Also last week Meltzer "buried" Corbin, though everything he said is pretty much true, so maybe that had an effect (or they came to the same conclusions on their own)
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What we do know is that Corbin was being groomed for the title later this year. However, that was before the decision to go with Mahal on top for the Indian market. For all the reasons, whether good or bad, that they went with Mahal, it makes absolutely zero sense to switch from him to go with Corbin. It’s not a matter of who is better, as Mahal is the better promo and has the stronger facial expressions, but Corbin has little going for him past he’s tall and can be pushed as a bully, but doesn’t have main event promos or charisma. And even though people probably don’t realize it, Mahal (31) is actually the younger of the two (32). The point is if the goal is to grow India, why take the title from Mahal? If that isn’t working, and ratings are up, and not down (although that’s more due to Cena being back full-time, but Mahal at least can’t be said has led to any migration of audience away), Corbin is everything Mahal is except he has no strong babyface appeal in a foreign land that they are targeting.
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