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Tony Khan’s Prior Jabs at WWE Star Finally Get Some Response From Said Wrestler

Published Feb 27, 2024 | 12:40 PM EST

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Earlier this week, Tony Khan expressed his displeasure on his X account over WWE giving Jinder Mahal a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship, considering Mahal had been virtually inconsequential throughout all of 2023. Khan attempted to use this example to support some of his decisions in AEW’s programming, which led to annoyance among some fans and even prompted a direct response from Mahal.

This later went on to become a back-and-forth that also involved other veterans speaking in support of Mahal. And now, Mahal has come up with another fiery comeback against the AEW President.

Modern-day Maharaja fires up

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In a recent appearance on the ‘Gorilla Position’ podcast, Jinder Mahal appeared with Natalya as guests on the show. In the podcast, they talked about several topics, but one key highlight was Mahal’s response to Tony Khan calling him out for getting title shots. He claims that he is the Modern-day Maharaja, so he can get a title shot anytime he wants.

He said, “I think Tony Khan is forgetting I’m the Modern Day Maharaja, former WWE Champion, and being a former WWE Champion, I should be number one contender anytime I want. The Royal Rumble happened a week after that. If you notice, I wasn’t in it because I didn’t feel there was a need. The Modern Day Maharaja wants a title match; he can just get one. It’s okay. Overall, it’s great. It caused a lot of buzz, and I appreciate the competition because it makes everybody better.”

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These comments by Tony Khan seem to have become common practice. However, in recent months, fans have begun to criticize Khan for these types of posts. And they are no longer as well received as they were in the past. Despite this, Khan is not expected to intend to stop posting these types of messages and will continue to express criticism of WWE publicly. As for Mahal, he would surely be looking for another title shot, especially after getting rid of something that had been troubling in the past. But what? Let’s find out.

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Mahal loses his losing streak

Jinder Mahal has had one of the best weeks in WWE in recent years. The Modern Day Maharaja faced Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship on Monday Night Raw and came close to victory but went home empty-handed. Mahal fever was the result of a controversy on social media that did not change things, although it may have changed the course of the fighter.

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WWE held a new non-televised event in Montgomery, Alabama, where Jinder Mahal faced Ricochet and won by pinfall. It wasn’t just any win. Given that it was the first in more than a year and a half in a main roster singles match (not counting NXT), As for house shows, the last time Mahal got a win was about 1900 days ago. The last time that happened was on December 7, 2018, in a triple threat that he won over Curt Hawkins, Heath Slater, and Rhyno. So we’re pretty sure that Mahal would be looking to get the gold again. What do you think? Would he be able to win it? Let us know in the comments.

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Abhishek Kumar Das

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Abhishek Kumar Das is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports. Having previously worked as a researcher, journalist, and combat sports editor, Abhishek is uniquely poised to deliver wrestling news that is both straightforward and backed by facts. A die-hard Jeff Hardy fan, and a defender of heels to hell and beyond, he enjoys delving into the different storylines that both WWE and other promotions have to offer.
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Anuj Jacob