#5 Was Jinder the ultimate ‘horror’?
I will give the WWE credit for one thing. Although the objects of ‘horror’ in Bray’s temporary accommodation were pretty lame, the match did end with something truly horrifying: the sight of Jinder Mahal holding the WWE Championship.
Once we get past the fact that in a match concept he had invented, Bray could not defeat his opponent without the help of somebody totally unrelated to anything; we can more clearly see what the WWE was trying to convey by this match’s conclusion. This is how I interpreted it anyway:
Yes, you all may claim to love professional wrestling, and no doubt have tremendous respect for what WWE have done over the years. You have seen a group of truly great, talented individuals with the company’s main belt around their waist. Guys like Hulk Hogan, Macho Man Randy Savage, Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, Stone Cold and The Rock have all, in their own ways, made that belt feel like the huge, important deal that it is.
Now, as we enter 2017, and most of you are too busy watching independent shows like ROH and NJPW and not even bothering to pay for our content anymore, we’re willing to throw the championship on the first person we could think of just to teach you a lesson! If you thought severed dolls heads and creepy vignettes were all we had in mind for the night, you were sadly mistaken. Get used to hearing the following announcement: ‘and NEEEWWWW WWE Champion, Jinder Mahal!’ – The thought is enough to keep anybody up at night.
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