Indian Wrestler Jinder Mahal to fight for WWE Championship
As much as WWE may be tempted to crown Jinder Mahal to complete his recent transformation, the WWE Championship needs to stay in Randy Orton's hands.
Mahal is in the midst of a hurried rise to the top of WWE SmackDown. He has a date with The Viper for the title at the Backlash pay-per-view on May 21, the next step in a surprising trek out of midcard purgatory into the spotlight.
Ending that journey with a WWE title win would be a mistake.
That climax will be a hollow one thanks to The Maharajah's long history as a bottom-feeding gr r. It would be another quick turnaround with SmackDown's top championship and an unnecessary move in an effort to change Mahal's fortunes.
As much as WWE sells fans on the idea that anything can happen on any given night in the ring, some results simply don't make sense.
You can't have Epico win the Royal Rumble. Bo Dallas can't knock off Braun Strowman. A wristlock can't suddenly be used as a finishing move.
Mahal going from perennial tomato can to champion at the pace he's on is in that same hard-to-swallow category.
