On a recent episode of the “TMZ Inside The Ring” podcast, former WWE Champion Raj Dhesi (fka Jinder Mahal) gave a full, behind-the-scenes account of his memorable segment with The Rock on the “Day 1” 2024 episode of WWE Raw. Dhesi detailed how he found out about the surprise appearance, the process of rehearsing with The Rock, and his belief that he got the better of the exchange.

Dhesi explained that he was not being used on WWE television at the time and was home in Canada, having just gotten engaged a few days prior. After seeing a teaser for the return of a “former WWE Champion,” he assumed it was someone else. “I knew it wasn’t me returning. I knew someone else was,” he said. “I’m trying to do the math, just for my own sake… is Big E coming back? Is it Goldberg?”

He received a text

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