Rohan Raja is a professional wrestler and WWE star who is all set to star in popular Hollywood hit series “House of The Dragon”, find out more about him along with his biography, age, parents and nationality
Rohan Raja will join a list of other famous wrestlers who have forayed into acting like Dave Bautista, John Cena, and Dwayne Johnson.
Who is WWE’s Rohan Raja set to star in House of The Dragon season 2, biography, real name, age, height, weight, parents and nationality
Although Rohan started out as a singles wrestler, he fought as a Tag Team Wrestler for several years as well in the WWE.
Rohan Raj bio and age
Rohan Raja, real name Tony Gurshinder Singh Gill, is a professional wrestler and WWE star who was born in England. Raja is currently 32 years old and a dynamic figure in WWE who is now all set to star in season two of the hit Hollywood series ‘House of the Dragon’. Notably, Rohan’s parents migrated from Gurdaspur, India, before his birth. As a result, Rohan grew up in England alongside his siblings.
Height and weight
Rohan Raja stands at a height of 6′ 1″ (185 cm) and roughly weighs around 229 lbs (104 kg).
Family
Rohana Raja and his family faced a lot of hardships growing up in England. However, things started getting better after his father, who previously worked as an accountant, relocated the whole family after securing a new job. Raja and his entire family moved to Brussels, Belgium, as a result, when he was just 6 years old. Just two years after the move, they relocated to Brisbane, Australia, permanently.
Wrestling career
Rohan Raja grew up inspired by wrestling icons like Shawn Michaels, Kurt Angle, and The Rock, and he eventually decided to embark on his wrestling journey at the young age of 23. He moved to Canada to start off his training and currently lives in Liverpool, England. Rohan Raja began his professional wrestling career on August 20, 2015, and has since wrestled for over 8 years. He trained under Storm Wrestling Academy (Lance Storm) & Yuki Ishikawa and had his WWE career from 2020 – 2022. Over the years, the 32-year-old has had several signature moves like Olympic Slam, Sky High, and Rolling Crossface.
Plans to visit India
Rohan Raja recently revealed about his plans to visit India soon and stated:
My dad was born in Gurdaspur and my mum was born in Hoshiarpur. I’ve been a handful of times but I’m overdue for a visit. I had to be there in 2020 but things changed with the pandemic at the time but I promise I will be back soon.”
House of The Dragon
House of The Dragon is an American fantasy drama television series based on some parts of RR Martin’s 2018 book ‘Fire & Blood’. The show was created by George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal for HBO, and it takes place about 100 years after the Targaryens united the Seven Kingdoms with their conquest. The first season featured an ensemble cast, including Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Rhys Ifans, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best Sonoya Mizuno and Fabien Frankel.
According to reports, House of the Dragon Season 2 will release on June 16, 2024. While talking about starring in House of The Dragon season 2, Rohan Raja stated:
It’s all about the grind and how much work you put in. I was thinking of ways how to build up my brand more and saw this opportunity come up, I took a shot and succeeded. After that, I sought to get representation and the rest is history.”