In a fiery exchange of words across the wrestling world, AEW President Tony Khan ignited a Twitter storm with his pointed comments aimed at WWE and Jinder Mahal. The controversy erupted when WWE announced that The Modern Day Maharaja, Jinder Mahal, would be challenging Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship on the upcoming episode of RAW. Khan’s tweets questioned the double standards in online reactions, drawing attention to Hook’s AEW World Championship challenge against Samoa Joe compared to Jinder’s title shot despite a losing streak last year.
Former WWE manager Dutch Mantell, known for his no-holds-barred commentary, took to Sportskeeda Wrestling’s SmackTalk podcast to dissect Tony Khan’s tweets. Mantell expressed his skepticism, pointing out that it’s uncommon for a wrestling promoter to publicly target a wrestler from another company. He perceived Khan’s actions as a strategic move to garner attention, asserting that the AEW President had indeed succeeded in making headlines. The wrestling veteran questioned the motive behind such social media jabs, delving into the blurred lines between kayfabe and reality in the ever-evolving landscape of professional wrestling.
Khan’s tweets stirred up a whirlwind of reactions within the online wrestling community, with fans and fellow stars chiming in with their opinions. The controversy inadvertently propelled Jinder Mahal into the limelight, making him a trending topic on Twitter throughout the past week. The unexpected turn of events has injected an extra layer of excitement and anticipation into Jinder’s upcoming match against Seth Rollins on the next episode of RAW.
“I have never seen, really, an owner of a company just actually send a tweet to the other company and it comes back and forth. They’ve got a lot of attention. So, what do you think that’s from?…If you take into account that RAW is drawing over two million viewers every week and Rampage or Dynamite, what’s Dynamite doing? Seven hundred thousand? But it got a lot of attention online. A lot of people wrote me about it,” Dutch Mantell said. [1:22 – 2:44]
As the wrestling world remains abuzz with speculation and debate, all eyes are now on Jinder Mahal to see if he can harness the momentum generated by this social media feud. Will he turn the tables and capitalize on the newfound attention in his quest for the World Heavyweight Championship? The stage is set for a showdown that extends beyond the squared circle, as the war of words between Tony Khan and WWE adds an electrifying element to the ongoing drama, leaving fans eagerly awaiting the outcome of this unexpected chapter in professional wrestling.
