Jinder Mahal Discusses His New Opportunities in WWE

WWE superstar Jinder Mahal was recently interviewed by SportsKeeda and discussed a number of topics. Most notably were the recent push that he has received on “Smackdown Live,” as well as his Indian Heritage.

Below are some questions, along with Mahal’s answers:

The whole of India is behind you ahead of your match WWE Backlash against Randy Orton. How does it feel to be representing India in the WWE?

I’m very proud to be representing India in the WWE. The Indian fans are very passionate about our product, they’re very passionate about the WWE and it makes me proud that I’m representing all of them on such a big scale and I hope I can become WWE Champion and make all of India proud.

I just want to thank Indian fans for always supporting me and being very passionate about our product.

What was it like to move to SmackDown Live and being pushed to the main-event scene almost immediately?

It’s been great. They say SmackDown Live is the land of opportunity and I think I’ve proved that it really is. The move has been great. When I originally debuted in 2011, I was on SmackDown. At the time, they were separate from RAW so I feel at home on SmackDown. It’s good to be back.

RAW is also a great show but I feel, for me, SmackDown is a better opportunity and I’ve run with the opportunity so far on the blue brand.

Jinder Mahal steals the WWE Championship from Randy Orton: SmackDown LIVE, April 25, 2017

What was it like returning to the WWE like after your hiatus from the company?

It feels great to be back, especially after the position I was at. I was just floating near the midcard and the bottom of the card so it was good that I got to go away to find myself as a performer and improve upon myself, improve my body, improve my promo skills and in-ring skills.

Obviously, I’ve been back less than a year and now I’m the #1 contender so, in a lot of ways, going away was one of the best things to happen to me. Even outside the ring, I invested in real estate. It was an overall time of growth for me – both professionally inside the ring and outside.

It feels great to be back in the WWE. The locker room is different. There are a lot of guys from NXT now on the main roster, which is great. It’s great backstage and it’s kind of like a youth movement with young and new wrestlers in the spotlight.

Hopefully, I can take advantage of that because I’ve never been a champion in the WWE. So hopefully, Backlash will be the first of many times that I become champion.

Mahal also discusses his favorite matches of all time, his dream match and more.

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