Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt

Born on 22nd May 1878 in a Kashmiri family in Jabbowal, Lahore, British Indian Empire, "The Great Gama" Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt was amongst the greatest wrestlers of the era before independence who had won numerous bouts, defeating legendary wrestlers from all around the world and remained undefeated in his 50 years career span.

His Major Achievements:-

• Honoured with the Indian version of the World Heavyweight Championship on 15th October 1910.
• Had a fierce clash with World Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko at the John Bull World Championships. He won the £250 prize money along with the John Bull Belt on 17th September 1910 after Zbyszko's failure to show up. The wrestlers had a final clash in 1927 where Gama defeated Zbyszko in the Indian version of World Wrestling Championship and regarded as "Tiger" by the latter. 
• Defeated many respected wrestlers of the world including "Doc" Benjamin Roller, Johann Lemm, Maurice Deriaz and eventually his toughest opponent Raheem Bakhsh Sultani Wala.
• Presented a silver mace by the Prince of Wales during his visit to India in 1922.
• Gama's name was inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in the Class of 2007 and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in the Class of 2015.