Great Khali Returns to Ring vs. Boudreaux at CWE Maithan Mania

WWE Hall of Famer The Great Khali will return to in-ring competition for the first time in nearly eight years when he faces Parker Boudreaux at Continental Wrestling Entertainment's Maithan Mania event on January 25, 2026, in Dhanbad, India.

The announcement came Friday via Instagram from CWE, the independent promotion and wrestling academy Khali founded in Punjab in 2015. The post highlighted the matchup with promotional flair: "Watch the Great Khali take on the challenge of Parker Boudreaux in the ring! Will The Great Khali save the nation's honour in the face of this absurd dare? Find out at the Maithan Mania, ultimate show of strength." Khali, whose real name is Dalip Singh, has focused on training aspiring wrestlers at the academy since stepping away from active competition.

Khali's last match occurred in April 2018 at WWE's Greatest Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia, where he lost to Braun Strowman in a gimmick bout. His most recent WWE-related appearance was a non-competitive role at the Superstar Spectacle live event in India in 2023. Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021, Khali rose to prominence as the first India-born World Heavyweight Champion in 2007, defeating...