Jinder Mahal Shares Honest Thoughts On Tony Khan WWE Booking Comments

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WWE star Jinder Mahal has now responded to AEW President Tony Khan, following Khan’s previous criticisms surrounding Mahal’s booking.

There was a lot of online drama following the announcement of Jinder Mahal vs Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship ahead of January 15, with Tony Khan questioning Jinder Mahal’s place in the world title match.

This led to several AEW and WWE names weighing in on both companies’ booking.

Speaking on the Gorilla Position podcast, Jinder Mahal shared his honest thoughts on Khan’s comments, arguing that they were great because they caused a lot of buzz.

Believing that he should call the shots, Mahal said:

“I think Tony Khan is forgetting I’m the Modern Day Maharaja, former WWE Champion, and being a former WWE Champion, I should be number one contender anytime I want.

“The Royal Rumble happened a week after that. If you notice, I wasn’t in it because I didn’t feel there was a need. The Modern Day Maharaja wants a title match, he can just get one. It’s okay.

“Overall, it’s great. It caused a lot of buzz, and I appreciate the competition because it makes everybody better.”

Seth Rollins hasn’t defended his gold since this match, with the champion suffering a grade 2 tear of his MCL and a partially torn medial meniscus.

Rollins recently provided an update on the timeframe for his return, which you can read more about right here.

Transcription via Fightful. 

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