WWE Rumor Roundup: SummerSlam match dropped; reason for cancellation of historic PPV, and more - 31st July 2019

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#3 Jinder Mahal injury

Former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal
Former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal

A Superstar who will have a much longer layoff from injury is former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal, who is expected to return to WWE television only on January 1, 2020. The same Fightful report claims that WWE's internal list shows Mahal's return date from his knee injury to be next year.

Mahal suffered a patella tendon injury in late June, which was to keep him out of action for anywhere between six months to a year. The report further states that Mahal had signed a new deal with WWE recently, tying him down for the next five years with WWE.

Mahal, who is now on SmackDown Live, did not have any significant feuds before his injury, although he was one of the many Superstars to win the 24/7 Championship from R-Truth.

The internal list, though, is an approximate time frame when these Superstars could return and is not accurate to the t.

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