Why Jinder Mahal reportedly won the WWE Championship

Jinder Mahal recently defeated Randy Orton at Backlash to become WWE Champion, but, according to our sources, The Maharaja was reportedly not originally scheduled to win the title.

Jinder Mahal became the number one contender for the WWE Championship after winning a Six-Pack Challenge. Mahal won thanks to the Singh Brothers, who played a key role in the star becoming the WWE Champion.

The former 3MB member pulled off a major feat in WWE, beating 13-time WWE Champion Randy Orton for the title. However, this was reportedly not supposed to be the case as Orton was meant to have a lengthy reign before losing the title at Money in the Bank to Rusev.

Things underwent a drastic change on Tuesday when Rusev’s planned return was shelved with no explanation on TV. Seemingly, SmackDown’s lead writer, Ryan Ward, still wanted Rusev to win Money in the Bank but also wanted to extend the Mahal-Orton feud. This was apparently one of the major reasons WWE did not put Rusev on TV to set up a match with Orton until it had decided in which direction it was going.

WWE seemingly decided to put the WWE Championship on Jinder Mahal only two hours before the show

On Friday, WWE found a way to not only extend the feud but also put the belt on Mahal’s shoulder.

However, things apparently took another twist on Sunday morning, with the promotion deciding to keep the championship on The Viper and proceed with the Orton-Rusev feud. The star was even asked to fly out to Chicago.

There was yet another twist in the tale, and two hours before the match, WWE reportedly decided Jinder would be WWE Champion after all.

If WWE does decide to extend the feud between Mahal and Orton, fans could see the two clash over the next couple of weeks.

However, if the promotion decides to introduce Rusev into the fray, fans could also see a Triple Threat Match for the title between Mahal, Orton, and Rusev at Money in the Bank.