Gurvinder Singh Malhotra (born 19 June 1991) is an Indian professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Shanky. He is also known for his tenure in Continental Wrestling Entertainment (CWE).
On 29 January 2020, WWE announced the signings of three Indian trainees, including Malhotra. At Superstar Spectacle on 22 January 2021, Malhotra, under the ring name Dilsher Shanky, teamed with Giant Zanjeer, Rey Mysterio, and Ricochet to defeat Cesaro, Dolph Ziggler, Baron Corbin, and Shinsuke Nakamura in an eight-man tag-team match. On 10 May episode of WWE Raw, Shanky, along with Veer, would align themselves with Jinder Mahal. As part of the 2021 Draft, both Shanky and Mahal were drafted to the SmackDown brand while Veer remained on the Raw brand, ending their alliance with Veer.
Beginning on the 27 May episode of WWE SmackDown, Shanky began dancing before and after his matches. After Triple H took over creative in June, Shanky disappeared from WWE programming. At the 2023 Superstar Spectacle live event, Shanky returned to the ring for the first time in over 14 months, where he unsuccessfully challenged Gunther for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. On 21 September 2023, Shanky was released from his WWE contract.
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