singles in the "[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500\|PWI 500]]" in 1999
	*'''[[WWE\|World Wrestling Federation]]'''		*'''[[WWE\|World Wrestling Federation]]'''
	**[[WWE tournaments\|Kuwait Cup (1997)]]<ref name="CanoeBio">{{cite web\|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/singh-tigerali.html\|title=SLAM! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame: Tiger Ali Singh\|accessdate=May 16, 2019\|publisher=[[Postmedia Network]]\|work=[[Canoe.com]]}}</ref>		**[[WWE tournaments\|Kuwait Cup (1997)]]<ref name="CanoeBio">{{cite web\|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/singh-tigerali.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124060620/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/singh-tigerali.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=November 24, 2015\|title=SLAM! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame: Tiger Ali Singh\|accessdate=May 16, 2019\|publisher=[[Postmedia Network]]\|work=[[Canoe.com]]}}</ref>

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{{short description|Canadian professional wrestler}}
{{Update|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox professional wrestler
| name = Tiger Ali Singh
| image = Tiger Ali Singh in Brampton - 2018 (29303924108) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Singh in 2019
| birth_name = Gurjit Singh Hans<ref name="Lentz2015"/>
| names = Mick Hans<ref name="Halton"/><br>Tiger Ali Singh<ref name="WWFbio"/><br>Tiger Jeet Singh, Jr.<ref name="CanoeBio"/><ref name="Oliver1997"/>
| height = 6 ft 5 in<ref name=oww>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/tiger-ali-singh/|title=Tiger Ali Singh Profile|access-date=June 21, 2021|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
| weight = 290 lb<ref name=oww/>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|3|9}}<ref name="NRI"/>
| birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada<ref name="Lentz2015"/><ref name="NRI"/>
| billed = "[[Asia]]"<ref name="WWFbio"/>
| family = [[Tiger Jeet Singh]] (father)<ref name="WWFbio"/>

[[Sukhjit Hans]] (mother)

| spouse = Sukhjit Hans (m. 1995)

| children = 3

| trainer = [[Antonio Inoki]]<ref name="Oliver1997"/><br>[[Ron Hutchison]]<ref name="CanoeBio"/><br>[[Sweet Daddy Siki]]<ref name="CanoeBio"/>
| debut = November 1992<ref name="Lentz2015"/>
| retired = July 1, 2014
}}
'''Gurjit Singh Hans''' (born March 9, 1971) is a Canadian [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]. He is best known for his appearances in the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF) from 1997 to 2002 under the [[ring name]] '''Tiger Ali Singh'''. He is the son of professional wrestler [[Tiger Jeet Singh]].<ref name="Lentz2015">{{cite book|author=Harris M. Lentz III|title=Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling, 2d ed.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QjGSCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA320|date=2015|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]|isbn=978-1-4766-0505-0|pages=320}}</ref><ref name="WWFbio">{{cite web|url=http://wwf.com/first.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19981202073407/http://wwf.com/first.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 2, 1998|title=Tiger Ali Singh|accessdate=May 16, 2019|date=December 2, 1998|publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]]|work=[[WWE|WWF.com]] (via [[Wayback Machine]])}}</ref>

== Professional wrestling career ==
=== Early Career (1992–1997) ===
Hans trained to be a professional wrestler by [[Antonio Inoki]] in the [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling|New Japan Pro-Wrestling Dojo]] and under [[Ron Hutchison]] and [[Sweet Daddy Siki]] at Sully's Gym in Toronto. He debuted as a professional wrestler in November 1992 under the ring name "Tiger Jeet Singh, Jr.", teaming with his father against [[Sabu (wrestler)|Sabu]] and [[Kareem Sudan]] in a [[tag team]] match for [[Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling]].<ref name="Lentz2015"/><ref name="CanoeBio"/><ref name="Oliver1997">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/2011/06/21/18314726.html|title=Tiger Ali Singh ready to take on the world|accessdate=May 16, 2019|date=1997|publisher=[[Postmedia Network]]|work=[[Canoe.com]]}}</ref>

=== World Wrestling Federation (1997–2002) ===
[[File:Tiger Ali Singh bulldog.jpg|thumb|Singh (top) performing the ''[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Diving bulldog|Tiger Bomb]]'' on [[Viscera (wrestler)|Viscera]] in 2013.]]
Singh signed with the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] in January 1997, with the signing announced at a press conference at [[SkyDome]] in Toronto.<ref name="NRI"/> Singh's most notable accomplishment in the company occurred in 1997, when he won the second WWF Kuwait Cup Tournament, held on April 9, 1997 in [[Kuwait City]]. He defeated [[Owen Hart]] in the finals to become the second and final WWF Kuwait Cup winner.<ref name=WWF9099Book>{{cite book | first=Graham | last=Cawthon | title=the History of Professional Wrestling|volume=2: WWF 1990–1999 | publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | year= 2013 | asin=B00RWUNSRS}}</ref> He made his official WWF debut on the April 21, 1997 episode of ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]''.<ref name=WWF9099Book/> He would also participate and be managed by his father at the WWF's United Kingdom-exclusive pay-per-view event [[WWF One Night Only|One Night Only]] on September 20, 1997, facing off against and defeating [[Al Snow|Leif Cassidy]].<ref name=PWH>{{cite web|title=One Night Only|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/wwfuk.html#onenight|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|accessdate=2009-08-09}}</ref><ref>Martin, Fin. "The Complete History of Wrestling On Pay-Per-View". ''[[Power Slam]]''. Issue 223/March 2013. p. 16/17.</ref>

He would disappear from WWF television in November 1997 until the [[World Wrestling Entertainment#The Attitude Era|Attitude Era]]. His gimmick was that of a rich and arrogant Asiatic heir to a fortune (similar to [[Ted DiBiase]]'s character).<ref name="WWFbio"/> He came to the ring accompanied by a [[Domestic worker|manservant]] named [[Pablo Márquez (wrestler)|Babu]], and would pay [[List of professional wrestling terms#P|random people in the audience]] each week to perform humiliating stunts.<ref name=WWF9099Book/> On the Sunday night Heat before [[Survivor Series (1998)]], Singh lost to [[Val Venis]] and at [[WWF Capital Carnage|Capital Carnage]] he defeated [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]]. At the [[Royal Rumble (1999)]], Singh competed in the royal rumble match where he was eliminated by [[Viscera (wrestler)|Mabel]]. On Sunday Night Heat before [[St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House]] Singh faced [[Billy Gunn]] which ended in a no contest. on Sunday Night Heat before [[WrestleMania XV]], Singh competed in a Battle Royal to determine #1 contenders to the WWF Tag Team Championship which was won by [[D'Lo Brown]] and [[Test (wrestler)|Test]] and at [[No Mercy (UK)]], Singh defeated [[Gillberg (wrestler)|Gillberg]].

Singh was later sent to Puerto Rico to work on his in-ring skills. He returned in late 2000 as the manager of Lo Down ([[D'Lo Brown]] and [[Mosh (wrestler)|Chaz]]). Lo Down and Singh were eventually sent to [[International Wrestling Association (Puerto Rico)|International Wrestling Association]] in [[Puerto Rico]], removing them from WWF programming as [[The Invasion (professional wrestling)|The Invasion]] of 2001 started. Down in IWA, Singh became a two-time tag team champion.<ref name="NRI"/><ref name=IWATag/> He eventually suffered what he claimed was a career-ending injury and was sent home to Toronto to recover. He was later released from his contract in July 2002.<ref name="Lentz2015"/>

==== Career-ending injury ====
In December 2001 Singh suffered his third concussion in 9 months. He was sent to Puerto Rico to heal. At an outdoor wrestling match, it had begun to rain and Singh went back to his dressing room to change back into his street clothes and the promoter came and forced Singh to go back out to finish the match. Singh was given an ultimatum by the promoter to finish the match in the rain or he would be fired by the WWE. He agreed to finish the match and within 5 minutes, he slipped on the wet ring surface and hit his head. He was knocked unconscious and when he came to, he found himself left alone and sensed something was not right.

In fear of meeting a similar fate of [[Bruiser Brody]], a pro wrestler killed in Puerto Rico for going against the wrestling promoter, Singh immediately left for the airport and flew back to Toronto. Upon arriving in Toronto, he sought medical attention and focused on healing from his injuries. Three months later WWE sent him his termination papers. To this day, Singh believes he was left to die in Puerto Rico.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|title=WWE's Tiger Ali Singh Exclusive Interview {{!}} In Conversation with Amin Dhillon (Ep. 12)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnX0UGOoIWU|language=en|access-date=2021-04-08}}</ref>

It took Singh 5 years to fully heal from his injuries. In an appearance on [[Amin Dhillon|"In Conversation with Amin Dhillon"]] podcast, Singh reveals the extent of his injuries and how he tried to take his own life twice.

=== Retirement (2002–2008) ===
The following month, Singh filed a $7 million lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment. Among his claims were that his career-ending injury was the result of being forced to wrestle in the rain while in Puerto Rico. He also accused other WWE wrestlers of frequently calling him "taxi driver", and that he was the victim of a [[Rib (professional wrestling)|stunt]] in 1999 where his [[turban]] was stuffed with garbage. WWE attorney Jerry McDevitt countered by noting that the company was not responsible for any injuries occurring in a different organization, and that Singh's contract could legally be ended if he suffered an injury.<ref name="NRI">{{cite web|url=http://www.nriinternet.com/NRIwrestling/CANADA/A_Z/T/Tiger_Ali_Singh/Bio.htm|title=Tiger Ali Singh: ("Mick" Hans, Tiger Jeet Singh Jr)|accessdate=May 16, 2019|work=NRIInternet.com}}</ref>

=== Later Career (2008–2014) ===
In late-2008, Hans, under the new ring name "Mick Hans", returned to wrestling as a part of the [[Hustle (professional wrestling)|HUSTLE]] promotion in Japan. He made his return by teaming up with his father in a tag team match against [[Genichiro Tenryu]] and [[Shiro Koshinaka]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=40669 | title=HUSTLE Hustle Tour 2008 – Tag 9 | date=November 20, 2009 | accessdate=December 23, 2015 | publisher=Cagematch.net}}</ref><ref name="Halton">{{cite web|url=https://www.insidehalton.com/community-story/2900355-tiger-jr-back-with-a-bang/|title=Tiger Jr. back...with a bang|accessdate=May 16, 2019|date=December 5, 2008|work=[[Burlington Post]]}}</ref>

On June 5, 2010, Singh won a battle royal for MPW Wrestling.

On September 24, 2011, Singh and [[Shawn Daivari|Daivari]] defeated Kaine and Darkko for SCW Wrestling.

On July 1, 2013, at an event called TigerFest, Singh and Harry Smith defeated [[Viscera (wrestler)|Big Daddy V]], [[Rhyno|Rhino]] and Darkko in a handicap match.

On July 1, 2014, at another event called TigerFest, Singh and Rhino match ended in a no contest which led to another match where Singh, [[David Hart Smith|Davey Boy Smith Jr.]] and [[Sonjay Dutt]] defeated Rhino, Soa Amin and [[Steve Corino]] in a best 2 out of 3 falls match, falls count anywhere match.

== Miracle on Main Street and Tiger Jeet Singh Foundation ==

After witnessing his nephew successfully battle [[leukemia]], Singh vowed to give back to the community. The idea was to collect toys that would be distributed to various children's hospitals while promoting the spirit of inclusion. Every year, Miracle on Main Street takes place on Main St in [[Milton, Ontario|Milton]], Ontario and school children are invited to come down with toy donations and enjoy food, entertainment, amusement rides, and meet local celebrities. Over $3 million has been raised from sponsorship to date. <ref name=":0" />

==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''[[International Wrestling Association (Puerto Rico)|International Wrestling Association]]'''
**[[IWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[IWA World Tag Team Championship#Title history|2 times]]) – with Big Ross McCollough (1 time) and Pain (1 time)<ref name=IWATag>{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttiwap.html|title=IWA World Tag Team Championship history}}</ref>
*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
**Ranked No. '''250''' of the top 500 singles in the "[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]]" in 1999
*'''[[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]]'''
**[[WWE tournaments|Kuwait Cup (1997)]]<ref name="CanoeBio">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/singh-tigerali.html|title=SLAM! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame: Tiger Ali Singh|accessdate=May 16, 2019|publisher=[[Postmedia Network]]|work=[[Canoe.com]]}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

* {{Professional wrestling profiles}}
* {{IMDb name|0802073|Gurjit Singh Hans}}

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