The Maharaja is your new WWE Champion, but Jinder Mahal says he didn’t know the title win was gonna happen until the day of the show — and Vince McMahon was proud as hell afterward.

Mahal spoke with Sportskeeda after winning and told them he didn’t find out until Sunday that he’d be taking home the title. When asked about McMahon’s reaction he said, “Vince was very happy. He was really proud of me because Vince knows how much work I’ve put in.”

Adding, “And, I told Vince, ‘Hey Vince, my goal is to come back every week and improve. Every time you see me perform I’m going to get better on the mic, going to get better in the ring and I’ll be in better shape every week.'”

Jinder also revealed that The Singh Brothers have plans to join the SmackDown tag division.