Jinder Mahal comments on his WWE release, talks what’s next

A week after he tweeted, ”I Quit. Maharajah Out” to let the world know he’d been released by WWE for the second time in his career, Jinder Mahal (real name Yuvraj Singh Dhesi) has shared some more in-depth thoughts about the move and his future.

The 37 year old former WWE champion struck a grateful and optimistic tone in a nearly two minute video posted to social media:

“Hey, it’s The Maharaja. It’s been an eventful week to say the least, but it’s all good. I want to first say thank you. Thank you to anyone who reached out. All the love, support, DMs, phone calls, texts, comments — I appreciate all of you guys. I also want to thank everyone in the locker room. All the guys and girls, everyone working backstage behind the scenes — thank you.

“Twelve years, two runs. Got to see and do amazing things. So many dream matches. Traveled the world. Got to do things that I never thought I’d be able to accomplish. Championships, being in a rock band — it’s been an amazing journey.

“But what’s next? What’s next for The Maharaja? I’ve been here before. That time I was a kid, but now I’m a man. I will only present myself in a way that I want to. I will only do things that I want to. I will only go places that I want to. I still have many goals, many dream matches, many places I want to go.

“Where do I make an impact? India, Europe, Japan, Canada, Red Hook section of Brooklyn? Stay tuned. You got about 11 more weeks. Maharaja out.”

Despite a high-profile role in The Rock’s New Year’s Day return to WWE and a World Heavyweight title match on Raw a couple weeks later, Mahal didn’t seem to have much of a role the company’s “New Era” plans. His last match the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal on the April 5’s WrestleMania Eve edition of SmackDown.

As he says though, he’s been down this road before — and that worked out pretty well (say what you will about his WWE title reign, but he had a WWE title reign). It’s not hard to imagine Jinder turning himself into a big deal on the indies a la Matt Cardona, and there could even be a storyline waiting for him at AEW…

We’ll keep you posted on the Modern Day Maharaja’s next moves.