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REVIEW: No Mercy 2007: This Is A Weird One

Welcome to KB’s Old School (and New School) Reviews. I’ve been reviewing wrestling shows for over twelve years now and have reviewed over 6,000 shows. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I’ll be posting a new review here on Wrestlingrumors.net. It could be anything from modern WWE to old school to indies to anything in between. Note that I rate using letters instead of stars and I don’t rate matches under three minutes as really, how good or bad can something that short be? No Mercy 2007 Date: October 7, 2007 Location: Allstate Arena, Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 12,500 Commentators: Jim Ross, Joey Styles, Jerry Lawler, Tazz, John Bradshaw Layfield, Michael Cole It’s time for a special show as John Cena is no longer the WWE Champion due to suffering an injury on Raw. Therefore we are guaranteed a new champion, though it is not clear how the title will be decided. Other than that, the Smackdown side features Batista defending the World Title against Great Khali in a Punjabi Prison ma..

WWE Star Teases Bringing Back An Infamous Gimmick Match

Welcome back? There are all kinds of different matches in the wrestling world and some of them are a lot more unique than others. You don’t get to see all of them every week as it could get dull in a hurry. Sometimes a promotion finds a match that it only busts out in extreme situations, with WWE being no exception. One such match be making it’s return soon. In a new interview with El Brunch de WWE, Jinder Mahal discussed the history of the Punjabi Prison match. Mahal mentioned that Great Khali designed the match and then appeared to help Mahal win his edition of the match against Randy Orton at Battleground 2017. While Mahal said that he did not want to have too many matches inside the structure, he did want to face Drew McIntyre in such a match. No match between the two has been announced as of yet, though they are feuding. The Punjabi Prison match consists of a pair of cages made of bamboo surrounding the ring. A series of doors can be opened, allowing a wrestler to move from one ..

United States Championship Match Set For WWE Backlash

Randy Orton has his chance to win his championship back from Jinder Mahal. At WrestleMania 34, Jinder Mahal pinned Rusev in a fatal four way match to win the WWE United States Championship from Randy Orton. On the very next episode of Smackdown, Orton defeated Bobby Roode and Rusev in a triple threat match to earn a championship match at WWE Backlash. A rivalry renewed.@RandyOrton @JinderMahal #SDLive pic.twitter.com/t3FRWUbkum — WWE (@WWE) April 11, 2018 Backlash will the the first co-branded pay-per-view as WWE moves to doing that full-time. There has already been a match between Roman Reigns and Samoa Joe scheduled for Backlash. Last year, Orton and Mahal had a series of matches for the WWE Championship including the Punjabi Prison match at WWE Battleground. They also faced each other at Backlash in 2017. It should be considered that next week is the Superstar Shakeup and wrestlers will be changing brands and last year's Superstar Shakeup saw two champions change brand..

What to Expect at Tonight’s WWE Battleground Event

<p>WWE heads to the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia for tonight’s WWE Battleground event. Here is the card for event:</p><p><strong>Punjabi Prison for the WWE Title</strong><br />Randy Orton vs. Jinder Mahal</p><p><strong>WWE United States Title Match</strong><br />Kevin Owens vs. AJ Styles</p><p><strong>SmackDown Tag Team Title Match</strong><br />The New Day vs. The Usos</p><p><strong>Flag Match</strong><br />Rusev vs. John Cena</p><p><strong>Fatal 5 Way Elimination Match to Crown a New #1 Contender</strong><br />Charlotte Flair vs. Lana vs. Becky Lynch vs. <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/tamina-snuka" title="Tamina Snuka">Tamina Snuka</a></strong> vs. Natalya</p><p>Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Baron Corbin</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/sami-zayn" title="Sami Zayn">Sami Zayn</a></strong> vs. Mike Kanellis</p><p><strong>Kickoff</strong><br />Aiden English vs. <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/tye-dillinger" title="Tye Dillinger">Tye Dillinger</a></strong></p><p>Check back here at 7PM ET for our live play-by-play coverage of the event. We will also be having a live fan discussion at <a href="http://www.ringsidetalk.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RingsideTalk.net</a>!</p>

Favorites to Win at Sunday’s WWE Battleground Event

<p>Here are the current bedding odds for Sunday’s WWE Battleground event, courtesy of Bet Wrestling. These betting outcomes will most-likely changed several times between now and Sunday.</p><p><em>(Note: The lower the number, the more favorable they are in winning the bout)</em></p><p><strong>WWE Championship – Punjabi Prison Match</strong><br />Jinder Mahal (c) -333 vs. Randy Orton +220</p><p><strong>WWE United States Championship</strong><br />AJ Styles (c) -300 vs. Kevin Owens +188</p><p><strong>Smackdown Tag Team Championship</strong><br />The Usos (c) +163 vs. The New Day -227</p><p><strong>Flag Match</strong><br />John Cena -1000 vs. <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/rusev" title="Rusev">Rusev</a></strong> +500</p><p><strong>Fatal 5 Way for the Smackdown Women’s Championship #1 Contendership</strong><br />Charlotte +120 vs. <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/lana" title="Lana">Lana</a></strong> +200 vs. Becky Lynch +230 vs. Tamina +350 vs. <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/natalya" title="Natalya">Natalya</a></strong> +1000</p><p>Shinsuke Nakamura -250 vs. Baron Corbin +175</p><p>Aiden English +150 vs. Tye Dillenger -200</p>

New Match Added to WWE Battleground

<p>WWE has announced <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/sami-zayn" title="Sami Zayn">Sami Zayn</a></strong> vs. Mike Kanellis for this Sunday’s WWE Battleground event. Here is the updated card for the show:</p><p><strong>Punjabi Prison for the WWE Title</strong><br />Randy Orton vs. Jinder Mahal</p><p><strong>WWE United States Title Match</strong><br />Kevin Owens vs. AJ Styles</p><p><strong>SmackDown Tag Team Title Match</strong><br />The New Day vs. The Usos</p><p><strong>Flag Match</strong><br />Rusev vs. John Cena</p><p><strong>Fatal 5 Way Elimination Match to Crown a New #1 Contender</strong><br />Charlotte Flair vs. Lana vs. Becky Lynch vs. <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/tamina-snuka" title="Tamina Snuka">Tamina Snuka</a></strong> vs. Natalya</p><p>Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Baron Corbin</p><p>Sami Zayn vs. Mike Kanellis</p><p><strong>Kickoff</strong><br />Aiden English vs. <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/tye-dillinger" title="Tye Dillinger">Tye Dillinger</a></strong></p>

Rumored Card for WWE Battleground

<p>The following card is being rumored for the upcoming SmackDown-brand WWE Battleground event:</p><p><strong>Punjabi Prison Match for the WWE Championship</strong><br />Jinder Mahal (C) vs. Randy Orton</p><p><strong>Tag Team match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships</strong><br />The New Day (C) vs. The Usos</p><p><strong>WWE the United States Championship</strong><br />Kevin Owens (C) vs. AJ Styles</p><p><strong>SmackDown Women’s Championship</strong><br />Lana vs. <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/naomi" title="Naomi">Naomi</a></strong></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/rusev" title="Rusev">Rusev</a></strong> vs. John Cena</p><p>Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Baron Corbin</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/sami-zayn" title="Sami Zayn">Sami Zayn</a></strong> vs. Mike Kanellis</p><p>WWE Battleground takes place on July 23rd from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. As always, we will be providing live play-by-play coverage of the event.</p>

James Storm Open to WWE Return

<p>While speaking to USA Today, James Storm talked about his departure from WWE and reveled why he left. He also indicated that he is open to a return to the company if the opportunity presented itself.</p><p><em>“Everything is about timing. I didn’t think it was the <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/right/" title="right">right</a></strong> time. I was treated with respect when I went down there, Hunter (WWE executive vice president Paul ‘Triple’ Levesque and I talked about things. He just said, ‘At the end of the day, you have to do what’s best for you. If things don’t work out, you have my number. Give me a call.’ It was great for him to say that to me. At the time, I don’t think I was ready for it with some stuff with my family life and my personal life to take care of. He understood that. It had nothing to do with wrestling. But never say never is the wrestlers’ motto that we live by. If it presented itself, I would talk it over my family <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/again/" title="again">again</a></strong> and see what we could do.”</em></p><p>You can <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/check/" title="check">check</a></strong> out the full interview <a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/06/cowboys-james-storm-tna-impact-slammiversary-punjabi-prison" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

Two Possible Matches for WWE Battleground

<p>Dave Meltzer discussed the upcoming WWE Backlash event on today’s installment of Wrestling Observer Radio. As of this writing there are only two matches confirmed for the show. Those matches are Jinder Mahal defending his WWE World Title against <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/randy-orton" title="Randy Orton">Randy Orton</a></strong> in a Punjabi Prison match and The Usos defending their tag team championships against The New Day.</p><p>Meltzer revealed that two other matches that will take place on the card. Those matches are:</p><strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/sami-zayn" title="Sami Zayn">Sami Zayn</a></strong> vs. Mike Kanellis Nakamura vs. <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/baron-corbin" title="Baron Corbin">Baron Corbin</a></strong> <p>WWE Battleground takes place on July 23rd from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. As always, we will be providing live play-by-play coverage of the event.</p>

The Taz Show Recap – Smackdown Analysis, Carmella Wins Again, Where’s Tye Dillinger? More!

<p>Taz opens today’s show speaking about last night’s episode of Smackdown Live.</p><p>He says that it was nice to see Carmella scale the ladder and claim the Money in the Bank briefcase on her own this time, but <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/james-ellsworth" title="James Ellsworth">James Ellsworth</a></strong> found a way to get back into the building and got involved in the match again, even after being banned from the building by GM Daniel <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/bryan/" title="Bryan">Bryan</a></strong>.</p><p></p><p>Taz thinks that Daniel Bryan and/or Shane McMahon need to do something to maintain their credibility moving forward, such as suspending Ellsworth for some amount of time. Bryan specifically ordered Ellsworth to stay out of the building and Ellsworth ignored him. Taz says that Bryan needs to show Ellsworth who’s boss.</p><p>He thought that <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/randy-orton" title="Randy Orton">Randy Orton</a></strong> cut a good, convincing promo last night and Mahal’s interruption was well done as well. He’s exciting to see the return of the Punjabi Prison match, but if he was WWE he wouldn’t have had Mahal talk nicely about The Great Khali. Taz says that Mahal should be a dirty, nasty heel who shouldn’t talk nicely about anyone.</p>

Another Match Announced for WWE Battleground

<p>Shane McMahon announced on tonight’s episode of SmackDown Live that <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/randy-orton" title="Randy Orton">Randy Orton</a></strong> will get a rematch against Jinder <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/mahal/" title="Mahal">Mahal</a></strong> for the WWE Title at the upcoming WWE Battleground event. Jinder would later announce that the match is a Punjabi Prison match. Here is the updated card:</p><p><strong>WWE Title: Punjabi Prison match</strong><br /><strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/randy/" title="Randy">Randy</a></strong> Orton vs. Jinder Mahal</p><p><strong>SmackDown Tag Team Championship</strong><br />The New Day vs. The Usos</p><p>Battleground takes place on July 23rd from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.</p>

Rumored Stipulation Confirmed for WWE Battleground

<p>PWInsider has confirmed speculation that WWE is planning on bringing back the Punjabi Prison match for the upcoming WWE Battleground pay-per-view event.</p><p>PWI claims that their sources have informed them that the match will indeed taking place on the card. The match is expected to see Jinder <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/mahal/" title="Mahal">Mahal</a></strong> defend his WWE Title against <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/randy-orton" title="Randy Orton">Randy Orton</a></strong>. This will be the 3rd Punjabi Prison match in WWE history.</p>

Punjabi Prison Match Returning Next Month?

<p>It looks like the Punjabi Prison match may be making a return to WWE very soon.</p><p>There has been speculation that the upcoming match that is rumored to take place at July 29th WWE Battleground event between <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/randy-orton" title="Randy Orton">Randy Orton</a></strong> and Jinder <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/mahal/" title="Mahal">Mahal</a></strong> will be a Punjabi Prison match. It’s being said that <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/staff/" title="staff">staff</a></strong> workers at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia did measurements in the arena to fit a large bamboo structure. Word also going around is that employees of WWE have been instructed to take the Punjabi Prison structure out of storage.</p><p>Pro Wrestling Sheet’s Ryan Satin mentioned on Twitter that Orton is expected to take time off but he will still be around for the Punjabi match at Battleground:</p>

Jinder Mahal Says Dream Match Would Be Against Brock Lesnar

<p>Jinder <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/mahal/" title="Mahal">Mahal</a></strong> recently spoke with <a href="https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/interview-jinder-mahal-draws-parallels-bret-hart-speaks-about-indian-heritage-challenges-in-wwe-dream-opponent" rel="nofollow" target="new">nishant.jayaram of sportskeeda.com</a> for an interview. Here are some highlights:</p><p><strong>WWE’s Plans to Expand The India Market</strong>: Yes, definitely, WWE is looking to expand in India. It already has a huge presence in India. So I believe, alongside other Indian Superstars like the Singh Brothers, <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/akam" title="Akam">Akam</a></strong> in NXT, Lovepreet (Kishan Raftar), I think the more Indian wrestlers come, the bigger the Indian audience becomes, the bigger the WWE Universe in India becomes, which I think would be a great thing because our Indian fans are very passionate.I would love to do more live shows in India – because I know the last two shows in Delhi last year were a huge success, they were both sold out. I would love to see WWE all across India, in Punjab, Mumbai and Delhi.</p><p><strong>How US Fans Treat Him</strong>: Actually, it’s a very unique dynamic because the American fans boo me – and sometimes in my promos, I say that America doesn’t accept diversity, which is all character stuff. But I like this unique dynamic of how Indians really like me, even American Indian fans like me. In shows here in the USA, a lot of the crowd has Indian fans who are cheering for me, but the American fans are booing for me.I think it’s very unique. It reminds me of the time of Bret Hart, who was a huge and successful star in Canada – Canadian fans would cheer him, but when he was wrestling in the USA, they would (fans) boo him out of the building. I think it is a very similar situation.</p><p><strong>New Finishing Move The Khallas</strong>: To be a WWE Superstar you’ve to constantly be evolving and improving. I study a lot of tapes, I watch a lot of old wrestling matches and see moves that work and moves that don’t work. I watch guys that are similar to my size, frame and body shape and the moves they do. Because it’s pointless for me to watch high-flying moves or guys that weigh 300+ pound power moves. I’m a unique blend of speed, size and light – I’m only 230 pounds but I’m very strong. I watch guys who are similar to my body type and see what kind of moves they do, and see what works and doesn’t, and based of that I try new stuff on live events. So, if they’re not successful I can scrap it and take it out of my repertoire.</p><p><strong>The Success of 3MB</strong>: We’re proof – me, Heath and Drew (former members of 3MB) – are proof that anything is possible, it doesn’t matter where you are on the card. You could be the opening match, it is possible to get to the top of the card, through hard work. WWE is great, it gives people opportunities who deserve opportunities, Vince rewards hard work, WWE rewards hard work, so it motivates the rest of the locker room – they’ve seen me go from the bottom of the card to the top.</p><p><strong>Dream Opponent</strong>: I think my dream opponent is <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/brock-lesnar" title="Brock Lesnar">Brock Lesnar</a></strong>. Imagine that match – Champion vs Champion, WWE Champion vs Universal Champion. He is my dream opponent because if I can knock off Brock Lesnar that would truly solidify me… I’m the best and let the world know that the WWE Champion is better than Universal Champion.</p>

Impact Wrestling Spoilers – May 31st, 2017

<p>Thanks again to Himanshu D for passing along the following spoilers from Wednesday’s Impact taping in India:</p><p>Sonjay Dutt championship celebration to start off the show. Punjabi dancers out and Sonjay makes his entrance with Shera. He says what a night, it took 15 years to win the X-Division title and he did it in front of you guys. He thanks the crowd and promises to be the greatest X-Division champion of all time. Low Ki out. Sonjay says he hopes Low Ki is here to congratulate him. Low Ki says he is indeed here to congratulate him. He says Sonjay had luck but he made use of it to become the champion. He says he truly feels the rightful place of the X-Division Championship is around his waist, and since he gave Sonjay a match up on his request, it’s only fair that Sonjay gives him a title shot. Sonjay agrees and says that they will face each other in a 2 out of 3 falls match at Slammiversary. Low Ki seemed pleased and shook Sonjay’s hand but then attacked him and Shera. He hit the foot stomp on Shera. He is about to do the same to Sonjay before Matt Sydal comes out and Low Ki retreats.</p><p>Swoggle chased Spud. They take it through the crowd. Spud escapes and says “kiss my ass” before running away.</p><p>* <strong>Laurel Van Ness and Sienna vs Allie and Rosemary:</strong> Sienna and Laurel make their entrance. Allie comes out. Rosemary’s music plays but she doesn’t come out. Sienna and Laurel walk towards Allie at the entrance way but Rosemary attacks them from behind. KM comes in during the match but Braxton comes out and fights him to the back. A distraction and Laurel hits the Curb Stomp on Rosemary and Sienna pins her for the win.</p><p>* <strong>KM vs Mahabali Shera:</strong> Doctors try to stop Shera from going out for his match. KM attacks right from the bell, pins him but Shera kicks out. KM is in disbelief. KM goes on the offense but Shera fights back. KM goes for the pumphandle sitout facebuster but Shera counters it to hit the Sky High for the win. After the match, Kongo Kong comes out and they double team on Shera. Pumphandle sitout facebuster by KM. Kongo Kong hits the splash from the top rope. Shera has to be helped to the back.</p><p>* <strong>Trevor Lee vs Davey Richards vs Suicide vs Braxton Sutter vs Eddie Edwards Sony SIX X-Division Invitational (Elimination rules):</strong> Suicide eliminated Braxton, Trevor Lee eliminated Suicide, Davey was disqualified after he hit Eddie with a steel chair, Eddie was disqualified after he used a chair on Davey, Sydal wins after a shooting star press on Trevor Lee.</p><p>Eli Drake comes out with Christopher Adonis. He says he hears it when he sleep, he hears it when he eats, “Moose Moose Moose”. Crowd chants for Moose. Adonis says, “You really like Moose, huh? That chump doesn’t deserve to be in the same country let alone the same ring as me and Eli”. Eli says Moose is out her running his mouth and putting his nose in our business. A loud “Eli sucks” chant. He says this guy says he has a partner. He says Moose rhymes with Bruce and jokes about Prichard being his tag team partner. He tells Moose to shut the hell up and he needs him to be a man like CA and him. He says he needs Moose to walk down the aisle. Moose’s music hits. Moose says for first time, Eli is not a dummy. He says he can’t say the same for Chris. Moose says Eli’s right, he doesn’t have partner, all his friends are tied up, Eddie has a full metal mayhem against Davey, Alberto El Patron has his hands full with Lashley and even Rosemary has to get ready for Sienna. Eli says this is gonna be two on one. Moose says his partner is gonna be NFL star DeAngelo Williams. They look at the entrance way but no one comes out. Eli and Chris lay out Moose.</p><p>Matt Sydal’s Sony SIX X-Division Invitational trophy presentation is taped with the Sony Pictures Network CEO, Bruce Prichard and Scott D’Amore.</p><p>* <strong>EC3 and Lashley vs Storm and Alberto:</strong> EC3 and Lashley are in control until Storm gets the hot tag and he clears house. Storm sees the belt in the ring and is about to use it but Lashley stops him. EC3 and Lashley regain control of the match until Alberto gets the hot tag. During the match, EC3 gets angry at referee Brian Stifler’s count and whips him. Brian Hebner comes out and disqualifies EC3 and Lashley. They take the fight to the outside. Alberto chases Lashley away with a steel chair. Alberto celebrates with the GFW and Impact titles in the crowd.</p><p>* <strong>Trevor Lee and Low Ki vs Matt Sydal and Sonjay Dutt:</strong> Sydal and Dutt dominate the <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/early/" title="early">early</a></strong> part of the match, Lee and Low Ki get the advantage on Sydal, Sydal and Sonjay come back into it and Sydal gets the pin after a shooting star press.</p><p><strong>Contract signing for Slammiversary matches:</strong><br />Rosemary vs Sienna: Both sign the contract. Sienna says Rosemary thinks she’s so clever, this is the dumbest thing she ever did. Rosemary says that was very compelling. She says tonight Sienna may have signed the contract, all that means is at Slammiversary they are gonna sign her death certificate with her own <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/blood/" title="blood">blood</a></strong>. “Rosemary’s gonna kill you” chants.</p><p>First time ever mixed tag team Full Metal Mayhem Davey Richards and Angelina Love vs Eddie and Alisha Edwards: “Eddie’s gonna kill you” chants. Davey says you’re gonna have to kill me, because at Slammiversary, I’m gonna bury you. Eddie Edwards says this Sunday at Slammiversary, he’s gonna beat Davey’s ass right where it started.</p><p>James Storm is angry and has to be held back by Borash and Prichard. EC3 says he feels disconnected. He says he lashes out with this, he lashes out for you, he lashes out for this company, he lashes out for these people and for the last emotion that is of disgust. He says he’s gonna tear Storm’s ass piece by piece to the bone not because he wants to but because he has to. Because he’s a Carter and the world needs them. Storm tells EC3 to tell his family Storm is gonna take that strap and whip EC3 over and over and over and over and when the scars burn he’s gonna continue. He says he’s been here for 15 years. He says he’s the cowboy and “sorry about your damn luck”.</p><p>Champion vs champion Lashley vs Alberto: Lashley says all the talking is over, they know at Slammiversary Lashley is going to beat him, so just hand over the belt. He says all the talking is done. Alberto says why wait, we came all the way from America to India, Lashley has a title, he has a title, let’s do it right here tonight. He says it’s as easy as this, take it to the other corner. Alberto goes after Lashley and they everyone in the ring brawl. Bruce says everybody wants to fight tonight, Lashley can captain a team with Davey, EC3 and Kongo Kong, and Alberto can captain a team with Eddie, Storm and Shera.</p><p>* <strong>Mumbai Cats vs Eli Drake and Christopher Adonis:</strong> Mumbai Cats entered to Eli Drake’s music. Eli Drake gets the win after a Gravy Train.</p><p>* <strong>KM, Laurel Van Ness and Sienna vs Braxton Sutter, Allie and Rosemary:</strong> Rosemary mists Laurel, Sienna goes for the AK47 but Rosemary countered it into Red Wedding for the win. After the match, Rosemary stares at Allie, then taps her head and smiles, which makes Allie feel happy. Rosemary then taps Braxton’s head too.</p><p>* <strong>Kongo Kong, Davey Richards, EC3 and Lashley vs Alberto El Patron, James Storm, Eddie Edwards and Mahabali Shera:</strong> Shera comes out alone and the heels gang up on him, until El Patron’s music hits and he comes out with Storm and Eddie. The heels clear the ring. The <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/faces/" title="faces">faces</a></strong> and doctors take a look at Shera and they decide he cannot continue. They take him to the back. The match continues without Shera. Midway through the match, the heels are working on Eddie and they take out Storm and Alberto outside the ring before Eddie can get the tag. Shera comes out and gets the tag from Eddie. Shera hits the Attitude Adjustment on Lashley and a scoop slam on Kongo Kong. Shera goes for the pin but Lashley breaks it up. Lashley picks Shera up on his shoulder but Alberto tags himself in and he takes out Lashley. Shera and Alberto hang Kongo Kong from the corner and Alberto hits the double foot stomp for the win. The faces celebrate in the ring.</p><p>* <strong>Mumbai street fight Spud vs Swoggle:</strong> A directional sign board, pani puri stalls, coloured powder and trash cans around the place. The special guest referee is an Indian dwarf. Spud attacks from the outset, they take it to the outside where Swoggle throws coloured powder on Spud’s face, Spud attacks with the trash can near the entrance stage. They return to ringside and Spud takes out a table and places it near the apron. Spud hits Swoggle with the trash can lid, goes for a powerbomb off the apron but Swoggle bites Spud’s hand. Swoggle enters into the ring and tries to kick Spud onto the table but Spud fights out. Spud enters the ring and takes a mic and says he’s got a message, this is a big man’s business, he hates Swoggle, the boys at the back hate Swoggle and these people hate Swoggle. He says, “Here’s a secret, I meant to pull your pants down!” Swoggle slaps Spud, Spud attacks Swoggle in the corner, referee pulls Spud away from the corner. Spud pushes the referee down and accidentally pulled the referee’s pants down, Swoggle teams up with the referee and he pulls Spud’s pants down. He takes Spud to the apron, picks him up on his shoulders and through the table for the win. Swoggle celebrates with the referee.</p>

Whether You Like It or Not, Jinder Mahal Is Here to Stay

<p>As we are all no doubt very aware, Jinder Mahal is the WWE Champion. He’s bested the likes of <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/sami-zayn" title="Sami Zayn">Sami Zayn</a></strong> and Randy Orton, and is now seated comfortably at the top of the mountain. It is still unclear just how long he’s going to stay there, but things have changed. He is not going back down to where he was. WWE is clearly all in on the Maharaja Express. Once this is all done and there’s a new WWE Champion, don’t expect Mahal to fade away. From the looks of things, he is going to be around for a while.</p><h4>The Last Few Reigns Kinda Sucked</h4><p>Think about it. The last three champions, for some crazy reason, have all been transitional champions. I can’t believe it. If you add the total amount of days that John Cena, <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/bray-wyatt" title="Bray Wyatt">Bray Wyatt</a></strong>, and Randy Orton held the title this year, it’s less than the length of AJ Styles’s reign. The championship went nowhere.</p><p>Cena won it off AJ so he could get his 16 title reigns and lose it to Bray Wyatt two weeks later. Two weeks. What is this, the 70’s? Next up is Bray Wyatt. His reign started out alright. He won in the Elimination Chamber and retained against Cena and Styles in a triple threat. Cool. Randy Orton burned his house down and killed Sister Abigail to death. It was an awesome moment, but that was when the feud jumped the shark.</p><p>The bad blood between Wyatt and Orton devolved into a dick measuring contest. They argued over who had the superior magic powers, with Bray claiming he was born again and Randy just kinda stabbing the ground with a stake. Then they put on a garbage match at Wrestlemania that was certifiably spooky.</p><p>Randy won and then fought Wyatt in an even spookier House of Horrors match that he lost. He then lost his in his first title defense.</p><h4>They’ve Put Effort Into Turning Jinder Into a Champion</h4><p>The very first thing that Jinder Mahal did on Smackdown was come out of a damn limousine like he was hot stuff. The Singh brothers weren’t even riding in the same car as him. They rolled out a carpet for him to step on. Then he had a Punjabi celebration that was actually really cool and colorful. Dancers and music were there in the stadium. It was quite nice.</p><p>They are clearly trying to present Mahal as a big deal, and he does seem like one now. This shows a surprising amount of effort. If they were just doing this for kicks and giggles, then they wouldn’t hire a whole crew of Indians to sing and dance. They wouldn’t hire a limousine. WWE is seemingly going the whole nine yards for Mr. Mahal.</p><p>Is Mahal going to retain at Money in the Bank? It’s hard to say. Randy Orton is now going after him, and where the hell is <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/rusev" title="Rusev">Rusev</a></strong>, seriously. Give that man his WWE Championship match. With a new Mr. Money in the Bank about to be crowned soon, we’re about to see some new faces in the main event scene.</p><p>Mahal, to his credit, has shown that he can hang with the best. He knows how to wrestle, even if he is a bit plain and uninspiring. The Singh Brothers add depth to his character by giving him unwarranted arrogance. He claims he’s the best, but he’s clearly not. Combine that with his attempts to make us feel racist, and now everyone hates him. It’s great.</p>

Spoiler on Two Matches for Tonight’s SmackDown Live

<p>The following matches are rumored to take place on tonight’s episode of SmackDown Live:</p><p>* Kevin Owens & Dolph Ziggler vs. AJ Styles & Shinsuke Nakamura</p><p>* Multi-woman match to determine #1 contender for <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/naomi" title="Naomi">Naomi</a></strong> at Money in the Bank.</p><p>Already confirmed for the show:</p><p>* Charlotte Flair and <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/becky-lynch" title="Becky Lynch">Becky Lynch</a></strong> vs. <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/natalya" title="Natalya">Natalya</a></strong> and Carmella</p><p>* Shane McMahon’s Money In the Bank announcement</p><p>* New WWE Champion Jinder Mahal hosts a Punjabi Celebration</p><p>Check back here at 8PM ET for our live play-by-play coverage of tonight’s show. Also, check out <a href="http://www.ringsidetalk.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ringsidetalk.net</a> for our live fan discussion!</p>