WWE Champion Jinder Mahal recently spoke with ESPN.com; check out the highlights below:
Jinder Mahal comments on exploring different extensions of his character, possibly being cheered at home in India:
“I am interested in seeing what other characters I could play. The evolution of a WWE character is such that things change and I can’t wait to have a babyface character.
I can’t wait for the crowd reaction when I come here and definitely the WWE will see some of that reaction. Maybe that starts to plug something in creative and you might see a different side of me.”
Jinder reveals his most interesting challenge:
“My most interesting challenge would be staying motivated. I got released from the WWE because I got complacent. I became lazy and I wasn’t motivated like I am now. Every day when I work out, I realise I have to work even harder. I know how hard I had to work to become WWE Champion and I know how hard I have to work to stay WWE Champion and go down in history as one of the greatest of all time.”
Mahal says his biggest goal is to be the greatest WWE Champion ever:
“My goal is to be the greatest of all time. There isn’t any point setting small goals. You have to set large goals. When I set the goal of becoming WWE champion, people would laugh. I remember when I was entered into the six pack challenge match to be the No.1 contender for the WWE title, there were many who asked ‘why is Jinder here?’ But I set my aims high. I proved the doubters wrong and I look forward to proving more doubters wrong.”
Jinder reveals which current WWE stars he would like to face off with:
“For right now, how about Brock Lesnar. The WWE champion versus the Universal Champion. That’s blockbuster of a match.
Roman Reigns would make for a good match and I have history with Seth Rollins. We were finalists at the NXT championships. That would be a blockbuster match.”
“This December will be the first time I am stepping in the ring with [Kevin Owens]. It’s going to be a tough, tough match.”
