Jinder Mahal - “The Punjabi Prison Match Sucks”

Former WWE Superstar Jinder Mahal joins Chris to discuss wrestling Randy Orton in a Punjabi Prison match and details the difficulty of working in such a match.
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[@CVVCLIPS]

Watch the full interview with Jinder Mahal on my main channel here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iprLpp-DeNemqZo

[@flybirdsfly2091]

Ok

[@hoopandhands3328]

He makes a good point about the crowd. It's hard to see inside a cage during one of those matches, so I can only imagine how hard it is to see inside the punjabi cage.

[@raveoreynolds6049]

Good point? It's beyond obvious. Every fan complained about this the very time the match type happened.

[@joeyg6267]

I had row 5 on the floor to that show, even I could barely see the beginning

[@nInOwarrior0312]

Fun Fact: The first ever Punjabi match in WWE did not have any Indian wrestlers (It’s mentioned in this video as well) It was Undertaker vs Big Show

[@armaggon5920]

I heard it was supposed to have the Great Khali in it, but something happened.

[@tombardsley3081]

@@armaggon5920was injured

[@C12omega]

​@@armaggon5920 ez The Great Khali was originally scheduled to face The Undertaker at the 2006 WWE event "The Great American Bash." However, he did not participate in the match due to medical issues. Khali was dealing with elevated liver enzymes, which led to his removal from the match for health and safety reasons. As a result, The Undertaker faced Big Show instead in a Punjabi Prison match. but my question why wwe never put in in the video games

[@armaggon5920]

@C12omega Thay should have. Matches didn't turn out well, but it would have been fun to play it in wwe.

[@LuckySTR8]

@@armaggon5920 elevated enzymes in the liver

[@Surv1vor1993]

I did not know that the first cage of the Punjabi Prison was made of the old blue steel cage from the 90s. That’s the most interesting thing about the Punjabi Prison match by a country mile

[@TheLokiBiz]

I don't think he meant that it was literally made from the old cage - I think he just meant that it was basically the same as working one, cus both are a cage made of criss crossing bars that are solid, with no give to them. It definitely seems to have been based on essentially the same design as the big blue cage, since the bamboo shoots or whatever seem to be spaced apart the exact same length as the steel bars.

[@articat568]

@@TheLokiBizI agree it’s probably not the same cage but is made pretty much the same. It’s a cheaper cage that way

[@PACKY231]

@@TheLokiBizThere was an interview with one of the old writers who specifically said they took one of the old blue cages and repurposed it for the match. It’s over on Gamespot, just search up the following: “WWE's Punjabi Prison Was Going To Be Something Very Different, According To MLW's Court Bauer”

[@youin24years]

@@TheLokiBizno one said literally. We know

[@TheLokiBiz]

@@youin24years The comment I responded to said " the first cage of the Punjabi Prison was made of the old blue steel cage " - it certainly sounds like he took it that way. That he didnt dispute my respnse seems to confirm this. And calm down, you prick. It wasnt like I was rude about the correction. The fuck you so pissy about?

[@wildwine6400]

Khali came out with Jinders music too 😅

[@Cantst10]

Why not, it's a banger of a theme ⚡👌

[@wilcoxdemetrius]

@@Cantst10Khali should have came out with his old theme from 2006-2008

[@juanramaroto6691]

That’s the worst part. Imagine if he came back entering to his first WWE theme song. The crowd would’ve liked it much more.

[@AnnoyedGlobe-sf9yo]

Lmao what an absolute mess

[@eliedaplug]

Facts. The worst part was him walking out with Jinder’s music. It was so *goofy looking.* He literally has his own theme song

[@PaulMercedes]

Punjabi Prison match is the St. Anger of cage matches

[@jeffdaigle5487]

😂😂😂😂 what were they thinking with that album?

[@scottdecowski4913]

😂 top comment

[@pastiesandagstring]

You flush it out! You flush it out!

[@joshstrope1092]

*lulu

[@Autumn.Necrony]

MFrs out here still pretending St Anger was worse than Load/Reload lol metal bands are all wanting that snare sound nowadays 💯

[@Maestro..]

This best part of this match was Samir Singh falling from the top of the Punjabi Prison straight thru the announce table. An absolutely vicious bump! The match wasn't that special, but that moment needs to be remembered! 👍

[@georgejackson4426]

The Singh brothers took some INSANE bumps.

[@diabeticman2194]

Very true. Samir has some balls for taking that bump

[@Njbear7453]

They bumped their ass off when jinder was champion

[@bp4816]

@@georgejackson4426randy throwing them was hilarious

[@LP004]

I honestly don’t mind the Punjabi prison as a concept and the sight of the structure, it’s just the fact it plays out so badly in practice than it does in theory

[@JeffersonSteelflexx]

Yeah it looks really cool, it’s just a shame it never translates well

[@stashallemagne4488]

maybe if they put two guys in there that wont produce a sleeper:

[@HHHBFResurrected]

If it was just one cage made out of bamboo it might work. The spikes at the top is a cool quirk on the standard cage match in itself, i.e. you can win via escape but it's extremely risky. The cage within the cage bit is what ruins it as a concept. Where match creation in wrestling goes, less is usually more.

[@countjobula]

When Khali grabbed the belt himself....... OMG talk about hoganning it

[@FrederickChampaguno]

😂😂

[@MrFFHN]

Really enjoyed this Jinder interview. Willing to do what's best for business, and actively thinking about it while working a match or angle

[@TheLastCrumb.]

This guy could be so good if they'd just let him be him

[@joestacos2]

He's the goat for dunking on AEW, so there's that

[@johanprx7985]

He seems like a really good guy.

[@JoeChillton]

The Prison match is all visual and on that end it looks great. However inside, if Big Show and Taker can't get it to work, don't do it.

[@ClaraFinn]

Big Show and Taker didn’t really have the best chemistry to be fair and Show was not at his best shape at that point. I think Orton and Mahal actually had the best Punjabi prison match themselves.

[@aidanbagwell7879]

I understood why they would’ve done it again but it just brought back bad memories

[@scottdecowski4913]

I was at the show with the Punjabi prison match in Chicago with Batista & Great Khali, No Mercy 2007*. Vince tried very hard to get Khali over

[@khesipresents1885]

Like HHH is trying so hard to get Kross over..atleast Khali was popular and draws KZbin numbers

[@IncredibleFulk1]

That’s cool. It was actually No Mercy 2007. But yeah I remember that match and PPV since Triple H wrestled three times that night.

[@MrFFHN]

@@khesipresents1885 Did Kross fuck your wife or something? Unlike Khali, Kross can move and has a cool look. Besides dude is a midcarder the fuck you mean trying hard to get over?

[@scottdecowski4913]

@@IncredibleFulk1 God time flies, you'd think I'd remember that it was 07 & not 06 from the number of times I've KZbind it. My friend got us great seats right on hard camer about 20th row so my face is all over the show

[@icemanauz]

Kross seems pretty good to me ​@@khesipresents1885

[@Kevmaster2000]

The Punjabi prison match is one of the best and most unique match types. Period. We need more of them!

[@GR8NE55]

I can honestly say that I've never seen a Punjabi Prison match. I've watched wrestling and specifically WWE for over 25 years, but I missed the PPVs these matches were on and never went back and watched them.

[@armaggon5920]

I have only seen parts and highlights

[@o0_VanYsH_0o]

Ah, It's DEFINITELY a treat and something to check out of you've got spare time

[@SimmyMetal]

You fail, fakefan

[@CCtheRapperman]

​@@SimmyMetala grown man trying to gatekeep pro wrestling is so pathetic lol

[@BabyMaharaja0]

It's basically just a steel cage match but Indian themed

[@HassonaX1]

Love this guy..🙏🔥

[@WrestlingHighlightsNetwork]

GCW did one recently and it was a lot of fun

[@d.52555]

I saw that, it legit looked like the cage was going to fall apart any minute 😂

[@kyleitaliano9079]

Typical Vince scripting

[@STAYWOKE000]

Yup lol

[@aidanbagwell7879]

Only time it would’ve worked is if they did it after a giant tour followed up with a ple all in India

[@eLite-Tiss91]

Indeed Vince McMahon production

[@khesipresents1885]

Just like all the wwe stuff you praise but only credit him for the bad stuff

[@mikemitchell5871]

Vince is coming back

[@ipleathetv6334]

I really liked the prison match between Khali and Batista at No Mercy 2007 for some reason.

[@yousefreno2089]

This is how I feel about the pitch black match. I was there and it just wasn’t good for the crowd for reasons of not seeing. I was 9 rows up and it was still hard

[@venom_lowrider]

If they'd really want to replicate a Punjabi prison they'd make the wrestlers eat stale Naan and daal (lentils) then have them fight over who gets to use the bathroom

[@Adachifan54]

Batista and Khali in a shitting contest would have been better than Rock vs Austin ngl

[@SimmyMetal]

​@@Adachifan54 You morañ

[@Adachifan54]

@@SimmyMetal Khali won't hit you from behind bro

[@romarioramsaywack3385]

😂😂lol😂😂😂😂

[@leonhiga4672]

Mahal seems like a humble guy

[@onedayyoumay95]

Undertaker and big show in the first Punjabi prison match lmao 😂 just sounds hilarious

[@Cameron_611]

The Punjabi Prison match was a unique concept and it helped build some credibility to Jinder Mahal’s title run even though it could’ve been better if he wasn’t facing the same two/three guys repeatedly but it wasn’t that great.

[@ultimatesportstalk]

I was there for that show in Chicago. Trust me, it would have been more entertaining to have that Punjabi Prison match than what we ended up getting. That was the only match that multiple beach balls came out and senseless chants that had nothing to do with the match or the wrestlers in the ring. I think the crowd cheered louder when the match was over than at any time during the entire match. Oh well, it's all in the past now!

[@rm22.02]

2007: Batista vs Khali 2017: Orton vs Mahal 2027: TBD

[@Arikdefrasia]

Read an article this morning where it interviewed a former wwe writer and they said the reason they wont do the punjabi prison match anymore is because it's just too expensive to transport it (because it requires it's own truck due to how heavy it is.)

[@michaelcrawford9909]

Mahal Is The Man!!!

[@user-sw7su5xj3g]

He is very insightful in his explanations. The same goes for his opinion about why he thinks WWE underutilized the Indus Sher. Not every performer gives such detailed answers. Many people won't agree, but I feel like he has a position in a company like AEW because he is the type of performer who understands the business and improvises, he doesn't just go out there and follow agents' instructions. He gets wrestling psychology (how a crowd will feel and engage) judging by his answer about why the Punjabi Prison match is a failure (hard cage structure which lacks the sound and visual effects of the modern cages- thus, using it as a weapon doesn't seem as impressive even if in reality it probably hurts more-, lack of vision for the arena viewers etc).

[@SimmyMetal]

Nah he'll just get buried under the ShitVP"'s and become another 3MB joke

[@TheBigWrestle]

Jinder is such a all around perfect wrestler the look, promos, in ring, character, charisma and is in my eyes a veteran to the business I hope he gets his time to shine someday again

[@SimmyMetal]

Talking out of Áss jabroni?

[@TheBigWrestle]

@@SimmyMetal “You must be some kind of a dumbass” the tribal chief

[@JeffersonSteelflexx]

The match looks really cool but from a crowd perspective it sucks because you can’t really see

[@JunGaGotoku]

Jinder Mahal vs Muhammad Hassan The greatest match that never happened.

[@flybirdsfly2091]

Great video

[@interrupted_reverie]

damn jinder sounds like that kinnd of guy you want to befriend ^^

[@Geshmaal]

Hey Jinder might have a legitimate claim to having the best Punjabi Prison Match ever. Maybe that can be his legacy.

[@optimus2008]

Tbf, I doubt that even Shawn Michaels could have a great match in that bamboo stick monstrosity, so it's all good Jinder.

[@whisperienced]

You can't hinder the Jinder. He'll be back in WWE.

[@SiddharthSinghFiery69]

LoL 😂 The Punjabi Prison Match was risky for sure but it was still a treat for WWE fans, especially Indian fans.

[@Will_Parker]

It's one of the most universally hated match types, what are you on?

[@SimmyMetal]

Bunch of lúndús

[@SiddharthSinghFiery69]

@@Will_Parker What are you smoking 🚬 ? Even if you are, smoke expensive ones, not cheap ones. Punjabi Prison match was an unique idea and is loved by many.

[@CCtheRapperman]

​@@SiddharthSinghFiery69 the video you're commenting on literally has the last guy to do a Punjabi prison match explaining in detail why it sucks lol

[@Will_Parker]

@@SiddharthSinghFiery69 Mahal said in this very video that it's a terrible match type ya dunce

[@PunjabHP]

I remember when Khali came to WWE Michael Cole said he is from the Jungle from Punjab but in live in Punjab there is no jungles here lol😂

[@georgejackson4426]

That match was Savage vs Steamboat compared to the Great Khali vs Bautista Punhabi Prison match.

[@JerryDirtbike420]

I always was a fan of jinder

[@Justrobschannel]

Where is his polo from

[@ivanjerkovic26]

Batista vs Undertaker Triple h vs Umaga

[@bradcarver8127]

Roman we want you to do a Punjabi Prison match. That doesn’t work for me brother.

[@BANGITSME87]

Honored to say I was in attendance for this trainwreck.

[@Darth_Scesnoph]

Punjabi Prison is a very cool idea but WWE never even tried to sell it properly

[@OTJ8995]

The way they just randomly pushed Jinder out of nowhere proves that Vince had long lost his touch. Jinder had went away, got in incredible shape yet they never presented him as a powerhouse even as champion. People compare Jinder's run to JBL, but Bradshaw had never been presented as a jobber, the APA may not have won a lot of tag titles but they were still portrayed as the toughest team in the division. Jinder didn't even get to win the Andre Battle Royal before they put the title on him. And if the idea was for him to appeal to the Indian market, why make him a stereotypical foreign heel who never won clean? A US title run with Jinder as an asskicker would have been way better. One of many reasons 2017 was WWE's worst year creatively.

[@calipurnioelreydelodio7141]

Cool Concept have a cage inside of another cage. But, like usual, theory not always works at the practice. It didn't work with Big Boss Man vs Al Snow, it didn't work with the Punjabi Prison and no matter how many times Vince Russo tries to convince us, it couldn't work on WCW

[@klsecond5755]

Jinder and Roman happened at Money In the Bank, not Extreme Rules

[@judemabuzatv3209]

Punjabi Prison match would work better as a cinematic match during the Thunderdome era of WWE.

[@Cynorkis]

It would’ve been so much better if Khali came out to his og heel theme

[@gezeo750]

Wasn't this just the Dog Kennel From Hell match Punjabi style with the two cages, and no dogs?

[@ThaboMnisi11]

I love the Punjabi prison 😅

[@fcc950]

“Punjabi Prison” is insane

[@eLite-Tiss91]

Jinder not a Small guy so Saying Khalil big needs to be respected

[@footballhipster]

0:51

[@Iamjaspreetsingh0304]

As a Punjabi and a great fan of pro wrestling and WWE, Punjabi present match sucks ass, it has no hype and makes no sense whatsoever

[@walker1984]

It got a playset

[@ItsDomeno]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@yousufseedat7736]

Very Vince Ruso

[@TrueNomadSkies]

That match seems cool during promotional segments, but then you realize that it's hard/frustrating to see inside even with the great camera work. I can imagine it's even more terrible for people watching from arenas.

[@UGOkilleth]

Thank God the Punjabi prison match died with Vince. On a different note, if you close your eyes listening to Jinder, you can hear a young HHH talking.

[@michaelmartino16]

I was there, you couldn’t see shit

[@jesmccoy26]

It looks cool and sounds like a good idea but in practice, it doesnt really work

[@r3bel383]

From what i have heard, The Punjabi Prison match was made up by Tommy Dreamer and the Sandman.

[@Joker-my3ih]

The Kennel from hell 🐕 match

[@Pellbort]

PUSH JINDER

[@lylaznboi01]

The match stipulation sounded a bit interesting on paper, but the execution was poor LOL.

[@user-mu2mp8ll6c]

And it looks super impressive but it just doesn't work

[@tafua_a]

@@user-mu2mp8ll6c To quote Caddicarus, "It sounds pretty good, but there are problems, and if you can't see let me spell it out: you can't see."

[@hasbeendrummer]

It's certainly the SMELLIEST match.

[@Knowledgepacifies]

he has an i

[@thelettern]

Jinder could’ve been great, but he was just a clichè heel. His heel run was worse than 3MB to me lmao. Should’ve had a more interesting title reign and I might’ve given him his flowers. Oh well, still a workhorse and looks fantastic!

[@mralias225]

to be fair, having a guy like Jinder Mahal get his own Match kind is just a joke, just like his career😂

[@TheDrunkLawyer]

I was actually there for this 😂 one of the worst PPVs I think WWE might have ever done. I’m proud of that

[@RC99_Productions]

I wonder if Jinder knows (he probably knows?) about the Punjabi Prison Match at GCW. 4 teams, 1 of one was the Singh Brothers, in this rickety, terribly-made structure that looks like it was made from actual bamboo.

[@antivenom56]

The first one was good with The Undertaker and Big Show, and the second one was not so much but decent.. I don't see any of you 'experts' doing something better sooo

[@jabrondestoroyah]

Man, Vince is actually fucking insane.

[@tuffneggah]

vince deserves so much dante hell

[@baulzzzzzzz2278]

He

[@springer90]

Jobber Mahal as champion sucked.

[@MoeCamera]

Vince McMahon ideas are always terriblr from shoving cena and reigns down our throats to Mae young giving birth to a hand to burying Wyatt and rusev day

[@SuperSaiyanBroku]

This was wwes worst idea for a cage match Tna is easily Dixie land match AEW were waiting Wcw i mean the 3 cages were always cool in my book

[@nagaganas7927]

they hindered the Jinder 😞😞😞

[@nInOwarrior0312]

Oba Femi vs someone in a punjabi prison match

[@SoloStudioss]

Idk if I should feel bad that the Punjabi Prison Match is my favorite cage match, I feel like with enough tweks it could be a really good match.

[@dazzaMusic]

they brought The Great Khali back just to screw Randy out the match terrible booking

[@BirdGang6]

Yeah it’s absolutely unwatchable

[@danlinthicum7114]

Wtf did Khali need to reherse for?

[@JohnHarrisIV]

His spot in the ring

[@danlinthicum7114]

@@JohnHarrisIV if he needed to rehearse that, then he should have never been there in the 1st place

[@bobbykushington]

Im glad i wasn't watching wrestling at that time.

[@ridley7498]

It amazes me that WWE decided to use that dumb stipulation thrice.

[@DildoSchwaggins1]

Roman gave them the ol' "that doesn't work for me, Uce"

[@evanwilliams6406]

No one likes the Punjabi Prison Match. A lot of the guys that do it are not happy talking about it and its painful.

[@jfontanez1838]

Anything Khali is terrible he was a joke in wwe

[@Tango-_-]

Racism.

[@FreezeFN1]

We Want Roman 😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@thomashall6288]

You will get nothing and enjoy it.

[@robikkupegasus7039]

Give it a break, my dude.

[@JohnHarrisIV]

We NOT getting Roman