WWE often gets a lot of flack for not creating new stars but many internally, including Jinder Mahal, strongly disagree with that sentiment.
Speaking with Inside The Ropes, Jinder Mahal shared his opinion on how he disagrees with people that say WWE does not create new stars.
He said “Yeah, they [WWE] absolutely do [create new stars]. That’s what we’re in the business of, right? Just being a fan myself. So I grew up first the Hulk Hogan era. Then the new stars came Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Undertaker, Mankind, right? And the new stars came the next generation – Rock, Stone Cold, and then the next generation after that, Randy Orton and John Cena, Batista, right? And then the next generation after that, I guess, is possibly my generation, right? Me, Drew McIntyre, Big E, Bobby Lashley, Kofi Kingston, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins.”
Jinder used the fact there have been so many first time champions as proof that they develop new stars. Jinder said, “I started with WWE in 2010 and all those champions that I’ve listed are first-time champions and there’s more that I’ve missed. So in the last ten years, we have had several champions. And if you look back in the 70-year history, I believe we’re at number 53. Ten have happened in the ten years. I think that speaks for itself, that we are creating new stars.”
Thanks to Wrestling Inc. for providing transcriptions. Check out the interview here.
