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Triple H plans to teach Jinder Mahal a lesson in facing hell

- Aditya Dogra aditya.dogra@htlive.com

A14-time world champion, Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque is a name synonymous with show wrestling. Also known as ‘The Cerebral Assassin’ and ‘The Game’, he has taken on — and defeated — some of the WWE greats, such as John Cena, Kane, The Undertaker, and The Great Khali. Now, Triple H goes head to head with ‘Modern Day Maharaja’ Jinder Mahal at a match in Delhi.

“I’m looking forward to performing in front of [Indian fans], to stand in the ring with the Modern Day Maharaja, Jinder Mahal. When I was in Mumbai (on a promotiona­l trip), people asked me about Jinder Mahal, and I told them that he had earned my respect,” said Triple H, whose last visit to India for a wrestling match was in 2002.

The fight between Triple H and Jinder Mahal was announced last month, and since then, the two have been going back and forth on how one will decimate the other.

Triple H says, “Jinder was in WWE before, and left when things didn’t go the way he wanted. He is back now and has worked extremely hard. But when he steps into the ring with me, it’ll be a different story — my job will be to teach him a lesson in what it’s like to face hell. He will learn what it is to face defeat and how one comes back from it. If he wants to earn my respect in India, [only] he will fight and the Singh Brothers (part of Jinder Mahal’s crew) will stay away. It will just be Jinder Mahal and The Game, and we will see who the better man is.”

Off the ring, when he is being Paul Levesque, the wrestler loves Indian cuisine, but he says it isn’t on his agenda before the match — the big man is wary of Delhi belly. “I will be staying on after the event. Might sample it then.”

It will just be Jinder Mahal and The Game, and we will see who the better man is TRIPLE H WRESTLER

 ?? PHOTO: BRYAN STEFFY/GETTY IMAGES ?? Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque, aka The Game, has a match in Delhi
PHOTO: BRYAN STEFFY/GETTY IMAGES Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque, aka The Game, has a match in Delhi

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