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The WWE Championship encounter at WWE Summerslam 2017 will have a truly international feel to it as Indo-Canadian WWE Champion, Jinder Mahal, defends his title against The King of Strong Style, Shinsuke Nakamura, from the far Eastern land of Japan.
How is this encounter between a jobber-turned-World Champion, and a wrestler with a proven pedigree all around the world going to pan out? If the WWE wants to bring some prestige back to their most important championship, then it's time to end the Jinder experiment once and for all.
They have made little headway in India -- the primary reason Mahal was given the WWE Championship -- and the title is now being overshadowed by the WWE United States Championship feud between AJ Styles and Kevin Owens instead.
This is also a prime opportunity to let Shinsuke Nakamura carry the banner in the WWE and allow him to showcase his wide array of skills -- something he hasn't been allowed to do thus far due to shoddy booking.
And, lest we forget, there is the looming spectre of Mr Money in the Bank, Baron Corbin. How is that going to affect who walks out of Brooklyn with the biggest prize in sports entertainment?
So, without any further ado, here is our list of five possible endings for the WWE Championship match between Jinder Mahal and Shinsuke Nakamura:
#5 Jinder wins and Baron Corbin cashes in
While it seems like the WWE has learnt its lesson with Jinder Mahal and are planning to put the WWE Championship on someone more worthy, you shouldn't discount the fact that Vincent Kennedy McMahon is someone who hates predictability and might just change things because people can see it coming from a mile away.
To that effect, he might decide to throw a real curveball with this one. First, by giving Jinder the victory over Nakamura -- a monumental mistake in my opinion -- and then having Baron Corbin cash in on The Modern Day Maharaja.
Corbin has stayed true to his "Lone Wolf" persona and refuses to form alliances with anyone -- including fellow heels. So, it makes sense in the storyline to have him cash in on Mahal.
#4 Jinder Mahal retains the WWE Championship via DQ or Count Out
Adding to the whole predictability factor, Vince McMahon is also one stubborn son of a gun. He might very well decide that Jinder Mahal as WWE Champion will eventually work and help the WWE break into the Indian market and with that in mind, have him retain the belt.
Regardless of your personal feelings on this, it's important that Shinsuke Nakamura is protected and thus a middle ground could very well be that "The Artist" wins the match but not the coveted belt.
They could have "The Modern Day Maharaja" get himself intentionally disqualified or counted out in order to escape with his championship. This would also build some colossal heat on the Indo-Canadian superstar.
#3 Jinder Mahal retains via shenanigans
The more likely outcome for Jinder Mahal to walk out of Brooklyn as WWE Champion, would be for him to stick to his usual MO and use his cohorts to do his bidding and win the match dirty.
The Singh Brothers have proven their slavish devotion to "The Modern Day Maharaja's" cause and they could very well be instrumental in helping him escape with the championship yet again. Or, who knows, we might see another appearance by The Great Khali.
This would more or less kill any chances of Shinsuke Nakamura being taken seriously as a main event player for the foreseeable future though, and I hope that the WWE shows more sense than this.
#2 Shinsuke Nakamura becomes new WWE Champion and keeps the title
Now, what makes the WWE Championship picture at WWE Summerslam 2017 so interesting is that Mr Money in the Bank, Baron Corbin, is waiting in the wings to swoop down and cash in his guaranteed WWE Championship contract -- especially if Shinsuke Nakamura wins to become the new champion.
As we've spoken about Vince McMahon's hate for predictability, we might very well see him hold the "Lone Wolf's" cash in back just because everyone's expecting it. It would be a curveball for sure and it would give the WWE Universe a chance to bask in "The King of Strong Style's" ascension to the throne.
Corbin could just cash in on the episode of WWE Smackdown right after WWE Summerslam 2017 in order to change things up a little bit.
#1 Shinsuke Nakamura wins and Baron Corbin cashes in
Just because it's predictable doesn't mean it's the wrong move. While it would be great to see Shinsuke Nakamura as WWE Champion, perhaps a greater thrill would be for us to see him chase the gold after Baron Corbin snatches it away moments after he's beaten Jinder Mahal.
My money is very much on this being the outcome of the WWE Championship match at WWE Summerslam 2017.
