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Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat
If that was the case, the booking and handling of Jinder would have been way better than its now. Right now it still only comes off as him getting these pushes because of India and not because WWE sees him as a legit big star.
Supposedly Jinder's WWE reign was such a bust that WWE changed how they report drawing revenues from their markets in order to hide it.
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Yep, they grouped India in with Asia-Pacific, in general. Never mind that India actually borders onto the Indian Ocean; not the Pacific. Hence the name.
It was obvious he was not a hit from day dot. If he was, you'd have seen Indian people living locally support him. Attendance, ratings and Network subs would have gone up. It was an asinine and racist idea to assume that Indian people are that stupid. If WWE did not know that it wasn't working in April, or whenever the fuck they put the belt on him, then it's because they're ignorant. I think they did know and just didn't care.
I think Mahal's push was more about sowing the seeds in case India ever does emerge as an economy. Instead of just jumping in there when that happens, they've got this history of pushing Indian "talent." Never mind that the guys they have pushed are The Great Khali, who fucking sucks, but is popular, and Jinder Mahal, who fucking sucks, and no one gives a fuck about and likely never will.
Vince's frustration with all the talent coming through looking like geeks probably aided Mahal too. That and it may have been done to pop the boys and make them think that their careers, too, can turn around in an instant.
There is no way they can still have dreams of going into India right now. There is just no way. No one filled that arena in India.