WWE Backlash 2017: 10 Huge Predictions You Need To Know
3. Jinder Wins
It's been the quickest and most improbable rise up the card since John 'Bradshaw' Layfield abandoned APA partner Faarooq, donned a suit and snared the WWE Title from Eddie Guerrero in 2004.
The move to crown the former cowboy was lambasted at the time, with many boycotting Smackdown in protest at the sight of a known bully and perennial lower card brawler taking the title from the beloved Champion.
To his credit, JBL grew into the role as a character at least, if not particularly improving after the bell rang. His matches were still dull scuffles, but his promo work was stellar enough to justify his June victory stretching through to WrestleMania where he'd put over John Cena in the 'Champ's ascension to the upper echelon.
To Jinder Mahal then, who's anointment as Number One contender drew derision from all corners of the fanbase as he somehow conquered five other men a week after losing to Mojo Rawley in three minutes.
Ostensibly selected out of the blue due to an incredible physical reinvention but more cynically chosen to tap into an enormous Indian market largely untouched by major organisations, Mahal ticks most of the boxes associated with a spontaneous Vince McMahon elevation.
Orton's latest spell with the title has been irreversibly damaged by the dire encounters with Bray Wyatt, so a fresh start with Mahal would do as much for the belt as it would the 'Maharaja'.