10 Weakest Links In WWE Right Now
4. Jinder Mahal
AJ Styles was already one of the most popular wrestlers in the world prior to 7 November, but that night took his adulation to the next level, and his defeat of Jinder Mahal will be remembered among 2017's most exhilarating moments.
FINALLY, someone had risen up to end the torturous five-month period that was 'The Maharaja's' WWE Title reign. Jinder wasn't banished from the main event scene, but his stature was dealt an almighty blow, and while there's a chance he could regain at Clash of Champions, few will miss the promotion's worst modern World Champion.
Mahal's run was dreadful. Pushed primarily to exploit the untapped Indian wrestling market, he is several decades behind his peers between the ropes, working an '80s-style territorial heel act thirty years too late. Every match distills into a vile soup of restholds, evasion, and interferences, with Mahal showing no discernible improvement since his sudden promotion.
Jinder, to his credit, has learned how to carry himself like a star, but he's stuck with a derivative foreign heel gimmick, his facial expressions are comically over-the-top, and his promo delivery is flat and dry. He's an enhancement talent thrust into a role he isn't ready for. This isn't his fault, but his deficiencies are unignorable.