Does This Video Shows Indian Woman Recently Defeating Pakistani Wrestler? No!

We found that neither is this video recent nor are these viral claims true.

Fact-Check | The video is old and is being shared on the internet with a false claim.

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

A video of a woman issuing an open challenge inside a wrestling ring is being shared to claim that it shows an Indian woman recently accepting an open challenge from a Pakistani female wrestler in Dubai.

What did the viral post say?: An X (formerly Twitter) premium user named 'PoornimaNimo' shared the clip with a caption mentioning that an Indian girl named 'Kavita Vijayalakshmi' defeated a Pakistani wrestler after she won the final of the women's wrestling championship in Dubai and insulted all Indians.

An archive of the post can be found here.

(Source: X (formerly Twitter)/Screenshot)

The above post had gained over two lakh views on the platform. More archives of similar claims can be found here, here, and here.

What are the facts?: Neither are these claims true nor is this video recent. It actually dates back to June 2016 and shows two Indian wrestlers clashing during a wrestling entertainment program.

How did we find that out?: We noticed "CWE" written on the posters seen in the background. Using this as a hint, we conducted a keyword search on YouTube and found a verified channel with the same name.

• The video was shared on 13 June 2016 with a title that said, "‎KAVITA‬ accepted the open challenge of BB Bull Bull."

• It showed the wrestler dressed in blue issuing an opening challenge, which is then answered by a woman named Kavita.

News reports: A report published by The News Minute said that Kavita, a former Haryana police officer and MMA champion, accepted the open challenge of BB Bull Bull.

• The visuals were captured at an event held by Continental Wrestling Entertainment (CWE), a training school in Jalandhar.

The report was published on 18 June 2016.

(Source: TNM/Screenshot)

About BB Bull Bull: Team WebQoof found an interview of the wrestler on a verified YouTube channel called '101 India', where it was revealed that her real name as Sarabjit Kaur.

• She mentioned that she did her wrestling training from Punjab's Jalandhar.

A recurring theme: We had previously debunked the same video in August 2022, when it was shared with a similar claim. You can read our older fact-check story here.

The report was last updated on 25 August 2022.

(Source: The Quint/Screenshot)

Conclusion: It is evident that the video is old and is being shared with a false claim.

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