Veer Mahaan Finally COMES... To WWE Raw
Months of memes finally give way to reality as superstar shows up, boots Mysterios.
After six months of endless, often directionless videos touting his eventual arrival, Veer Mahaan finally came to WWE Raw Monday night, a meme brought to life.
Veer had been part of Jinder Mahal's crew for several months until the WWE draft last fall, when Jinder and Shanky were sent to SmackDown, and Veer remained on Raw. A couple of weeks later, vignettes started airing reintroducing Veer Mahaan to the audience. That seemed to make sense, as he was little more than Jinder's heavy, a punching bag for Mahal's rivals rather than a character himself.
But then the weeks turned into months, and the Veer vignettes became a meme, proudly announcing that "Veer is coming" over and over. Photos were edited to make Mahaan look 80 years old, and fans speculated whether Triple H and Stephanie McMahon's eldest daughter would come to Raw before Veer.
Monday night though, Veer finally made his way to the ring and attacked Dominik and Rey Mysterio, laying father and son out and putting Dom in a Camel Clutch variant. Presumably, this would position Mahaan as feuding with Rey, as Dominik had been beaten by Miz in a squash just moments before.
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The reaction from fans on the Raw after WrestleMania was pretty strong, but it'll be interesting to see if this is the usual post-Mania crowd reaction, or if it carries over next week and the week after. But there's no doubt that Veer is to be regarded as a solid heel and not some joke.
Kudos to Veer though, as he looks like he trimmed up during the six months and is in great shape. Let's see if all of that translates.