New Delhi, Nov 18: Jinder Mahal losing the WWE Championship is considered to be one of the biggest upsets in the year 2017.
The shocker happened at the Manchester edition of Smackdown Live where AJ Styles was given the championship opportunity against the former champion. The match came up by virtue of an attack on Styles by Jinder.
The babyface superstars took full advantage of the opportunity given to him. After a classic match in the main event, he was able to put Jinder Mahal down with a phenomenal fore-arm. This was enough to get the pinfall win and become the WWE Champion for the second time in the WWE.
We were surprised with the outcome of the match as this also changed the lineup for the Survivor Series PPV. The main event was changed to Brock Lesnar vs. AJ Styles for the PPV. Jinder, on the other hand, was taken out of the match card, entirely.
Many believed this to be unfair to the modern day Maharaja. He held the WWE title for more than 170 days which is the longest one in the modern era just after CM Punk. Also, following the brand split, no one in the WWE has such a dominant title reign like the India-native had on Smackdown Live. But, now, he is not even on the match card of Survivor Series.