Taz Comments on Jinder Mahal's Main Event Push

Jinder Mahal is currently the number one contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, and he’s set to take on Randy Orton at the upcoming Backlash pay-per-view.

To say that Mahal’s main event push came out of nowhere would be a massive understatement, as he’s pretty much been used as an enhancement guy since his return to the company last year. But, WWE decided that they want an Indian star, and they picked Mahal to be their guy.

Former ECW Champion Taz recently did an interview with CBS, where he discussed Mahal’s sudden push, and why Vince McMahon chose Mahal to be their top Indian star.

“A lot of fans will say the guy wasn’t pushed, they weren’t doing much with him and he was losing a bunch of matches. To me it’s all about, and if Vince McMahon were here he’d agree, if a guy’s in-ring work is strong enough, if he can sell tickets on the microphone and get the proper reaction, has some size, looks believable, it’s ‘Hey, let’s give this guy a shot.’ I don’t have a problem with it at all. …To me, if a guy checks all of those boxes, I have no problem with it. Actually, Jinder Mahal, I’m a fan of his work and his promo style. He’s one of the few that have legitimate heat on the microphone in that company.”

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