Ranking 2017's WWE PPV Endings: From Worst To Best

11. Battleground: Khali's Comeback

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Jinder Mahal's failure as WWE Champion was such that the company's supposed 'top prize' headlined only a single pay-per-view during his five-month reign, but boy, what a headliner it was.

The Punjabi Prison's comeback was predictably terrible. Trapped in a bamboo structure that has never delivered anything other than complete duds, 'The Modern Day Maharaja' and Randy Orton laboured their way through 28 terrible minutes, most of which revolved around tame weapon spots and the duo's trademark heatless grappling. The Singh Brothers were at their bumping best, but couldn't mask the banality.

The bout was a dud, and it's conclusion was impossibly dumb. The Great Khali made an unexpected return, drawing a surprisingly huge pop from the crowd, before shaking 'The Viper' down from the cage, then choking him through the bars. This allowed Jinder to break out of jail and leave with his reign intact, with Khali humorously stealing host spotlight by grabbing the WWE Championship on their entrance ramp celebration.

The situation's absurdity lifts it up a notch, but there was still too much wrong with Battleground's conclusion to say it was objectively good.

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