History Wrestling / JinderMahal

Yuvraj Singh Dhesi (born July 19, 1986) is an Indo-Canadian wrestler currently signed to Wrestling/{{WWE}} as Jinder Mahal. He debuted in 2002 in the Calgary wrestling scene. In 2010 he signed a developmental deal with WWE and was assigned to Florida Championship Wrestling, and in 2011 was introduced on the main roster scene as Wrestling/TheGreatKhali's abusive brother-in-law. When Khali eventually got fed up with Mahal's abuse, they feuded, with Khali emerging on top. After that, Mahal feuded with Wrestling/TedDiBiaseJr, Wrestling/{{Sheamus}} and Wrestling/{{Ryback}}. He also made history as the runner-up in the tournament to crown the inaugural [[Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}} NXT]] champion, losing to Wrestling/SethRollins. He became a member of Wrestling/ThreeMB alongside Wrestling/HeathSlater and Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre until both Mahal and [=McIntyre=] were released from their contracts.

After losing the title to Wrestling/AJStyles, he would insert himself into the WWE United States Championship picture, eventually winning the title at ''[=WrestleMania=] 34'' only to drop it to a returning Wrestling/JeffHardy eight days later. In the following years Mahal would remain in the big boys table by having some feuds with big stars like Wrestling/RomanReigns and Wrestling/DrewMcintyre, as well as a small stint in [[Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} NXT]] where he would unsuccessfully challenge Bron Breakker for the NXT title. It wouldn't be until 2024 when Jinder would get yet another chance at a main roster World Title, this time against Seth Rollins. This after having had a very successful confrontation segment against none other than [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]].

Not bad for a guy who once [[MemeticLoser actually lost to]] [[Wrestling/SteveLombardi the Brooklyn Brawler]].

[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes you read that right.]]

During the post-''[=WrestleMania=] 33'' Superstar Shake-up, Mahal was sent to [[Wrestling/WWESmackDown SmackDown Live]], where he quickly formed an alliance with fellow Indian wrestlers the Singh Brothers, and defeated Wrestling/RandyOrton for the WWE Championship, which he would hold and feud over for much of the remainder of 2017, with stories centering on his foreignness. After losing the title to Wrestling/AJStyles in November, he would insert himself into the WWE United States Championship picture, eventually winning the title at ''[=WrestleMania=] 34'' only to drop it to a returning Wrestling/JeffHardy eight days later.

* ForeignWrestlingHeel: Billed from India, though born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Played it during his 2017 feud with Orton by using standard heel tactics, while also pointing out America's real issues with intolerance. During his subsequent feud with the Japanese Shinsuke Nakamura, this was played up as him condescendingly warning Nakamura of Americans' intolerance while also hypocritically engaging in it, but was dropped because the script got too below the belt. The angle was entirely abandoned by his final feud of the year with AJ Styles.

* TooDumbToLive: If his feuds with The Great Khali and Ryback, and interrupting Randy Orton and [[Creator/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] are anything to go by, this guy really needs to learn how to pick his battles a little better.

* TooDumbToLive: If his feuds with The Great Khali and Ryback, and interrupting Randy Orton are anything to go by, this guy really needs to learn how to pick his battles a little better.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Played with. WWE is sometimes accused of trolling its snarkier segment of its audience with some of its booking decisions. One typical smark complaint is that WWE, on its main roster, relies on the same 4-6 performers in a division and passes the title around between them to the exclusion of everyone else. The more cynical of wrestling fans would take Mahal's promotion to the main event as WWE blatantly going, "Here's someone different. You like him?"
* BornInTheWrongCentury: Jinder's 2017 run is very much in the style of 1980's {{Foreign Wrestling Heel}}s, and he wouldn't look out of place facing off against Hulk Hogan.

** Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre became his target after Jinder not get a opportunity for the Money In The Bank ladder match.

* BastardBoyfriend: Well, husband, to a non-wrestler; he was The Great Khali's brother in law (in {{kayfabe}}).

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Played with. WWE is sometimes accused of trolling its smarkier segment of its audience with some of its booking decisions. One typical smark complaint is that WWE, on its main roster, relies on the same 4-6 performers in a division and passes the title around between them to the exclusion of everyone else. The more cynical of wrestling fans would take Mahal's promotion to the main event as WWE blatantly going, "Here's someone different. You like him?"