5 best opponents for Jinder Mahal before Royal Rumble

#4 Rusev

Rusev and Jinder Mahal have previously competed as Tag Team partners

When the dust settles on this man’s career, he’ll be lauded as an extremely slick, facile and true to the end performer. However, presently, Rusev’s WWE spot is living on a prayer.

"The Bulgarian Brute" gained commodious steam when working alongside his valet/mouthpiece, Lana, but, he’s been relegated to nothing more than an afterthought as of late, squashed by Randy Orton on multiple occasions.

Mind you, the former professional power-lifter was indeed paired with Jinder Mahal after the Maharajah returned to the WWE with an enhanced physique last year.

While Mahal ascended to the top of the food chain, Rusev faded into oblivion Bolivian (sic). Nevertheless, with the Champ desperately in need of a decent feud after only just getting past Shinsuke Nakamura, Jinder’s former Tag Team partner can fill in that void.

Both the Bulgarian and the Punjabi share great chemistry on the mic, besides having wrestled each other multiple times in the past.