Kurt Angle confirmed the following matches for the upcoming WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view in the opening of tonight’s episode of RAW:

* WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar vs. WWE Champion Jinder Mahal

* WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz vs. WWE United States Champion Baron Corbin

* WWE RAW Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose vs. WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos

* Traditional Survivor Series match: RAW Team vs. SmackDown Team

* Traditional Survivor Series Women’s match: RAW Team vs. SmackDown Team

WWE Survivor Series takes place on November 19, 2017, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. As always, we will be providing live play-by-play coverage of the event.

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WWE is planning for Universal Champion Brock Lesnar to face WWE Champion Jinder Mahal in the main event match for next month’s Survivor Series pay-per-view event, according to Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.

Neither title is expected to be on the line in the match. Dave Meltzer speculated earlier this week that Finn Balor would be challenging Brock for the WWE Universal Title at Survivor Series, but those plans appear to be off.

Survivor Series takes place on Sunday, November 19th, 2017 in Houston, Texas. As always, we will be providing live play-by-play coverage of the event.

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WWE Champion Jinder Mahal has been working with a shoulder injury, which has been bothering him in recent weeks.

According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Mahal has been wearing Kinesio Tape at WWE Live Events but not on WWE television or pay-per-view events. The belief is WWE doesn’t want fans to see him taped up on television.

Here is a photo of Jinder at a recent event wearing the tape:

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WWE Champion Jinder Mahal recently spoke with Sports Illustrated. Here are some highlights:

His Poorly Received Shinsuke Nakamura Promo Some Considered Racist: “Every day in WWE is also an opportunity. I have to rise to the occasion every time I am given that opportunity, and that includes every promo on SmackDown, too.”

Becoming WWE Champion ‘Out Of Nowhere’: “There was originally no plan in place for me to become WWE champion. It felt like I became the number one contender out of nowhere. I call what I did forcing the results. I wasn’t happy with my position. I was putting in the work, but I wasn’t getting the results. I was going to force the result no matter what the cost.”

His Message to Rob Gronkowski: “Rob Gronkowski cost me the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, and I haven’t forgot that,” said Mahal. “There is definitely unfinished business between myself and Gronkowski, and I can guarantee he’ll be getting his receipt.”

Samir Singh’s Nasty Bump During the Punjabi Prison Match in July: “I kept watching him go higher and higher when he was fighting off Randy Orton, and when I thought he’d already went too high, he went one ring even higher. Then he hit the table real, real hard. Ultimately, they’ll tell you there is no price too high to pay for the Maharaja.”

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While speaking to Boston Wrestling Sports, John Cena Jr. talked about his dislike for WWE Champion Jinder Mahal and said he doesn’t believe he’s a good champion.

“I don’t think he’s a good champion, I don’t think he’s a worthy champion,” Cena Sr. said. “I think they need to get somebody in there that can get people involved in the championship matches… I don’t think he’s the man for the job.”

“I’m not impressed,” Cena Sr. continued. “There are other people I can see holding that belt.”

You can listen to his remarks embedded in the video below:

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After his victory against Randy Orton at Sunday’s WWE Battleground event, WWE Champion Jinder Mahal spoke with Indian Express and talked about The Great Khali’s return to WWE.

“Not only on SmackDown live but also on the entire WWE, I run the show and call the shots. With the Great Khali behind me, I am truly unstoppable. I have a great relationship with Khali, he is like my older brother. As Indians, we stick together. He was the first person I contacted after announcing the Punjabi Prison Match. We are in contact all the time and he is one of my role models and I want to follow his footsteps. He has helped put India on the map of WWE and I hope he is happy with my performance at Battleground.”

As previously noted, WWE decided to bring Khali in to help give Jinder a rub. The feeling right now is that Jinder isn’t very popular in India, despite being WWE Champion. The belief is that aligning Jinder with Khali will help him in the long run in-terms of popularity in India.

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WWE Champion Jinder Mahal recently had an interview with NBC News, where he talked about his personal life, how he was shy talking in front of people and how he was made fun of for wearing a turban when he was young. Mahal told NBC how he prepared himself by training, gave attention to his diet, to get ready for the opportunity.

“I’m very down to earth, quiet. I’m kind of a homebody. I have a little dog. She keeps me company,” Mahal told NBC. “I just like to train and diet and get my rest so my body can recover so I can wrestle.”

“It’s an entertainment industry, and I know you have to turn up the volume, which I’m now comfortable doing,” he added. ”At first I was very shy to talk into the mic and to talk in front of people.”

Mahal became the 50th WWE Champion by defeating Randy Orton two months ago at Backlash. Soon after becoming the champion, Mahal has gone on to ask the WWE Universe to denounce racism.

“People would always make fun of me,” he said. “But it’s important to always stay true to yourself and not let that get to you.”

“Our fans there are very passionate,” he added. “WWE Universe India is one of our most special places. … I’m very proud of my heritage and hope to make everybody proud.”

Mahal said that he wants to make an impact on the youth. Mahal is a part of WWE’s Be A STAR anti-bullying campaign and Make-A-Wish Foundation. He plans to set up a wrestling school, and help the community.

“I was fortunate enough to have great trainers growing up,” Dhesi said. “I just want to give the youth the same opportunities that I had. I want to pass it forward. Often the kids are neglected and they find themselves getting into trouble.”

You can check out the full article here.

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After Tuesday’s episode of SmackDown Live and 205 Live went off the air, Randy Orton faced WWE champion Jinder Mahal in the dark match main event. Orton defeated Mahal via disqualification after The Singh Brothers interfered. After the DQ, Orton RKOd both Singh Brothers and then celebrated.

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