Raj Dhesi experienced a new level of plans changing in WWE.
Raj Dhesi, previously known as Jinder Mahal, had a successful run in WWE, as he won the WWE Championship. During his time with the company, he worked under Vince McMahon. He was also with the company when Triple H took over in 2022.
In an interview with The TakeDown on SI, Dhesi looked back on his time in WWE and reflected how the backstage atmosphere was more hectic under Vince McMahon. He recalled the time he was wrestling Lucha House Party and the finish was changed mid-match.
"At that time, it was a little more hectic. Things would change last minute. Anything could change last minute. When I actually became number one contender, I won that Six Pack Challenge Match before facing Randy Orton. Originally, I had a different promo and it was written by the writer and it got approved. I had memorized it, but literally 15-20 minutes before the match, Vince changed the promo completely. I just got that promo in gorilla as I was getting pumped up -- getting ready to go out there. So, I got the match going in my mind and I gotta memorize this promo that I gotta do after the match. In that era, the show was written like that afternoon and up until doors were open, or sometimes even as the show was going on, things were changing. I've actually been in a match in WWE where the finish changed mid-match. It was myself and the Singh Brothers versus Lucha House Party and Kalisto. We were supposed to go over and at some point the referee told us the finish switched," Dhesi said.
Dhesi previously said that it was an issue that WWE only had one South Asian talent signed. Check out his comments here.
Click here to see what Dhesi had to say about potentially making an appearance in AEW.
Dhesi will be in action at Maple Leaf Pro Forged in Excellence. More information is available here.
