On tonight’s episode of SmackDown, WWE Champion Jinder Mahal made his way to the ring decked out in a blue suit and tie. Mahal came down to the ring alone, as the Singh Brothers were selling their injuries after Sunday’s Punjabi Prison match at WWE Battleground. Mahal claimed that he crushed the legacy of Randy Orton at Battleground and the legend of the modern day Maharaja was born. Mahal stated that just like everyone in the WWE Universe, Randy Orton underestimated him at Battleground. Mahal demanded to know who his opponent at WWE SummerSlam and demanded silence from the crowd as he spoke in Punjabi.
Something's brewing…
HERE COMES @JOHNCENA! #SDLive #SummerSlam pic.twitter.com/lOJBfVNnlQ— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) July 26, 2017
John Cena came down to the ring and Mahal said that he wasn’t finished. Mahal said that he knows what Cena was going to say that Jinder doesn’t deserve to be WWE Champion. Cena stated that Mahal sucks as a mind reader, and said that he respects the fact that Mahal is in the best shape of his life and that the WWE Championship means so much to him. Cena then gave Mahal a heads up that at SummerSlam, Jinder Mahal is facing “Super Cena”. Cena then vowed to walk out of SummerSlam as a 17 time WWE Champion.
Is @JohnCena going to defeat @JinderMahal and become a 17-TIME CHAMPION at #SummerSlam?! Not so fast… #SDLive pic.twitter.com/dfeyASEgjC
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) July 26, 2017
Cena’s music hit and Cena exited the ring. Smackdown GM Daniel Bryan then came down to the entrance ramp and Bryan congratulated both of them at being victorious at Battleground. Daniel Bryan announced that John Cena doesn’t make the matches and said that on SmackDown, opportunities are earned even if your name is John Cena. Daniel Bryan then made a match for next week’s SmackDown. John Cena will face Shinsuke Namaura next week to determine who will challenge Jinder Mahal for the WWE Championship at WWE SummerSlam on August 20th.
Is @WWEDanielBryan the best GM EVER?!@JohnCena vs. @ShinsukeN NEXT WEEK on #SDLive, with the winner meeting @JinderMahal at #SummerSlam! pic.twitter.com/VxwzFrUWnf
— WWE (@WWE) July 26, 2017
