Jinder Mahal and Roman Reigns will face each other this week on Raw before their eventual clash at WWE Money in the Bank. While we had discussed the potential finishes for their clash at Money in the Bank, most of them are set to change following this encounter.
Jinder Mahal and Roman Reigns took a hit at each other on Twitter. It was Jinder Mahal who confronted Roman Reigns first with the latter accepting the challenge. WWE would announce the same on the website and make this match official.
Nonetheless, how will this match end? Here are five potential finishes for Jinder Mahal vs. Roman Reigns at Raw.
#5 The match never starts
If 'Jinder Mahal vs. Roman Reigns' takes place at this week's Raw, their clash at Money in the Bank will be subverted. No one better than the WWE knows this. The best possible way to avoid it is by not letting the match happen.
Jinder Mahal attacks Roman Reigns while he makes his entrance. He viciously attacks the 'Big Dog' until he is stretchered off the arena. The idea may sound scrappy, but that is how WWE's booking has been lately. So, don't get surprised when you see this outcome because we predicted so.
#4 Jinder Mahal counts himself out
Jinder Mahal challenges Roman Reigns first and then, runs away from the contest. This is another scrappy booking decision with which WWE can come up.
Roman Reigns ambushes the Modern-Day-Maharaja leaving him no space to breathe. The one-sided match reaches a climax where the 'Big Dog' sets him up for a Spear. Jinder Mahal realizes that and walks out of the match. The referee raises Roman Reigns' hand in victory, and the scrappy finish leaves all the fans in dismay.
That is until Kurt Angle comes up. He announces that their match at Money in the Bank will be a No-Holds-Barred match so that Jinder can't escape.
#3 Jinder Mahal disqualifies himself
Jinder Mahal needs to be booked strongly against the 'Big Dog.' If the previous outcome is to happen, Jinder will come out as a big loser. But if this scenario unfolds, Jinder will be elevated and Roman Reigns will be protected.
As mentioned previously, Roman Reigns takes out Jinder Mahal and sets him up for the Spear. Sunil Singh realizes it and distracts the referee. Roman Reigns hits him with the spear allowing Jinder to buy time and grab a foreign object underneath the ring. He hits him with the foreign object and the referee calls for the bell.
Seth Rollins comes to his rescue and takes out Jinder Mahal. The modern-day-Maharaja, sensing a two-on-one assault, escapes.
#2 Roman Reigns disqualifies himself
The babyface disqualifying himself should never be in the books. But, that is what Seth Rollins did last week and it worked. WWE has been accused of repetitive booking. So, they can very much make this happen again.
Sunil Singh distracts the referee and Jinder Mahal hits Roman Reigns with the "foreign object." Like Seth Rollins last week, this week it is Roman Reigns who kicks out. Roman Reigns hits Jinder Mahal with the steel chair and disqualifies himself.
Roman Reigns can continue the assault all the way up to the locker room until Kurt Angle interferes to stop it. The General Manager can take a plethora of options like suspending Roman Reigns (because of his actions), making the match at Money in the Bank a No-Holds-Barred one (because it is best for business), et al.
#1 The match ends in a double count-out
Much like the previous outcome, this finish also leads to the backstage. However, there is no foreign object involvement this time, and the match ends with the referee counting till ten.
Both Roman Reigns and Jinder Mahal fight amongst themselves outside the ring and brawl into the locker room. They hit each other with various objects backstage, and Kurt Angle interferes to stop them. He makes their match at Money in the Bank a 'Falls Count Anywhere' so that they can tear each other apart at Money in the Bank.
The Falls Count Anywhere would suit perfectly for two reasons. Firstly, much of their feud has been built around the backstage attacks. Secondly, the Chicago crowd will be more than happy to not see them square-off inside the squared circle. Moreover, WWE can escape from the echoing boos in the WWE Universe for the most of the match.
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