Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Blake Oestriecher is a columnist covering WWE, AEW and pro wrestling. This article is more than 8 years old. WWE Backlash 2017 is ...

Jinder Mahal exploded into the wrestling consciousness in 2017, becoming the most improbable main event star in years and the most unlikely WWE champion since John Bradshaw Layfield in 2004. But as ...

WWE Backlash 2017 was built around the long-awaited debut of Shinsuke Nakamura. But, unfortunately for the former two-time NXT champion, the biggest headline of Backlash was Jinder Mahal's shocking ...

The Punjabi Prison match returned at Battleground on Sunday night, with Jinder Mahal defending the WWE title against Randy Orton. The rivalry between WWE champion Jinder Mahal and Randy Orton has gone ...

It wasn't Shinsuke Nakamura's main roster debut or an epic United States championship match between Kevin Owens and AJ Styles that stole the headlines from Sunday's WWE Backlash card. No, this one was ...

Over the past few months, Jinder Mahal, the new WWE World Champion, has faced allegations of steroid use. In the WWE online fan community, these allegations have quickly become a meme, and it is often ...

A former WWE Superstar has refuted the rumors that Brock Lesnar once refused to work with him. Speaking on Inside The Ropes, ...

We go to the ring and out first comes Jinder Mahal with The Singh Brothers. WWE Champion Randy Orton is out next. Hamilton does formal ring introductions before the match. Orton interrupts the ...

WWE Champion Jinder Mahal put his title on the line against Shinsuke Nakamura at WWE Hell in a Cell on Sunday night. After Jinder Mahal escaped WWE SummerSlam with his championship in hand against ...

Jinder Mahal announced on SmackDown Live Tuesday night he will challenge AJ Styles for the WWE Championship at Clash of Champions on Dec. 17. Styles defeated Mahal for the title on the Nov. 7 edition ...

A former WWE Champion has announced that he recently underwent knee surgery. Former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal, who currently ...

Jinder Mahal is the new number one contender for the WWE World Championship. This came at the end of a six-pack challenge on SmackDown Live this past week, with Mahal defeating Dolph Ziggler, Erick ...