Khali was also asked if he’d like to make a Royal Rumble appearance.
In the summer of 2007, there was a Battle Royal that took place on Friday Night SmackDown to determine a new WWE World Heavyweight Champion following Adam Copeland (Edge) having to vacate the title due to injury.
Emerging victorious from the Battle Royal to win the first World Championship in his career was The Great Khali. As he was celebrating his victory, Khali grabbed the belt and held it up for a photo shot, but he held it upside down.
Khali jokingly recounted the moment while doing a virtual signing for K & S WrestleFest:
Yeah, yeah, exactly (I realized I was holding the World Heavyweight Title upside down when I won it). First time. I’m so excited. So I just hold it the wrong way. But later, I realized, aw sh*t. Because I (was) excited. I just, ‘Ahh!!…’ Big mistake. Unfortunately, I hold the wrong way.
Elsewhere during the signing, Khali was asked if he’d like to make an appearance in a Royal Rumble match and he said the following:
I love it. I love it.
In 2021, Khali was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. The last time he wrestled was at the Greatest Royal Rumble event in 2018.
If the quotes in this article are used, please credit K & S WrestleFest with an H/T to POST Wrestling for the transcription.
