Darryl Sharma (September 30, 1984) is a Canadian professional wrestler of Indo-Fijian ancestry. Under the ring name Hornet, he has wrestled across Canada, the United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Ireland, England, Japan, and India. Sharma is a professional wrestling coach at former WWE Superstar Santino Marella's Battle Arts Academy, where he also trains in mixed martial arts. In November 2016, it was announced that he had signed to WWE as a referee.
Sharma spent time in India, serving as the professional wrestling coach at The Great Khali's CWE Academy.
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Professional Wrestling Career
Early career
Sharma has previously wrestled for notable promotions including Dragon Gate (Japan), All-Star Wrestling (UK), Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (Mexico), Asistencia Asesoría y Administración(Mexico), Ring of Honor (USA), Chikara (USA), and All Pro Wrestling (USA). Sharma received several music awards while in school, and continues to play guitar and sing at bars around the city of Toronto where he lives. After returning home from a Japanese wrestling tour in 2007, Sharma opened up Hornet Construction. The company was originally a renovation company meant to give Sharma something to do in between tours. The company now builds million dollar homes in the Greater Toronto Area. On June 14, 2014 Sharma made his first WWE appearance as one of Adam Rose's Rosebuds in the Exotic Express. On May 18, 2015 he was named Toronto's Athlete of the Week.
Personal life
Sharma is an animal-lover, especially reptiles. He used to volunteer at a reptile zoo where he handled exotic animals. He owns several snakes and a tegu.
In wrestling
Championships and accomplishments
- Empire State Wrestling
- ESW Tag Team Championship − with Ash (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 437 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2016
External links
- 1984 births
- 2002 debuts
- Canadian wrestlers
- New Vision Pro Wrestling alumni
- Chikara Pro Wrestling alumni
- Living people
- Male wrestlers
- World Wrestling Entertainment current roster
- Referees
- 2016 retirements
- All American Wrestling alumni
- Alpha-1 Wrestling alumni
- Barrie Wrestling alumni
- Border City Wrestling alumni
- Canadian Wrestling Revolution alumni
- Capital City Championship Combat alumni
- Championship Wrestling International alumni
- Classic Championship Wrestling alumni
- Defiance Wrestling Federation alumni
- Destiny World Wrestling alumni
- Dragon Gate alumni
- Durham Championship Wrestling alumni
- Empire State Wrestling alumni
- Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling alumni
- Full Impact Pro alumni
- Great Canadian Wrestling alumni
- International Wrestling Revolution Group alumni
- Irish Whip Wrestling alumni
- Magnificent Championship Wrestling alumni
- New England Championship Wrestling alumni
- New School Wrestling alumni
- NWA Championship International Wrestling alumni
- NWA Empire alumni
- NWA New York alumni
- NWA Upstate alumni
- Powerslam Wrestling alumni
- Price of Glory Wrestling alumni
- Pro Wrestling Eclipse alumni
- Pro Wrestling Rampage alumni
- Pro Wrestling Xtreme alumni
- Pure Wrestling Association alumni
- Ring of Honor alumni
- Saint Louis Anarchy alumni
- Sin City Wrestling alumni
- Stranglehold Wrestling alumni
- Tri-City Wrestling alumni
- Twin Wrestling Entertainment alumni
- Ultimate Championship Wrestling alumni
- Warrior-1 Wrestling alumni
- WWE NXT current roster
- Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling alumni
- Xtreme Latin American Wrestling alumni