Jinder Mahal shocked the world at WWE Backlash 2017 on Sunday as the maharja won the WWE Championship and Twitter couldnāt believe it
There was palpable buzz surrounding Jinder Mahal even getting a shot at the WWE Championship. After he won a six-pack challenge onĀ SmackDown Live, many people were wondering if it was a typo that he was listed as the No. 1 Contender. It wasnāt, though. And on Sunday night, he got his shot at the belt against Randy Orton.
As youād expect with twoĀ enhancedĀ chiseled athletes such as Orton and Mahal, they beat the messĀ out of each other in Chicago. The match was hard-hitting and brutal ā even before the bell ever rang. Also unsurprisingly, the Singh Brothers played a very big role in the match. In fact, their presence may have ultimately decided the outcome.
After laying them both out on the outside, Orton wanted to inflict more damage. He brought the Singh Brothers up to the apron and hit a double-hanging DDT. While he was doing this, though, Jinder came to and snuck up behind. He got the then-champ in the standing Camel Clutch and then hit a massive Khallas as his finisher for the win.
Thatās right, Jinder Mahal is now WWE Champion. Eat your heart out ā and naturally, many did eat their hearts out on Twitter.
Hereās what the good folks of Twitter had to say about The Maharaja winning the title at WWE Backlash on Sunday:
https://twitter.com/Canadia14/status/866485495886487552
https://twitter.com/omarfour/status/866485493298585600
https://twitter.com/Sharkytank/status/866487307490140160
These reactions range from happiness to confusion to anger to downright mockery. That feels about right when Jinder Mahal now hasĀ SmackDownās top title.
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With that said, fans are always wanting and asking to be surprised. Itās hard to say that this doesnāt qualify in that regard. Even those in the know wouldāve been hard-pressed to be 100 percent certain that Mahal would win the belt. Yet here we are.