I Miss Main Event Jinder

[Heartbreaker]

I miss when we were nostalgic about good things.

[Push R Truth]

Never forget The Fun One

[The Thread Barbi]

Feb 12, 2019 2:13:11 GMT -5 Prince Petty said:

Feb 12, 2019 0:57:11 GMT -5 Feargus McReddit said:

I do agree that dude got way too much blame for his push with Stephanie basically burying him in that one interview post push about how India didn’t quite take (which could be argued is more to do with the culture of the people rather than any one star but anyway).

But there is a reason dude didn’t work as a main eventer. He got rushed and was expected to a job he has never done at any point in his WWE career, which is ridiculous to expect unless you prepare the guy. Of course he was going to fail.

I love how the WWE thought he could be a big draw for the Indian market despite being - 1. a cowardly heel and 2. Canadian. The patriarchal attitudes that the WWE has towards non-American markets is so funny, sometimes. They come across as so small-minded, that they think 'brown man will be loved by brown people'.

By all accounts, Indian fans did love The Great Khali, but I'd guess that was due to him actually being Indian, as well as his story of being a former police officer, before making it big in the world of American wrestling. And he was presented as a huge deal, when he went to the WWE.

Over 20 years ago, WWE understood having a champion with worldwide appeal. What did they unlearn in 2017??

youtu.be/pyCnq436gvY

Edit - pretty shocking that the Indian fans appreciated good wrestlers, isn't it?

[chrom]

I don't

[A Platypus Rave is Correct]

Feb 12, 2019 8:54:40 GMT -5 Gus Richlen: Ruffian said:

The idea of taking a random midcard guy and pushing him rapidly into the main event level wasn't/isn't a bad idea per se and WWE should do it more often but Jinder ended up being another victim of the monkey paw more than anything else regardless of his skill level.

"Hey, people want us to start pushing more than just a handful of the same guys. You there, uh, guy who we just brought back! How would you like to be world champion?"

Calling Jinder a midcarder is being very generous.

He was a career jobber.

[Juice]

I loved everything about main event Jinder.

[Mozenrath]

Feb 12, 2019 3:59:10 GMT -5 King Devitt and the Woke Mob said:

Feb 12, 2019 1:06:15 GMT -5 A Platypus Rave is Correct said:

Yeah... dude never showed really anything as a jobber... had like no real fan base... never had to cut much of a promo and was literally jobbing to Gronk like 2 months earlier.

Maybe if they tried building him with at least a midcard title run first it'd have gone better.

I mean dude didn't have the talent for the spot he was given but the company sure as hell didn't do him any favors.

this is honestly word for word how I feel about Roman's Cena-like super push after The Shield broke up.

Second point, maybe, but dude was a tag champ before being WWE Champ. Jinder doesn't even have that.

[The 1Watcher Experience]

Not me. If it wasn’t for the network Jinder never would’ve gotten that main event run. WWE doesn’t have to build a show and sell you a PPV extravaganza anymore. They can do whatever they want because you’re only paying ten bucks a month for whatever they feed you now. Jinder wouldn’t have gotten them those sixty dollar purchases. Main event Jinder was something that never should’ve happened.

[2coldMack is even more baffled]

Hard pass.

[mcstoklasa]

Feb 12, 2019 9:22:53 GMT -5 Heartbreaker said:

I miss when we were nostalgic about good things.

Remember Stone Cold and Vinces feud from 97-99? That was good. ☺️

[Allie Kitsune]

Feb 12, 2019 9:22:53 GMT -5 Heartbreaker said:

I miss when we were nostalgic about good things.

This is WWE.

There are no good things.

[fw91]

No. It killed the momentum of the early smackdown live days.

[xxshoyuweeniexx]

Feb 12, 2019 9:22:53 GMT -5 Heartbreaker said:

I miss when we were nostalgic about good things.

We’re at the point where Snitsky punting a fake baby into a crowd and HLA were the good ol days.

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

Feb 12, 2019 11:39:55 GMT -5 A Platypus Rave is Correct said:

Feb 12, 2019 8:54:40 GMT -5 Gus Richlen: Ruffian said:

The idea of taking a random midcard guy and pushing him rapidly into the main event level wasn't/isn't a bad idea per se and WWE should do it more often but Jinder ended up being another victim of the monkey paw more than anything else regardless of his skill level.

"Hey, people want us to start pushing more than just a handful of the same guys. You there, uh, guy who we just brought back! How would you like to be world champion?"

Calling Jinder a midcarder is being very generous.

He was a career jobber.

Didn't he have a losing record post-comeback going into his title win? Has anyone managed that before?

[nickcave]

Feb 12, 2019 0:57:11 GMT -5 Feargus McReddit said:

I do agree that dude got way too much blame for his push with Stephanie basically burying him in that one interview post push about how India didn’t quite take (which could be argued is more to do with the culture of the people rather than any one star but anyway).

But there is a reason dude didn’t work as a main eventer. He got rushed and was expected to a job he has never done at any point in his WWE career, which is ridiculous to expect unless you prepare the guy. Of course he was going to fail.

I mean if they wanted to book him as a hero to India than maybe don't book him as a cowardly heel who needs multiple guys interfering on his behalf to win matches. That's less on Jinder and more on WWE creative.

[Starshine]

Feb 12, 2019 16:37:36 GMT -5 nickcave said:

Feb 12, 2019 0:57:11 GMT -5 Feargus McReddit said:

I do agree that dude got way too much blame for his push with Stephanie basically burying him in that one interview post push about how India didn’t quite take (which could be argued is more to do with the culture of the people rather than any one star but anyway).

But there is a reason dude didn’t work as a main eventer. He got rushed and was expected to a job he has never done at any point in his WWE career, which is ridiculous to expect unless you prepare the guy. Of course he was going to fail.

I mean if they wanted to book him as a hero to India than maybe don't book him as a cowardly heel who needs multiple guys interfering on his behalf to win matches. That's less on Jinder and more on WWE creative.

Oh, they tried regardless. They definitely tried.

www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/6p626u/spoilers_i_watched_the_battleground_main_event/

[hbkid718]

He is still is Main Event Jinder. He's always wrestling on WWE Main Event.

[Deleted]

Feb 12, 2019 16:41:51 GMT -5 Starshine said:

Feb 12, 2019 16:37:36 GMT -5 nickcave said:

I mean if they wanted to book him as a hero to India than maybe don't book him as a cowardly heel who needs multiple guys interfering on his behalf to win matches. That's less on Jinder and more on WWE creative.

Oh, they tried regardless. They definitely tried.

www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/6p626u/spoilers_i_watched_the_battleground_main_event/

"This is patriotism. This is what it means to have the back of your brother. India is proud of its two sons who are standing tall."

This reads like a spoof of the Reigns / Rock bit.

[I'm Team Bayley and Indi]

For me Jinder lowered the bar on who could become WWE Champion.

They'd be few names from now you could ask whether they should be champion or not and I couldn't use "Well Jinder was champion"

[A Platypus Rave is Correct]

Feb 12, 2019 17:52:08 GMT -5 I'm Team Bayley and Indi said:

For me Jinder lowered the bar on who could become WWE Champion.

They'd be few names from now you could ask whether they should be champion or not and I couldn't use "Well Jinder was champion"

It's a truer version of the Well Koko B. Ware is in the Hall of Fame statement...