Ex-Champion’s Relationship With Triple H Ended His WWE Career

A former WWE Champion’s career in the company came to an end due to their relationship with Triple H.

When Vince McMahon was forced to resign from WWE once and for all, Triple H assumed creative control of the company. Since then, WWE has continued to make cuts to its roster intermittently, and Jinder Mahal was a victim of one of these rounds of roster cuts in April 2024.

Speaking to Inside The Ropes, Jinder Mahal explained how, under the leadership of Vince McMahon, he was always used by the company, even if it was at the bottom of the card:

With Vince, yeah, I was used great and I was used at the bottom a lot of the time, but nonetheless, I was being used. And if you look at it from a perspective of just getting TV time, I always had TV time, especially in that second run. Whether it’s WWE Championship or 24/7 Champion, it doesn’t matter—I was always booked.

I was one of those guys that in my WWE career, it was like peaks and valleys, but no matter what, I was always booked. And for the first time, first time in my career, I wasn’t being used a lot.

Jinder Mahal Never Built A Relationship With Triple H

Mahal saw the writing on the wall when his travel would be cancelled at the last minute, and he admitted that not having a strong relationship with Triple H is what likely led to his exit from the company:

Sometimes six weeks in a row—no television. Initially you get your travel weeks in advance… and then usually like Sunday, I would get a call from the travel lady: ‘Hey, you’re not booked.’ Because they just cancel your flight and save the money.

It’s great being paid, but it’s a terrible feeling when you’re not earning your money. You know like, hey, this is not going to be forever. There’s just a certain shelf life. I can only do this for so long until either I get used again—or they tell me, ‘Don’t let the door hit your ass on the way out.’

There was a very big difference for me in my personal experience between Vince and Triple H. I just never really built that relationship with Triple H. It could’ve been one of the reasons because I never really pitched anything. I just kind of said hi and that was it.

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