As seen on this week’s episode of SmackDown Live, Jinder Mahal defeated Dolph Ziggler, Erick Rowan, Luke Harper, Sami Zayn and Mojo Rawley in a Six-Pack Challenge to become the new number one contender to the WWE Championship, which is currently being held by Randy Orton.
Tom Phillips noted during the match that whoever won Six-Pack Challenge would be “heading to WWE Backlash.” This seems to indicate that Mahal would face the winner of Bray Wyatt vs. Orton at the upcoming Backlash PPV event. Wyatt and Orton are scheduled to wrestle for the WWE Championship at Payback.
Here is your winner…and NEW #1Contender for the @WWE Championship, @JinderMahal! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/GwdmtVrmAa
— WWE (@WWE) April 19, 2017
Well, @JinderMahal, meet @WWE Champion @RandyOrton! #SDLive #1Contender pic.twitter.com/JY68JcSpaH
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) April 19, 2017
