Tag Archives: Jinder Mahal

WWE SmackDown Live Commissioner Shane McMahon announced on his official Twitter account today that Jinder Mahal will defend his WWE Championship against AJ Styles on SmackDown Live this Tuesday in Manchester, England. Due to @JinderMahal vicious attack on @AJStylesOrg, he will defend the #WWEChampionship against AJ this Tues. in Manchester, UK on #SDLive. — Shane  Continue Reading »

In an update on the cross-branded match between Brock Lesnar and Jinder Mahal at the upcoming WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view, WWE have not yet decided on adding a Special Guest Referee to the match, according to a report from The Wrestling Observer. The report notes that the initial talk was that John Cena could be  Continue Reading »

In an interview with ESPN, WWE Champion Jinder Mahal discussed a variety of topics, including WWE rewarding hard work, the potential of a babyface run either on the RAW brand or SmackDown Live and more. Highlights of the interview are below: On WWE rewarding hard work: “The WWE rewards hard work, so I became the  Continue Reading »

WWE announced on their official website today that WWE Champion Jinder Mahal will appear on tonight’s edition of WWE SmackDown Live to make an announcement regarding the upcoming WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view. As noted recently, there has been talk of Jinder facing off against Brock Lesnar at next month’s pay-per-view in a cross-branded match, with  Continue Reading »

WWE sent out the following: WWE® LIVE RETURNS TO INDIA WITH “THE MODERN-DAY MAHARAJA™” JINDER MAHAL™ MUMBAI, India & STAMFORD, Conn. October 5, 2017 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) and Sony Pictures Networks India today announced that WWE LIVE will return to India with two shows in New Delhi at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium on  Continue Reading »

WWE will be heading to India this December, as the company will be running two live events at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, India on Friday, December 8th and Saturday, December 9th. Although the live events are WWE RAW brand events, WWE Champion Jinder Mahal and The Singh Brothers are being advertised  Continue Reading »

WWE issued a statement to The Washington Post late last night, responding to Jinder Mahal’s promo on WWE SmackDown Live this week, where fans chanted “That’s Too Far” at one point during the promo when Mahal mocked Shinsuke Nakamura’s accent and compared him to Mr. Miyagi. “Just like many other TV shows or movies, WWE  Continue Reading »

In a video with MMA Fighting after his win at UFC 215 last night, Arjan Bhullar was questioned on several topics, including why WWE Champion Jinder Mahal did not walk him to the Octagon. Bhullar said that Mahal had called him and told him that he was caught in the hurricane in Florida and that  Continue Reading »

Inside The Ropes sent along the following: Our own Kenny McIntosh hasn’t been the biggest fan of Jinder Mahal’s WWE title reign so here when he interviewed The Maharajah, Jinder looked to rub it in to Kenny. They go on to talk about The Great Khali, The Singh Brothers, his match with Nakamura this Sunday  Continue Reading »

Gorilla Position sent along the following: Jinder Mahal interview: On being WWE Champion, facing Shinsuke Nakamura and challenging Brock Lesnar With a SummerSlam meeting with Shinsuke Nakamura on the horizon, the Modern Day Mahajara speaks to Gorilla Position about his big WWE title defence, his fairytale journey to the top of the WWE card and  Continue Reading »

On Sunday, August 20th, WWE returns to the Barclays Centre for the third consecutive year, for their annual Summerslam event. The event is filled with never-before-seen pairings and hotly contested feuds. We will see both the Raw and SmackDown Live brands represented, in the hopes of presenting a great spectacle for all to see. What  Continue Reading »

In a post on his official Instagram account, UFC fighter Arjan Bhullar noted that current WWE Champion Jinder Mahal will accompany him to the Octagon for his fight on September 9th at UFC 215 against Luis Henrique. Bhullar became the first fighter of Indian origin to join the UFC back in May of this year.  Continue Reading »

In an interview with Nick Piccone of The Philly Voice to promote tonight’s WWE Battleground pay-per-view, WWE Champion Jinder Mahal discussed the Punjabi Prison match, his friendship with Drew McIntyre and why he felt like a failure after he was released from the company three years ago. On the Punjabi Prison match at WWE Battleground:  Continue Reading »

WWE confirmed during last night’s edition of SmackDown Live on the USA Network that the Punjabi Prison Match will return at next month’s WWE Battleground pay-per-view, the final SmackDown Live exclusive pay-per-view before the WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view in August. The match all came about due to WWE SmackDown Live Commissioner Shane McMahon announcing that Randy  Continue Reading »

In an interview with ESPN, WWE Champion Jinder Mahal responded to accusations that he is in violation of the WWE Wellness Policy in regards to his change in physique stating, “I’ve been tested plenty and have never failed one.” Mahal said that when he trains hard, he looks better and that when he sees the  Continue Reading »

In an interview with FOX Sports, WWE Champion Jinder Mahal commented on winning the title at WWE Backlash, his great relationship with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, comments from Triple H and more. Highlights of the interview are below: On Vince McMahon’s reaction to him winning the WWE Championship and their great relationship: “He was very  Continue Reading »

WWE sent out the following: Following his huge upset over Randy Orton at WWE Backlash, “The Modern Day Maharaja” issues a bold statement to the WWE Universe.

Jinder Mahal defeated Randy Orton at tonight’s WWE Backlash pay-per-view to become the new WWE Champion, his first-ever title win in his WWE career to date. Mahal’s victory ends Randy Orton’s 49-day reign as Champion.

In an interview with CBS Sports Local, former ECW wrestler Taz commented on the recent push of WWE SmackDown Live superstar Jinder Mahal and whether it is too much too soon. Taz also commented on whether he believes that Mahal will fare better than The Great Khali for the company. Highlights of the interview are  Continue Reading »

In an interview with Josh Barnett for USA Today, WWE’s Triple H commented on the role Jinder Mahal has taken on on the WWE SmackDown Live roster. “Jinder is a guy who has always worked extremely hard. He trains hard; he’s very intense about what he wants with his career; he’s very thoughtful. From the  Continue Reading »