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7. Jinder Mahal's Single WWE Championship Reign Is Longer Than All Four Of Edge's Combined.

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The numbers don't lie, and they spell disaster for Jinder Mahal at Sacrifice!

If only Scott Steiner were cutting a promo on the 'Modern Day Maharaja' back when he was WWE Champion in 2017, the reign might have actually stood half a chance. Alas, the run will be remembered for what it was - a panicked multifarious failure that served only to devalue a belt already suffering questionable prestige.

Although it typically wouldn't be, this quirky statistic is unfortunately most definitely one at Mahal's expense rather than that of the 'Rated-R Superstar'. Short title tenures often doom the holder, but not here - Mahal's 170 days were painfully unremarkable, and when they weren't boring they were too offensive to be genuinely heated.

Contrast this with some legacy-enhancing runs against John Cena and others for an Edge character still very much on the ascendancy in WWE at the time, and it's crystal clear who got the better deal.

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