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Yuvraj Singh Dhesi (born July 19, 1986) is a Canadian
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currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown
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, under the
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Jinder Mahal. Having started his career on the
independent circuit In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indie circuit is the collective noun, collective name of independent professional wrestling promotions which are smaller than major televised promotions. It is roughly analogous to a minor lea ...
, Mahal joined WWE in 2010 and made his debut on the company's main roster the following year. After a short-lived alliance with his
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brother-in-law
The Great Khali Dalip Singh Rana (born 27 August 1972) is an Indian professional wrestler and wrestling promoter better known by his ring name The Great Khali. He is best known for his tenure in WWE where he became the first Indian-born WWE World Heavy ...
, he formed the
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3MB with fellow wrestlers Heath Slater and Drew McIntyre, before he and McIntyre were released from the company in 2014. Mahal returned to WWE in 2016 with a drastically improved physique and received a
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, culminating in him capturing the
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from
Randy Orton Randal Keith Orton (born April 1, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and actor who is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand but is currently out of action due to a back injury. He is widely regarded as one of the grea ...
in April 2017, making him the 50th WWE Champion and the first of Indian descent. His reign lasted approximately six months, and he would then go on to win the
WWE United States Championship The WWE United States Championship is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the American promotion WWE, currently defended on the Raw brand division. It is one of two secondary championships for WWE's main roster, along with the ...
at WrestleMania 34 in 2018 and the
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twice in 2019.


Early life

Yuvraj Singh Dhesi was born on July 19, 1986 in
Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, maki ...
,
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,
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. He is of
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Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...
Sikh Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism, Sikhism (Sikhi), a Monotheism, monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Gu ...
descent. He holds a business degree in communications and culture from the
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. His uncle, Gama Singh, was considered a legendary wrestling
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in the original
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and wrestled around the world (and briefly for the WWF, now WWE) in the 1980s.


Professional wrestling career


Early career (2002–2010)

Growing up in a wrestling family, Dhesi began his professional wrestling career at the Martial Arts Fitness Center in Calgary, training with Rick Bognar. He debuted in Premier Martial Arts Wrestling (PMW) as "Raj Dhesi" and then went on to train with
Allen Coage Allen James Coage (October 22, 1943 – March 6, 2007) was an American judoka and professional wrestler. He won medals for the United States at several international judo competitions, including the heavyweight bronze medal at the 1976 S ...
and
Gerry Morrow Gerard Etifier (born September 10, 1949), better known by his ring name as Gerry Morrow, is a Martinique-born Canadian professional wrestler. He is the brother of Eddie Morrow. Championships and accomplishments *Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling * ...
, wrestling in a revived Stampede Wrestling alongside fellow future WWE wrestlers Natalya, Tyson Kidd, and Viktor. As "Tiger Raj Singh", he won various
tag team championship A championship or title in professional wrestling is a recognition promoted by professional wrestling organizations. Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in which competitors are involved in predetermined rivalr ...
s in Stampede and
Prairie Wrestling Alliance The Prairie Wrestling Alliance (PWA, formerly Prairie Wrestling Association) is an independent wrestling promotion based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, since 2001. The PWA is co-owned, operated, and promoted by Kurt Sorochan. Lance Storm is a form ...
(PWA), spending much of his early career teaming with his cousin Gama Singh Jr. They were known as The New Karachi Vice and also as Sikh & Destroy, winning the PWA Canadian Tag Team Championship. In PWA, he was the PWA Heavyweight Champion from 2008 until January 2010 and also spent time in Great North Wrestling (GNW), where he feuded with wrestlers such as
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and
Samoa Joe Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (born March 17, 1979), is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Samoa Joe who is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Joe is currently a double champion - in his first reign both as AE ...
.


World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE


Florida Championship Wrestling (2010–2011)

Dhesi tried out for WWE's developmental promotion
Florida Championship Wrestling Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) was a professional wrestling promotion based on the former National Wrestling Alliance member promotion, Championship Wrestling from Florida, which operated from 1961 until 1987. From October 2007 to August ...
(FCW). At the tryout, he believed that his Punjabi
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and promos made him stand out, stating that he "came out wearing a turban and had isfull outfit on" and that "they like guys who speak different languages and have different looks". In February 2010, he signed to a developmental contract with FCW under the ring name Jinder Mahal and wrestled there for a year.


Early feuds (2011–2012)

Mahal made his televised WWE debut on the April 29, 2011 episode of '' SmackDown'', greeting backstage fellow Indian wrestler The Great Khali and his
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Ranjin Singh by speaking in
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that he was really happy and excited to see Khali and Ranjin. The next week on ''SmackDown'', Mahal, unimpressed by how Khali and Singh have been partaking in childish activities instead of winning matches, confronted Singh about his mismanagement of Khali, establishing himself as a
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. Mahal interrupted a Khali Kiss Cam segment the following week on ''SmackDown'', slapping Khali twice. On the May 20 episode of ''SmackDown'', Mahal interrupted Khali's match against Jey Uso, leading to Khali confronting Mahal. On his first televised match on the June 17 episode of ''SmackDown'', Mahal defeated Vladimir Kozlov and on the July 1 episode of ''SmackDown'' it was revealed that Mahal was married to Khali's sister, making them (kayfabe) brothers-in-law. On the September 5 episode of '' Raw'', he suffered his first loss when he and Khali lost to WWE Tag Team Champions Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston in a non-title match. In a rematch on ''SmackDown'', they lost again to Bourne and Kingston, leading Khali to walk away from Mahal after the match, thus ending their alliance. On the September 16 episode of ''SmackDown'', Mahal attacked Khali during his match with Heath Slater which Khali won by disqualification. On the September 23 episode of ''SmackDown'', Mahal suffered his first loss in a singles match to Khali. On the October 14 episode of ''SmackDown'', Mahal competed in a 41-man battle royal and Mahal made it to the final three before being eliminated by Randy Orton. In November, Mahal targeted wrestlers whom he deemed as beneath him or embarrassing and in November began a feud with Ted DiBiase. On the December 30 episode of ''Smackdown'', Mahal broke DiBiase's winning streak via
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to end their feud. In December, Mahal tried to make a name for himself and went after
Sheamus Stephen Farrelly (born 28 January 1978) is an Irish professional wrestler and actor. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Sheamus. Prior to joining WWE, he wrestled on the European i ...
, constantly disrespecting him, but was defeated and for several months they were involved in multiple matches, with Sheamus always getting the best of Mahal. At Mahal's first
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on January 29, 2012, he was eliminated by The Great Khali, rekindling their feud and leading to a match on the February 3 episode of ''SmackDown'', which Mahal lost. At Over the Limit on May 20, Mahal participated in and lost a battle royal match where the winner was to receive a shot at the Intercontinental Championship or the United States Championship when he was again eliminated by The Great Khali. In late April, Mahal began confronting several wrestlers, starting with Randy Orton, interrupting one of his promos and being attacked in retaliation with an '' RKO''. On July 23 at '' Raw 1000'', Mahal confronted Kane, leading a group consisting of
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, Curt Hawkins, Drew McIntyre, Hunico and Tyler Reks and claiming none of them had been given an opportunity within WWE and would make one by taking down Kane, but
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's sudden appearance halted their advance and
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attacked the group and took them out. On the July 27 episode of ''SmackDown'', Mahal lost to
Ryback Ryback Allen Reeves (né Ryan; born November 10, 1981) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE where he performed under the ring name Ryback. One of the eight finalists on WWE's '' Tough Enough 4'', Reeves l ...
by
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and then began a feud with him, winning by intentional countout and disqualification. To try and prove himself to Ryback, Mahal requested a match against two local wrestlers in a match style similar to Ryback's, defeating them quickly by
submission Deference (also called submission or passivity) is the condition of submitting to the espoused, legitimate influence of one's superior or superiors. Deference implies a yielding or submitting to the judgment of a recognized superior, out of re ...
. In spite of this, Mahal continued his feud with Ryback, attacking him during their matches and after Ryback's, but was ultimately pinned by Ryback on the August 24 episode of ''SmackDown'' to end their feud. When WWE
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its developmental territory FCW into
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, Mahal began appearing on the rebooted ''
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'', where he started a winning streak by defeating several wrestlers, including
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and Percy Watson. On the August 8 episode of ''NXT'', Mahal was inserted into the Gold Rush tournament to crown the first NXT Champion, where he defeated
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in the first round. On the August 15 episode of ''NXT'', Mahal defeated Richie Steamboat in the semi-finals of the Gold Rush Tournament. On the August 29 episode of ''NXT'', Mahal was defeated by
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in the finals of the Gold Rush Tournament, thus ending his NXT winning streak. At the
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pre-show on September 16, Mahal competed in the 16-man battle royal to become number one contender for the United States Championship, but was eliminated by Brodus Clay.


3MB (2012–2014)

On the September 21 episode of ''SmackDown'', Mahal and Drew McIntyre interfered in Heath Slater's match against Brodus Clay by attacking Clay. The alliance of Mahal, Slater and McIntyre were later named 3MB. From October 2012, 3MB racked up many wins against Team Co-Bro ( Santino Marella and Zack Ryder) and The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso), all of them due to illegal interference. At the Survivor Series pre-show on November 18, Mahal and Slater defeated Marella and Ryder when Mahal pinned Ryder. At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 16, 3MB were defeated by the team of
Alberto Del Rio José Alberto Rodríguez Chucuan (born 25 May 1977) is a Mexican-American professional wrestler, professional wrestling promoter, sports commentator, and mixed martial artist, currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) as a c ...
, The Brooklyn Brawler and The Miz. The next night on ''Raw'' at the Slammy Awards show, 3MB lost to Del Rio, Miz and Tommy Dreamer. Mahal competed in the 30-man Royal Rumble match at the
Royal Rumble The Royal Rumble is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming List of WWE pay-per-view and WWE Network events, event, produced annually since 1988 by WWE, the world's largest professional wrestling promotion. It is named afte ...
on January 27, 2013, by entering at number 27, but was eliminated by Sheamus. On the April 12 episode of ''SmackDown'', in an attempt to make a name for themselves, 3MB tried to attack
Triple H Paul Michael Levesque (born July 27, 1969), better known by the ring name Triple H, is an American business executive, actor, and retired professional wrestler currently serving as the chief content officer for WWE. He is widely regarded as ...
, but were attacked themselves by
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( Dean Ambrose,
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and Seth Rollins). On the April 15 episode of ''Raw'', 3MB called out The Shield, only for
Brock Lesnar Brock Edward Lesnar ( ; born July 12, 1977) is an American-Canadian professional wrestler, former mixed martial artist (MMA), amateur wrestler, and professional American football player who holds both American and Canadian citizenship. He is ...
to come out instead and attack the group. At the
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pre-show on September 15, 3MB (Drew McIntyre and Heath Slater) competed in a number one contenders tag team turmoil match for the WWE Tag Team Championship, in which they were the last team eliminated by Tons of Funk (Brodus Clay and Tensai). In late 2013, 3MB began adopting new ring names against their opponents, although their misfortunes and amounting losses remained the same. At WrestleMania XXX on April 6, Mahal competed in the
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battle royal, but was eliminated by
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. In April, 3MB formed an alliance with
Hornswoggle Dylan Mark Postl (born May 29, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE under the ring name Hornswoggle. He debuted in WWE in 2006, allied with Finlay. Hornswoggle won the Cruiserweight Championship in ...
to feud with Los Matadores (
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and Fernando). On June 12, Mahal was released from his WWE contract.


Independent circuit (2014–2016)

Dhesi wrestled for Reality of Wrestling (ROW) under the name Raj Singh at their summer iPPV, ROW Summer of Champions 2014, defeating Jasper Davis. On October 24 at All Star Wrestling (ASW) in Vancouver BC at the live event Fright Night Live, Singh teamed with his cousin Gama Singh Jr. to defeat Kyle Sebastian and Collin Cutler to win the ASW Tag Team Championship. Between 2014 and 2015, he appeared in Puerto Rican promotion the
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(WWC) against local star Ray Gonzalez. He also participated in Qatar Pro Wrestling (QPW) Souq Waqif Championship tournament in April 2015, where he ended up as first runner up. On May 5, Singh made his debut for Japanese promotion
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(IGF), losing to Wang Bin. In 2016, he also wrestled for The Great Khali's wrestling promotion Continental Wrestling Entertainment (CWE) in India. In a 2017 interview on
Chris Jericho Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9, 1970), better known by the ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-Canadian professional wrestler and singer. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the leader of the Jerich ...
's '' Talk is Jericho'' podcast, Mahal revealed that he "hit rock bottom" during his time in the
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. He also mentioned that he stopped drinking
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and began working out and eating cleaner, losing 20 pounds in the process, two months prior to WWE calling him to return.


Return to WWE


The Man of Peace (2016–2017)

On July 27, Mahal re-signed with the WWE. On the August 1 episode of '' Raw'', Mahal returned to television alongside Heath Slater, demanding contracts until Raw General Manager
Mick Foley Michael Francis Foley (born June 7, 1965) is an American actor, author, retired professional wrestler, and color commentator. He is currently signed to WWE under the company's Legends program, acting as a company ambassador. Foley worked for m ...
informed the pair that they had to face each other in a match for a Raw contract, which Mahal won. Throughout the rest of the month on ''Raw'', Mahal began losing to the likes of Neville, Sami Zayn and Darren Young. Mahal then adopted the gimmick of a "man who comes in peace", advocating peace and tranquility. On the September 12 episode of ''Raw'', Mahal stated that after he left WWE he "felt anger and rage" and had since "found inner peace" before defeating Jack Swagger. Afterwards, Mahal began competing on ''
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'' and ''
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'', where he often traded wins and losses against Darren Young. On the December 19 episode of ''Raw'', a notably more lean and muscular Mahal began an alliance with Rusev after Mahal had a confrontation with Rusev's rival Enzo Amore before the two attacked Amore. On the January 2, 2017 episode of ''Raw'', Mahal and Rusev defeated Amore's
tag team Tag team wrestling is a type of professional wrestling in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. Tag teams may be made up of wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of establish ...
partner Big Cass in a 2-on-1 handicap match. The following week on ''Raw'', Mahal lost to Cass (who had
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at ringside) after Michaels performed the ''
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'' on Rusev at ringside, which distracted Mahal. On the February 27 episode of ''Raw'', Mahal and Rusev began to show tension after Rusev inadvertently distracted Mahal, causing the two to lose to The New Day ( Big E, Kofi Kingston and
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). The alliance between Mahal and Rusev ended at Fastlane on March 5, when Mahal informed Raw General Manager Mick Foley about his desire to return to singles competition, prompting Foley to place the duo in singles matches that night and with both Mahal and Rusev losing their respective matches against Cesaro and
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. This was done due to Rusev suffering a
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shoulder injury. On April 3 at the WrestleMania 33 preshow, Mahal was the runner-up in the
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, being eliminated last by Mojo Rawley after interference from Rob Gronkowski. On April 11, Mahal was moved to SmackDown as part of the Superstar Shake-up. On that night, he lost to Rawley after another interference from Gronkowski to end their feud.


Championship reigns (2017–2018)

On the April 18 episode of ''SmackDown Live'', Mahal won a
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also involving Mojo Rawley, Dolph Ziggler, Erick Rowan, Luke Harper and Sami Zayn to earn a title match for the
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after interference from Mahal's new allies,
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(Samir and Sunil Singh). As part of the storyline, Mahal attacked WWE Champion
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, stealing the championship belt and costing Orton his match with
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at Payback on April 30. On the May 2 episode of ''SmackDown Live'', SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon forced Mahal to return the title belt. Mahal went on to defeat Sami Zayn later in the episode and pin Randy Orton in a
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to earn his team the victory the following week on SmackDown. On May 21 at Backlash, Mahal defeated Orton to win the WWE Championship (his first championship in WWE), becoming the 50th recognized WWE Champion and the first of Indian descent. After Mahal held a Punjabi celebration for his WWE Championship win, Orton invoked his rematch clause for Money in the Bank on June 18; with
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rs Bob Orton Jr.,
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, and Sgt. Slaughter at ringside, Mahal defeated Orton in his first title defence. When an irate Orton demanded another match, McMahon granted it on the condition that Mahal would choose the stipulation, which was revealed to be a
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. With Mahal referring to
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as his "personal hero", Khali eventually made his return at Battleground on July 23 to help Mahal defeat Orton and retain the title. On the August 15 episode of ''SmackDown Live'',
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cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on Mahal, who had just lost to
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by disqualification. However, Mahal retained the title by pinning a distracted Corbin with a roll-up. In the following weeks, Mahal started a feud with
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over the championship, retaining the title against him at SummerSlam on August 20 after interference by The Singh Brothers. In a rematch between the two, which took place on October 8 at
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, Mahal once again defeated Nakamura to retain the title. On the October 17 episode of ''SmackDown Live'', Mahal challenged Universal Champion
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to a match at Survivor Series, However, Mahal lost the WWE Championship to
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on the November 7 episode of ''SmackDown Live'', ending his reign at 170 days. Mahal received his rematch for the title against Styles at
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on December 17, but he lost by submission. After Mahal lost his rematch, he continued his feud with Styles for the WWE Championship at live events throughout December and January, albeit without success. After dropping the WWE Championship, Mahal was quickly inserted into the United States Championship picture after previous champion Dolph Ziggler vacated the title on the December 19 episode of ''SmackDown Live''. He competed in an eight-man tournament to crown a new champion, defeating Tye Dillinger and
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in the first round and semi-finals, respectively. The Singh Brothers attacked
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. The following week, Mahal lost to Roode in the finals. At the
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on January 28, Mahal entered the Rumble match at number 17, eliminating Big E and Xavier Woods and before being eliminated by Kofi Kingston. On the February 20 episode of ''SmackDown Live'', Mahal got into a brawl with Bobby Roode and Randy Orton. After defeating both Roode and Orton, Mahal demanded that he should be United States Champion on the Fastlane preshow. When Orton won the United States Championship later that night, Mahal came out to taunt him but both Mahal and Orton received a '' Glorious DDT'' by former champion, Bobby Roode. On the March 20 episode of ''SmackDown Live'', Orton was scheduled to defend the United States Championship at WrestleMania 34 in a triple threat against Mahal and Roode. The following week, Mahal teamed with Rusev to defeat Roode and Orton, leading to Rusev being added to the title match. At WrestleMania 34, Mahal pinned Rusev to capture the United States Championship. On April 16, as part of Superstar Shake-up, Mahal was traded back to Raw, taking the United States Championship with him. On the same night, though, he lost the championship to
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, ending his reign at just 8 days. On April 27 at Greatest Royal Rumble event, Mahal failed to win back the United States Championship from Hardy.


Brand switches and injuries (2018–2020)

On the May 7 episode of ''Raw'', after defeating Chad Gable, Mahal was denied entry into the triple threat Money in the Bank qualifying match by General Manager
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, which led to Mahal interfering and costing
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the match later that night. The following week, Mahal was scheduled to compete in another triple threat Money in the Bank qualifying match against Bobby Lashley and
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, but he was attacked by Reigns before the match. At Money in the Bank, Mahal lost to Reigns. The night after on ''Raw'', Mahal returned as the "man who comes in peace" and defeated Chad Gable. In July, Mahal was inserted into the feud between
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and Kevin Owens, defeating Strowman via countout and disqualification after distractions from Owens. On the August 13 episode of ''Raw'', Mahal and Owens were defeated by Strowman and Finn Bálor when Strowman pinned Mahal. Starting in September Mahal competed in the second iteration of the WWE Mixed Match Challenge, teaming with Alicia Fox as "Mahalicia". The duo lost all of their matches save for the final one, in which they defeated
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and Natalya, to advance to the playoffs as the lowest ranked team on ''Raw''. In the quarterfinals they upset the highest-ranked team of Curt Hawkins and Ember Moon, after Mahal pinned Hawkins. Mahal and Fox qualified for the finals by defeating Apollo Crews and Bayley in the semi finals. At the TLC pay-per-view on December 16, Mahal and Fox lost the final to R-Truth and
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. On January 27, 2019, Mahal participated in the
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match, entering at number 7, before being eliminated by Johnny Gargano. At
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, Mahal competed in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but failed to win. As part of Superstar Shake-up, Mahal was moved to the SmackDown brand. In his first match back on the April 23 episode of ''SmackDown'', he was scheduled to face Chad Gable, but the latter was blindsided by
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. On June 2, Mahal captured the 24/7 Championship after pinning champion R-Truth on a golf course, but dropped the title right back to Truth immediately afterwards due to a distraction by Carmella. Four days later, he defeated Truth for the title by pinning him on an airport tarmac, becoming a two-time 24/7 Champion, but Truth won the title back hours later when he pinned a sleeping Mahal inside of the airplane. On June 28, WWE announced that Mahal suffered a knee injury and it was reported that the injury would sideline him for six to twelve months. As part of the 2019 draft, Mahal was drafted to the Raw brand. On the April 27, 2020 episode of ''Raw'', Mahal returned from injury, now sporting a shaved head, defeating Akira Tozawa. A month later, it was revealed that Mahal underwent another surgery to fix complications in his knee.


Various feuds (2021–present)

After a nine-month absence, Mahal appeared at the
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on January 26, 2021, reuniting with The Singh Brothers but lost to Drew McIntyre and Indus Sher ( Rinku and Saurav) in a six-man tag team match. He returned again on the May 3 episode of ''
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'', being accompanied by Shanky and Veer, where he defeated
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. In June, Mahal would begin with a feud with Drew McIntyre after Mahal took to question with the amount of title opportunities he had received over the past year. At Money in the Bank, Mahal interfered in the titular match attacking McIntyre with Shanky and Veer carrying him away from the match. The following night on ''Raw'', Mahal, Shanky, and Veer gloated about costing McIntyre the match only for McIntyre to attack all three with a
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. At SummerSlam, Mahal lost to McIntyre. As part of the 2021 Draft, both Mahal and Shanky were drafted to the
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while Veer remained on the
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, ending their alliance with Veer. In October, Mahal entered the
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tournament, where he defeated Kofi Kingston in the first round, but lost to
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in the semi-finals. At Survivor Series, Mahal would be a part of The Rock's 25th anniversary battle royal, but was eliminated. On the April 15, 2022 edition of ''SmackDown'', Mahal would challenge Ricochet for the Intercontinental Championship but was unsuccessful.


Other media

Dhesi, as Jinder Mahal, appears in the wrestling video games ''
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'', '' WWE 2K14'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' WWE 2K20'', and '' WWE 2K22''. In November 2021, Dhesi announced he was joining the cast of the ABC drama series '' Big Sky''. He debuted on the 22nd episode ("Heart-shaped Charm") as Dhruv, the enforcer of Ren's brother Jag. Through April 7, 2022, he has appeared in 9 episodes of Big Sky.


Personal life

Dhesi is an
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from
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,
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,
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and currently resides in
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,
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,
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. He is fluent in
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and his family's native Indian languages of
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and
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. Dhesi is friends with
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and fellow
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, Arjan Bhullar. He is also good friends with American professional wrestler
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and Scottish professional wrestler Drew McIntyre, and was a groomsman at McIntyre's wedding. In 2017, Canadian politician Graham Sucha tabled three documents before the Assembly, formally congratulating Dhesi for winning the WWE Championship. During the
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, Dhesi endorsed
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of the
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for
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.


Championships and accomplishments

* All-Star Wrestling ** ASW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Gama Singh Jr. * Continental Wrestling Entertainment ** CWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *
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** PWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Gama Singh Jr. ** PWA Heavyweight Championship (2 times) * ''
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'' ** Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2017) ** Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2017) ** Ranked No. 14 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the '' PWI 500'' in 2018 * ''
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'' ** Comeback of the Year (2017) *
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** Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (
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) – with Gama Singh Jr. *''
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'' ** Most Overrated (2017) * ''
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'' ** Gooker Award (2017) – * WWE **
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( 1 time) **
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( 1 time) **
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(
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)


References


External links

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