Ranking every WWE pay-per-view main event from 2017 - Part 1

#10 Backlash – Randy Orton(c) vs Jinder Mahal (WWE Championship)

The rise of the Modern Day Maharaja

Jinder Mahal had been with the WWE for many years prior to 2017 and spent most of his time losing matches. Despite his history of losses, the company decided to pluck him from obscurity and make him a WWE Champion.

Unfortunately, Mahal’s run with the title would continue a trend of lacklustre WWE Championship bouts that began at WrestleMania 33. To his credit, Mahal would have a better match with Orton at Money in the Bank, but their first match was the epitome of boredom.

The few moments that stood out in their encounter were Orton giving Mahal a back suplex onto the announcement table, Orton hitting Mahal with a superplex from the top rope, and Orton giving both Singh Brothers back suplexes onto the announcement table.