The Great Khali broke into the business with All Pro Wrestling in California and even briefly signed with WCW before they went out of business. He would bounce between New Japan, CMLL and All Japan for several years and even act in movies such as The Longest Yard before joining WWE in 2006. Khali’s career would peak in June of 2007, when he won his first and only World Heavyweight Championship. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021.