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Jinder Mahal (@jindermahal) is a professional wrestler known for his time in WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet to talk about starting the year doing a segment with The Rock on Raw Day 1, his World Heavyweight Championship match against Seth Rollins, the Twitter exchange he had with Tony Khan about his title shot, being released from WWE in 2014 and coming back better than ever, being part of 3MB with Drew McIntyre and Heath Slater, beating Randy Orton for the WWE Championship at Backlash in 2017, being the first Indian WWE Champion, growing up in Canada and training to be a pro wrestler, his Modern Day Maharaja character, winning the US Championship and much more.
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00:00 Intro
01:04 When did he find out he was working with The Rock?
03:43 Feeling like he’s improving at his promos
05:17 What was his conversation with The Rock like beforehand?
07:00 When did he first all in love with wrestling?
09:30 Doing WWE extra work before being signed
09:11 People reacting to him being deceivingly tall
10:57 Being rehired by WWE in 2016
14:33 How he approached getting in such great shape
15:38 Story of how he became WWE Champion
20:53 Memories of working with Randy Orton
23:08 Being the first Indian WWE champion
25:18 Where did the Modern Day Maharaja come from?
26:04 People disrespecting his WWE championship run
28:18 Getting to wrestle Triple H in India
29:36 What was the original pitch for 3MB
33:07 Did he expect his 2014 WWE release?
35:18 Drew McIntyre reinventing himself
36:26 What motivates him now?
37:39 The importance of a positive mindset
39:56 Wrestling Seth Rollins on for the World Heavyweight Title
41:15 Seeing the tweet from Tony Khan
42:33 The origin of ‘Don’t Hinder Jinder’
43:09 The reaction be gets from fans at events
43:45 Winning the U.S. Title at Wrestlemania 34
45:21 The story behind his theme music?
46:42 Using an acting coach to work on his promos
49:03 What goals does he have in WWE?
49:46 Criticisms of his WWE debut
51:40 Wrestling R-Truth for the WWE 24/7 Title
52:35 Having more appreciation from WWE after being released
54:55 Training with Natalya Neidhart & TJ Wilson in Canada
56:01 What is his favorite Bret Hart match
57:57 Are people surprised when they find out he’s Canadian?
58:40 What does he miss about Canada?
59:27 Working with Rob Gronkowski at Wrestlemania 33
01:01:14 3 things that Jinder Mahal is grateful for
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