Since capturing the WWE Championship from Randy Orton at Backlash back on May 21st, Jinder Mahal has solidified himself as a bonafide main event player.
Orton has had several chances to reclaim the title. Despite attempts by Orton at Money in the Bank and Battleground, Mahal still escaped as champion. The Modern Day Maharaja picked up a surprising win over Shinsuke Nakamura at SummerSlam (thanks to outside interference from the Singh Brothers).
At last week’s post-SummerSlam edition of SmackDown Live, Nakamura got revenge by defeating the Singh Brothers in a 2-on-1 handicap match. After the match, Nakamura laid out the WWE Champion with a Kinshasa.
On the latest episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer indicated that the current plan for October’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view main event is for Mahal to defend against Nakamura inside the demonic structure.
Hell in a Cell takes place on October 8th from Detroit, Michigan at the Little Caesars Arena.
