Ayez Shaukat-Fonseka Farid (born July 19, 1987) is a Malaysian

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and actor who performs under his shortened name, Shaukat. He is best known for being Malaysia's most successful professional wrestler.

Professional wrestling career

In 2013, Shaukat, a then stunt-actor won a contest to have a lunch with

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. He inspired Shaukat to start professional wrestling in Malaysia. 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. In 2016, MYPW would have its first public showcase. In 2020, Shaukat would part ways with MYPW to start a new promotion called APAC Wrestling. In 2022, Shaukat would appear on

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. He would wrestle two matches for Reality of Wrestling, defeating Johnathan Vegas and Tommy Bolton. As of late 2022, Shaukat continues to wrestle, training 30 students.

Championships and accomplishments

* Hong Kong Pro Wrestling Federation ** AWGC Junior Heavyweight Title (1 time) * Malaysia Pro Wrestling ** MYPW World-To-Regional Championship *

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** SPW Southeast Asian Championship (1 time) * Southern Territory Wrestling ** STW Ambition Global Championship (1 time, current)

References

American people of Malay descent Malaysian people of Malay descent 1987 births Malaysian people of American descent Malaysian Muslims Living people 21st-century male professional wrestlers Malaysian professional wrestlers {{Malaysia-wrestling-bio-stub