5 talking points from Jinder Mahal's interview on 'Talk is Jericho'
Jinder Mahal is a very motivated man, in every sense. As he gears up for the biggest match of his career this weekend, he is absolutely filled with positive energy.
He joined Chris Jericho for an interview that lasted well over an hour, and covered a whole bunch of topics, from his beginnings in the business, his initial run with the company, his 3MB run, his unfortunate subsequent release, and the changes that Jinder Mahal has made to his life.
A talkative man, Mahal's energy is infectious and his story is inspiring.
Let's revisit his interview and pick out 5 points that captured our attention from the same. Read on.
#5 Jinder Mahal has professional wrestling in his blood
Those who are familiar with old school WWF must have heard the name of the legendary Gama Singh. A mainstay of Stampede Wrestling, owned and managed by Stu Hart (father of Bret and Owen Hart), Gama Singh was hired by Vince McMahon who was looking to expand into the Middle Eastern market, and had a WWE run as well.
Singh managed to get nuclear heat from the fact that he hailed from a foreign country. Much to Jericho’s surprise, Jinder Mahal revealed that Gama Singh is his uncle.
Jericho and Mahal both trained in the Calgary system and came up the same way. However, Mahal confessed that he missed the Stampede Wrestling boom as he was too young during its actual boom period.
He has always enjoyed wrestling and grew up on a steady diet of WWF, WCW, and even ECW. Because of his lineage, Mahal was wrestling from the time he was just 15 years of age.