EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal 👉 https://nordvpn.com/cvv Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Jinder Mahal (@jindermahal) is a professional wrestler known for his time in WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet to talk about starting the year doing a segment with The Rock on Raw Day 1, his World Heavyweight Championship match against Seth Rollins, the Twitter exchange he had with Tony Khan about his title shot, being released from WWE in 2014 and coming back better than ever, being part of 3MB with Drew McIntyre and Heath Slater, beating Randy Orton for the WWE Championship at Backlash in 2017, being the first Indian WWE Champion, growing up in Canada and training to be a pro wrestler, his Modern Day Maharaja character, winning the US Championship and much more. BLUECHEW: Use the code INSIGHT to get your first month of BlueChew for FREE at http://bluechew.com 00:00 Intro 01:04 When did he find out he was working with The Rock? 03:43 Feeling like he’s improving at his promos 05:17 What was his conversation with The Rock like beforehand? 07:00 When did he first all in love with wrestling? 09:30 Doing WWE extra work before being signed 09:11 People reacting to him being deceivingly tall 10:57 Being rehired by WWE in 2016 14:33 How he approached getting in such great shape 15:38 Story of how he became WWE Champion 20:53 Memories of working with Randy Orton 23:08 Being the first Indian WWE champion 25:18 Where did the Modern Day Maharaja come from? 26:04 People disrespecting his WWE championship run 28:18 Getting to wrestle Triple H in India 29:36 What was the original pitch for 3MB 33:07 Did he expect his 2014 WWE release? 35:18 Drew McIntyre reinventing himself 36:26 What motivates him now? 37:39 The importance of a positive mindset 39:56 Wrestling Seth Rollins on for the World Heavyweight Title 41:15 Seeing the tweet from Tony Khan 42:33 The origin of ‘Don’t Hinder Jinder’ 43:09 The reaction be gets from fans at events 43:45 Winning the U.S. Title at Wrestlemania 34 45:21 The story behind his theme music? 46:42 Using an acting coach to work on his promos 49:03 What goals does he have in WWE? 49:46 Criticisms of his WWE debut 51:40 Wrestling R-Truth for the WWE 24/7 Title 52:35 Having more appreciation from WWE after being released 54:55 Training with Natalya Neidhart & TJ Wilson in Canada 56:01 What is his favorite Bret Hart match 57:57 Are people surprised when they find out he’s Canadian? 58:40 What does he miss about Canada? 59:27 Working with Rob Gronkowski at Wrestlemania 33 01:01:14 3 things that Jinder Mahal is grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet #wwe #jindermahal #wrestling #chrisvanvliet #BlueWireVideo