Jinder Mahal reflects on Tony Khan’s tweets about him.
In January, AEW CEO Tony Khan sparked some buzz when he tweeted some critical comments about WWE booking Jinder Mahal in a world title match. He highlighted the double standard of fans being upset that HOOK, with a 28-1 record, would be challenging for AEW’s world title while Mahal was getting an opportunity after not competing in a singles bout for over a year.
During an interview with The Gorilla Position, Jinder Mahal was asked to comment on Tony Khan’s tweets. (H/t Jeremy Lambert of Fightful for the transcription)
“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,” Mahal said. “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.”
Mahal went on to lose in his world title match against Seth Rollins. Likewise, HOOK also came out on the losing side of his match against Samoa Joe.
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