Jinder Mahal has revealed that there was supposed to be a fourth Punjabi Prison Match in WWE.
The Punjabi Prison Match only happened three times in WWE between 2006 and 2017. Only six men have ever entered the structure and not one man entered the match twice. The man who portrayed Jinder Mahal on WWE TV revealed that he almost became the first to compete in two Punjabi Prison Matches.
In a video on Maven's YouTube channel, Raj Dhesi breaks down his Punjabi Prison Match against Randy Orton at WWE Battleground 2017. He revealed that there was supposed to be a fourth Punjabi Prison Match between himself and Roman Reigns, and that match would have taken place in Chicago.
"This was originally a match designed for The Great Khali, who legitimately in Punjab, was a police officer," he said. "This is the third time ever they had a Punjabi Prison. The first time was supposed to be Great Khali and Undertaker. Great Khali couldn't be in the match and Big Show was a substitute. The second time, Dave Bautista and Great Khali. Third time: myself and Randy Orton. Actually, there was almost a fourth time. It was gonna be myself and Roman Reigns in Chicago."
Roman Reigns fought Jinder Mahal at WWE Money in the Bank 2018, which took place in Chicago. This was their only singles match on pay-per-view.
Dhesi has previously stated that he believes the match type sucks. Read his comments here.
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