Prior to his match against Triple H in New Delhi over the weekend, Jinder Mahal spoke with Akhilesh Gannavarapu of WrestlingInc.com to promote the show. Featured below are some of the highlights from the interview.
On fans getting behind 3MB and the “Don’t Hinder Jinder” chants: “That’s generally cool. I think that’s the portion of the fans that like to cheer the guys who that they are being held down, like Dolph Ziggler and Zack Ryder. They get the similar (reaction) that we did with 3 MB. But it was up to us to make or break, and I’m the first to admit that it was our fault we weren’t successful. We weren’t giving it a 100%. If I was just as focused back then as I am now, I would be multiple time world champion right now, and today, I’d be sitting here a totally different Superstar.
“But in a way, getting released was the best thing that happened to me. Because I got the much needed kick in the butt, right? I would’ve just been coasting had I not been released, which just like in WWE, is a kiss of death — in any sport. MMA, cricket or anything, you cannot just coast. Everyday, you have to wake up hungry. Everyday, you have to put in the hard work. You can’t just become complacent or lazy, or then the decline happens.”
On not being able to wrestle Brock Lesnar at the WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view last month: “I found the day of, when we got to Manchester. To be honest, I was a little disappointed, I was looking forward to that match. But I know that match is going to happen sometime in the future, and it is up to me to make sure that it happens. And I’m going to make sure that it happens. Either; as I said earlier, there are two ways you can take it. You can either say you’re going to make it happen, or write and do whatever it takes to get there, or you can pour out, boohoo, and blame someone else. But what is meant to be, was meant to be, it will be. And I’m going to make sure that it becomes.”
Check out more from the Jinder Mahal interview at WrestlingInc.com.