WWE COO Triple H recently spoke with Josh Barnett of For The Win about former ‘3MB’ partners Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre returning to the company.
Jinder Mahal returned to WWE back in July 2016 after a two year layoff. Mahal was primarily working as an enhancement talent until being paired with Rusev earlier this year and more recently becoming #1 contender to Randy Orton’s WWE Championship.
Drew McIntyre returned to WWE around WrestleMania and is already making a big splash in NXT. McIntyre came a long way since his last run with the company in 2014, having captured world championships in companies like Impact Wrestling, WCPW, ICW and EVOLVE.
Triple H says Mahal and McIntyre may have been too young and immature to make the most out of their WWE opportunities during their first runs with the company. After some time away gaining experience wrestling for other companies, they’re better equipped to reach the top of the mountain and realize their full potential.
“Jinder is a guy who has always worked extremely hard. He trains hard; he’s very intense about what he wants with his career; he’s very thoughtful. That’s the same with Drew. That opportunity came for them when you’re too young and not ready for it and a little immature to it.
(When they left), I had a conversation where I told them, ‘We’re not going to be able to do more with you here. Go other places, learn more in your career, mature and think about the business in a different way.’ Sometimes you get reliant on other people telling you what to do instead of going out there and figuring it for yourself, which is what you have to do.”
“To Jinder’s credit and to Drew’s credit, they left, they went and figured it for themselves, they improved. They’re both men now as opposed to kids trying to make it in the business. They see their careers differently and what they want and are still extremely hard workers and great people. Now hopefully they are in a better position to succeed.”
Check out USAToday.com to read the full interview.
