Jinder Mahal Says Vince McMahon Was “Very Happy” and “Proud” of Him

Jinder Mahal was interviewed by Sportskeeda after his WWE Championship win. Here are a few highlights:

He said Vince McMahon was really proud of him and he thinks he appreciates how hard Jinder has worked:

What was the backstage reaction to your title win? Did Mr. McMahon say anything to you after your title win?

The backstage reaction has been very good. Vince was very happy. He was really proud of me because Vince knows how much work I’ve put in. And, I told Vince, “Hey Vince, my goal is to come back every week and improve. Every time you see me perform I’m going to get better on the mic, going to get better in the ring and I’ll be in better shape every week.” I think Vince really appreciates that and WWE is a place where they reward hard work and I’m an example of that.

Jinder said he just found out he’d be winning the title the day of the event.

When did you find out that you’d be winning the title last night?

I found out the day of.

He explained that his finisher name, the “Khallas,” means “finish” in Hindi.

Who came up with the name of your finisher – ‘The Khallas’ – and what’s the inspiration behind it?

I came up with the name along with the Singh Brothers. The inspiration is actually from a Hindi movie. It’s a song called ‘Khallas’. It just means finish, so it’s fitting. And, it’s easy for our English commentators to pronounce. There were actually a couple of names I’d thought of that were easy for the commentators to say and for our American audience to say, what sounds good and what has meaning. I think it’s a very impactful word and a good name for a finishing move.