2017 SmackDown Live Superstar Report Card (10 to 1)

#3 Jinder Mahal

When the Superstar Shake-Up took place in April, it was pretty clear that the people who switched from Raw to SmackDown Live, and vice versa, were moved in like-for-like swaps with another Superstar (Alexa Bliss swapped with Charlotte Flair, Dean Ambrose swapped with Kevin Owens etc).

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Well, as crazy as it might seem, when Jinder Mahal was drafted from Raw to SmackDown Live, his like-for-like replacement on the red brand appeared to be Curt Hawkins – a serial loser whose run of defeats spans over 100 matches.

From someone on the same level as Hawkins to a WWE champion in a matter of months, 2017 has been an incredible year for “The Modern Day Maharajah”. Only time will tell if he will remain a main-event level Superstar in the months and years to come.

Grade: A

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Danny Hart has been one of the most active writers at Sportskeeda since he began working for the WWE section of the site in October 2017.

Danny currently writes around 100 articles per month about WWE. Before joining Sportskeeda, he worked for seven years as a writer and editor for the football website Goal.com. He also reported live from Premier League stadiums around England.

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Edited by Tanya Rudra