Sunday night WWE Backlash aired on the WWE Network and most of the SmackDown Live titles were on the line with the exception of the SmackDown Women’s Championship. The Usos retained their Tag Team Titles, and Kevin Owens retained his US Title, but Randy Orton did not walk out with his 13th WWE World Title.
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Instead Randy Orton was defeated by Jinder Mahal, and Jinder is now the new WWE Champion. Yes, you read that right. Jinder Mahal is the new WWE Champion, so don’t try to pinch yourself because it won’t change the results of the Backlash main event.
Some wrestling fans feel like they’re living in Bizarro World, which is understandable. For most of his WWE career Jinder Mahal has been the punchline of wrestling related jokes, but now he’s the WWE Champion and the top heel on SmackDown Live. It just goes to show that anything is possible, and anything can happen in the WWE.
Most fans are still letting the shock sink in, but everyone has something to say about Jinder Mahal’s big victory over Randy Orton and his WWE Championship win, and you can check out some of the reactions below.
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