Retesh Bhalla (born April 7, 1982) is an American professional wrestler best known for his time with TNA / IMPACT Wrestling under the ring name Sonjay Dutt where he is a former IMPACT X Division Champion. He also competed for Global Force Wrestling, where he was a former GFW NEX*GEN Champion. His ring name is modeled after that of famous Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt.
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- 450° splash
- Camel clutch
- Diving splash
- Hindu Press (Corkscrew 450° splash)
- Moonstomp (Moonsault double foot stomp)
- Running shooting star press
- Sonjay Cutter (Standing sitout shiranui)
- Signature moves
- Bombay Boom (Pendulum kick from out of the corner, as a counter to an oncoming opponent)
- Bombay Buster (Vertical suplex twisted and dropped into a facebreaker knee smash)
- Bombay-Rana (Springboard dragonrana)
- Calcutta Cutta (Facebreaker knee smash followed by a jumping neckbreaker)
- Frankensteiner
- Indian Summer (Elevated cradle neckbreaker)
- Sprinkler Elbow (Arm twist ropewalk elbow drop, with theatrics)
- Tilt-a-whirl tornado DDT
- Managers
- Kevin Nash
- Pandora
- SoCal Val
- Nicknames
- "The American Monkey"
- "The Guru"
- "The Mamu"
- "The Original Playa from the Himalaya"
- Entrance themes
- Independent circuit
- "Addictive" (Remix) by Truth Hurts Feat. Rakim
- "Beware" (Remix) by Panjabi MC Feat. Jay-Z
- "Guru" by Dale Oliver
- "Rock the Fight (Sonjay's Theme)" by Asoka
- Combat Zone Wrestling
- "Addictive" (Remix) by Truth Hurts Feat. Rakim
- "Beware" (Remix) by Panjabi MC Feat. Jay-Z
- "SexyBack" by Justin Timberlake
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / IMPACT Wrestling
- "Giant" by Dale Oliver
- "Cobra Dance" by Dale Oliver
- "Guru" by Dale Oliver
- Ring of Honor
- "Addictive" (Remix) by Truth Hurts Feat. Rakim
- "Rock the Fight (Sonjay's Theme)" by Asoka
- "Sexy Girl" (Instrumental) by Cadence Blaze, Deonata Moore & Fransisco Santacruz
- Independent circuit
Championships and accomplishments[]
- American Pro Wrestling Alliance
- APWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Atomic Wrestling Entertainment
- AWE Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
- Combat Zone Wrestling
- CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- Best of the Best 4
- CZW Hall of Fame
- Class of 2019
- Continental Wrestling Federation
- CWF United States Championship (1 time, current)
- CyberSpace Wrestling Federation
- CSWF Cruiser X Championship (1 time)
- CSWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Ruckus (1) and Prince Nana (1)
- Danger Zone Wrestling
- DZW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Sean Lei
- GeneraXion Lucha Libre
- GLL Hatun Auqui Championship (1 time, current)
- Global Force Wrestling
- GFW NEX*GEN Championship (1 time)
- Global Wrestling Alliance
- GWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Sean Lei
- Ground Xero Wrestling
- GXW Respect Championship (1 time)
- Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
- IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- KYDA Pro Wrestling
- KYDA Pro Mid-Atlantic Championship (2 times)
- Major League Wrestling
- MLW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- J-Cup USA (2003)
- NWA Impact
- NWA Impact Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Plymouth Championship Wrestling
- PCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Primal Conflict Wrestling
- PCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Dirty Money
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #81 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2008
- Pro Wrestling Zero1
- Zero1 International Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Renegade Wrestling Alliance
- RWA Cruiserweight Championship (2 times)
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / IMPACT Wrestling
- GFW / IMPACT Wrestling X Division Championship (1 time)
- World X Cup (2006) – with Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, and Jay Lethal
- Global Impact Tournament (2015) – with Team International (Angelina Love, Bram, Drew Galloway, The Great Muta, The Great Sanada, Khoya, Magnus, Tigre Uno and Rockstar Spud)
- UWA Hardcore Wrestling
- Grand Prix Tournament (2006)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (2006) – Reverse Battle Royal (TNA iMPACT!)