10 WWE Decisions That Enraged The IWC
8. Jinder Mahal Wins The WWE Championship
Jinder Mahal’s sudden ascent to the top of the card came out of nowhere. At the start of April, Mahal was a career-long enhancement talent more used to jobbing on Main Event than headlining pay-per-views. He wasn’t over, he had no credibility, and with years of hard losses under his belt, it looked like he’d never be pushed.
Mahal was crowned number one contender to Randy Orton’s WWE Championship on April 18th, and won the belt little over a month later. He’d gone from complete nobody to the focal point of all SmackDown programming, and the ongoing backlash has been predictably venomous. Mahal’s biggest critics will say his elevation is a disgrace to the belt, and while such reactions tend to get blown out of proportion, it’s hard to argue that he’s a deserving champion.
Jinder has never been over at any point in his WWE career, TV ratings have plummeted since his push began (save for a curiosity-born spike this week), and Backlash ticket says stalled as soon as the Orton match was announced.
His run prove beneficial in the Indian market, but the company are already suffering domestically. Many fans have already written him off, and all available metrics show that Mahal’s ascension has bombed.