Saurav Gurjar (June 5, 1984) is an Indian professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on the developmental Raw brand under the ring name Sanga.
Background[]
National Kickboxing Gold Medalist from Gwalior. Growing up in a family of wrestlers, his father and uncle, made him choose a path not very different from theirs. Trained in kick boxing, Saurav has won many State level championships and also won the prestigious National Gold Medal for the same. Of his experiences, Gurjar is quoted saying he enjoyed himself to the fullest and says has had the most fun while training for Ring Ka King: Wrestling Ka MahaYuddh. He loved his trainers and learned a lot from them. He felt very obliged to them for imbibing a new skill in him which has helped him grow.
Professional wrestling career[]
Ring Ka King (2012)[]
Gurjar's earliest known work was while appearing in Ring Ka King (RKK). His first recorded match was held during the January 23, 2012 Taping of RKK, where he debuted under the ring name Deadly Danda, defeating an opponent named Puma. During the same taping, he teamed with members of the American promotion Impact Wrestling, Sonjay Dutt, Scott Steiner, Abyss and Brutus Magnus in a War Games tag team match, defeating Jwala, Matt Morgan, Bulldog Hart, Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Mahabali Veera. Two nights later on January 25, Danda teamed again with Scott Steiner, Abyss, Sonjay Dutt and Brutus Magnus in a tag match lost against Matt Morgan, Roscoe Jackson, Pagal Parinda and Chavo Guerrero Jr..
World Wrestling Entertainment (2018-present)[]
NXT (2018-2023)[]
After signing with the WWE, Gurjar made his debut during the September 28 NXT Live event, teaming alongside fellow countryman Rinku Singh in a tag match lost to Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch. Gurjar returned for the following night's NXT Live event where he and Rinku Singh teamed with British recruit Luke Menzies in a tag match lost to Jeet Rama and The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford). The following month, Gurjar returned for the October 27 NXT Live event, where he competed in a 20-Man Battle Royal Number One Contender match for the NXT North American Championship. The following month, Gurjar returned for the November 8 NXT Live event, during which he lost a match to Kassius Ohno. Two nights later during the November 10 NXT Live event, Gurjar returned to team with The Mighty (Nick Miller & Shane Thorne) in a six-man tag match lost to The Undisputed ERA (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly). Near the end of the month during the November 29 NXT Live event, Gurjar competed in a battle royal won by Keith Lee. During the final NXT Live event of the month, Gurjar teamed with Jeet Rama in a tag match lost to Undisputed ERA members Adam Cole & Kyle O'Reilly. The following month, Gurjar returned to compete in his first and only match, during the December 1 NXT Live event, losing to Danny Burch.
The following year, Gurjar began with an appearance during the January 4, 2019 NXT Live event, where he teamed with fellow countryman Rinku Singh in a four-way elimination tag match lost to team Street Profits. The following week, at the January 12 NXT Live event Gurjar teamed with Rinku Singh in a Number One Contender Gauntlet match for the NXT Tag Team Championship. The following week, Gurjar appeared at the January 19 NXT Live event in the 2019 Unleash The Universe Tournament. He advanced in the first round eliminating Australian recruit Daniel Vidot. During the semifinal, Gurjar was eliminated by Stacey Ervin Jr.. In the following months, Gurjar maintained a steady team with Rinku Singh in tag matches as well as wrestling in singles matches during the NXT live events. Gurjar made his televised debut on May 1 during WWE Worlds Collide: Brands Collide in which he competed in a Battle Royal won by Roderick Strong. He resumed his tag team work in NxT live events with his final match of the year during the October 19 live event teaming with Rinku Singh in a match lost to Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan.
The following year in 2020 Gurjur and Singh made their televised debut on the April 8 episode of NXT under their new team name Indus Sher, defeating team Ever-Rise. He wrestled his final match of the year on the June 10 episode of NXT where he teamed with fellow countrymen Rinku under the team name Indus Sher, in defeating opponents Mike Reed and Mikey Delbrey.
Team Indus Sher returned to television on January 22, 2021 at Superstar Spectacle, teaming with Drew McIntyre in defeating Jinder Mahal & The Bollywood Boyz.
In wrestling[]
- Finishers
- Signature moves
- Entrance music
- Nicknames
- Managers and valets
- Jazzy Lahoria
- Malcolm Bivens
- Tag teams and stables
- RDX - with Abyss, Brutus Magnus, Jeff Jarrett, Scott Steiner and Sonjay Dutt (as Deadly Danda)
- Indus Sher - with Veer