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Jinder Mahal is demanding some respect from the WWE Universe.
Ahead of WrestleMania Backlash, the Modern Day Maharaja was a guest on WWE's The Bump, and the subject of his former stablemate, Drew McIntyre, was brought up.
Jinder Mahal believes that people did not treat his WWE Championship win equally to McIntyre's, and he wants to be celebrated the same way.
"So, my problem is not with Drew my problem is with the idea that Drew McIntyre was celebrated as a champion like he overcame such enormous odds," Jinder Mahal said. "Let's back it up. Me and Drew were a part of 3MB together. Me and Drew got released the exact same day. I made it back to WWE faster, better, I became WWE Champion faster than Drew McIntyre, yet I wasn't celebrated; I was called the experiment or whatever, I don't have a book right now.
Mahal added that "just because you don't hear about his hardships in life doesn't mean he's had an easy route to the WWE or becoming WWE Champion." He explained he's had "just as many challenges" as McIntyre, but they haven't been acknowledged.
Jinder Mahal wants to be celebrated like Drew McIntyre
Jinder Mahal made the bold claim that his WWE Championship win is the only reason Drew McIntyre became a world champion in the first place. Essentially, Jinder Mahal believes he showed McIntyre how to become WWE Champion.
"So my problem is not with Drew, it's the idea that Drew is celebrated," Mahal said. "Why am I not celebrated? I did it in better fashion than Drew. I bet if I didn't become WWE champion, Drew wouldn't have."
What do you make of Jinder Mahal's comments? Does this guarantee we will see a feud between him and Drew McIntyre this summer? Let us know your thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.
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