Jinder Mahal is the new WWE Champion, and everyone’s talking about his big win over Randy Orton. Mahal is being established as the top heel on SmackDown Live, and he’s also getting a lot of attention for his ripped physique.
Some fans have questioned Jinder’s physique, but the current WWE Champion has insisted several times that his body is all natural. Jinder responded to the criticism once again during a recent interview with The Times of India, and he said he’s tested just like everyone else.
“I don’t know what kind of criticism that was. I worked hard in the gym a lot. All the WWE talents are drug tested by a third-party agency and I have been tested multiple times and never had an issue, so you know my transformation is all diet, all hard work. I am a tested athlete like every other WWE wrestler. I have no special privilege; nothing like that. I look like an athlete, I perform like an athlete, I carry myself like an athlete and WWE was not hesitant to put me in a WWE title match.”
Jinder’s career prior to his WWE Championship win wasn’t exactly noteworthy, and after being released in 2014 he hit the independent scene. In August of 2016 he returned to WWE programming and he says that his time away from the company really helped him.
“Looking back, my time away from WWE was the best thing that happened to me. I evolved as a person outside of the ring and I evolved as a performer inside the ring. I regained my confidence; I got to have the longer 20-25 minute matches, which in WWE television is kind of hard to have. I needed to get the confidence as a performer and outside of the ring I grew as a human being. I became more mature and responsible and when I came back to WWE I was ready, I was ready to absorb the pressure, I was ready for the spotlight, I was primed for the main event spot.”
