Kavita Devi is the wrestler who has created history as the first ever woman wrestler to rock the ring in a salwaar kameez.
This wrestler from Haryana is also the first ever woman wrestler from India to participate in the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) ring.
It was during the first round of the Mae Young Classic Women’s tournament last month, that Kavita Devi created history wearing a saffron salwaar kameez with the dupatta tightly done around her waist. Kavita Devi is among the 32 wrestlers who were chosen as participants for the said tournament earlier this year in April, as per the Dubai
Kavita Devi is among the 32 wrestlers who were chosen as participants for the said tournament earlier this year in April, as per the Dubai tryout of the WWE tournament. Mae Young Classic Women’s tournament happens to be named after Mae Young, who had been a regular woman wrestler participant of the earlier times when WWE was called WWF and happens to be considered a pioneer of women wrestling to be precise.
Mae Young Classic Women’s tournament happens to be named after Mae Young, who had been a regular woman wrestler participant of the earlier times when WWE was called WWF and happens to be considered a pioneer of women wrestling to be precise.
Though Kavita Devi didn’t win this wrestling round against New Zealand’s Dakota Kai, she has won the hearts of millions by her bold choice of sporting the traditional attire and killing it with her attitude.
Devi, who is from Haryana, happens to be a police officer and is trained under the professional eyes of the WWE wrestler The Great Khali at his Wrestling promotion and Training Institute in Punjab.
The Vice-President of the WWE talent development Mr. Canyon Ceman, after witnessing Kavita Devi’s performance in the Dubai tryout had stated in respect, “She is an athletic and extremely strong woman who demonstrated a solid grasp of the fundamentals of sports entertainment,”.
Kavita Devi had a special passion for wrestling right from her childhood and she grew up watching the WWE tournaments and closely following famous wrestlers like the Undertaker and female wrestlers like Chyna.
Voicing her aspirations and dreams, Kavita Devi in a recent interview talked about her idol The Great Khali, “He was the first Indian man to win a world title, and I wanted to be the first woman,” she stated.
Her participation in the Mae Young Classic Women’s tournament happens to be a step towards her dream fulfillment. Kavita Devi has not only established herself as the first Indian woman wrestler participant but also left the World spellbound when she rocked her participation in a salwaar kameez.
Here’s wishing Kavita Devi, the ‘Salwaar Kameez clad wrestler’ more success and dream fulfillments in the times to come.
