The Great Khali: MAJOR SMACKDOWN PLANS
By Sean Farrell
The WWE is trying to address the character situation on Friday Night Smackdown, as they only have a handful of guys playing the role of heel or bad guy on the show. The current plans as of now are supposed to be adding another pair to the heel side of the show, as one storyline showed The Great Khali and Ranjin Singh encounter Jinder Mahal in backstage segments over the last few weeks on Smackdown. The newcomer once again was saying that things will be a lot better due to him, Khali walked off and Singh said while it’s nice to see Mahal, Khali is his brother and he’s got his career on track. Mahal mentioned Khali wearing a tutu on Monday’s episode of RAW. Singh tried to defend Khali on the matter, but Mahal interrupted and said he wasn’t condemning him, just making a comment. He then patted Singh on the back and walked off.
This angle is scheduled to result in Khali returning to heel since many people within WWE including Vince feel he’s become too soft as a babyface and no longer portrays the monster type character only his 7’4 420 pound frame can portray. This will result in Khali and Mahal working together as a heel tag team with Mahal carrying most of the work as Khali is limited in the ring by his size and doesn’t have the best grasp of the English language. Of course, plans can and always do change, but Khali will be a heel regardless.