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Shaukat
Birth nameAyez Shaukat-Fonseka Farid
Born (1987-07-19) July 19, 1987 (age 36) [1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Shaukat
Billed height5 ft 7 in (170 cm) [2]
Billed weight180 lb (82 kg) [2]

Ayez Shaukat-Fonseka Farid (born July 19, 1988) is a Malaysian professional wrestler who performs under his shortened name, Shaukat. He is best known for being Malaysia's most successful professional wrestler.[3]

Professional wrestling career

In 2013, Shaukat, a then stunt-actor won a contest to have a lunch with WWE Hall of Famer, Booker T.[3] He inspired Shaukat to start professional wrestling in Malaysia.[4] Shaukat would then found a wrestling promotion and school unofficially named Persekutuan Gusti Malaysia (PGM) in 2014, which later was re-branded to Malaysia Pro Wrestling (MYPW) in 2016.[5] In 2016, MYPW would have its first public showcase.[6] In 2020, Shaukat would part ways with MYPW to start a new promotion called APAC Wrestling.[7] In 2022, Shaukat would appear on Reality of Wrestling.[8] He would wrestle two matches for Reality of Wrestling, defeating Johnathan Vegas and Tommy Bolton.[9][10] As of late 2022, Shaukat continues to wrestle, training 30 students.[11]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ "Shaukat". MYPW. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Shaukat". Cagematch. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Zikri, Arif (2022-08-05). "Making dreams come true: Malaysian pro wrestler Shaukat trains the next generation with passion to ensure the sport grows further". Malay Mail. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  4. ^ Meet Malaysia's No.1 Pro-Wrestler | Malaysian Stories, retrieved 2022-10-06
  5. ^ "Booker T tips Malaysian wrestler Shaukat for future WWE stardom". www.stadiumastro.com. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  6. ^ "Making dreams come true: Malaysian pro wrestler Shaukat trains the next generation with passion to ensure the sport grows further". malaysia.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  7. ^ Sathiabalan, Indra (2022-07-17). "Wrestler Ayez Shaukat makes history in Texas competition". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  8. ^ Ram, Sadho (Jul 9, 2022). "Pro Wrestling Pioneer Ayez Shaukat On What It Has Taken Him To Represent M'sia In The US". Says.com.
  9. ^ Shaukat vs Johnathan Vegas [FULL MATCH] Reality Of Wrestling, retrieved 2022-10-06
  10. ^ Shaukat vs Tommy Bolton [FULL MATCH] Reality Of Wrestling, retrieved 2022-10-06
  11. ^ Nunis, Graig (2021-10-12). "Malaysian wrestler Ayez Shaukat ready to bring local wrestling to TV". Twentytwo13.my. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  12. ^ a b c d "CAGEMATCH » Wrestlers Database » Shaukat » Titles".


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