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The Great Khali: WWE killed my character when Vince McMahon found out I was leaving

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What happened?

WWE Hall of Famer The Great Khali told Chris Van Vliet that he believes WWE changed his on-screen presentation after learning he did not want to continue with the company. Khali said Vince McMahon reacted to the news by making him more of a comedy character before his WWE contract expired in 2014.

Key Takeaways

The Great Khali claims WWE diminished his character once the company found out he wanted to leave.
Khali specifically attributed the shift to Vince McMahon's reaction to his planned departure.
The discussion contrasts Khali's dominant 2006 debut against The Undertaker with his later comedy-oriented role.
The comments came during Khali's appearance on Chris Van Vliet's Insight interview show.

AI Timeline

2006 debut

The Great Khali debuted on SmackDown by attacking The Undertaker and was presented as a major threat.

Main-event feuds

Khali later worked high-profile WWE programs with names including The Undertaker and John Cena.

Before 2014 exit

Khali's on-screen role shifted toward a more comedic presentation before his contract expired.

New interview

Khali told Chris Van Vliet that WWE changed his character after learning he no longer wanted to work there.

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The Great Khali: WWE killed my character when Vince McMahon found out I was leaving

Cageside Seats • WWE

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestler Dalip Singh alias the Great Khali poses during the launch of 'Trading Card Game' in Mumbai on December 1, 2011. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STRDEL/AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images WWE Hall of Famer The Great Khali was Chris Van Vliet’s latest guest on Insight, and two quotes have the interview caught the wrestle web’s fancy today (July 7). In one, Khali and CVV discuss how the giant from India went from taking out Undertaker in his 2006 SmackDown debut… … to this shortly before his contract expired in 2014… Watching at the time, you might have thought that was because the seven-footer (real name Dalip Singh) was no longer perceived as a threat after his feuds with the likes Taker and John Cena. But not so, Khali told Van Vliet: “I just say I didn’t want to work more WWE, you know. After WWE found out, he was thinking ‘yeah, Khali wants to leave, he wants to leave, he wants to leave… So then he made me like a comed

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