5 Reasons why Jinder Mahal is your new number 1 contender for the WWE Championship

#3 SmackDown desperately lacks heels

Jinder Mahal’s natural heelish tendencies have ensured that he bagged the coveted spot

SmackDown is stacked with babyfaces, be it AJ Styles, Sami Zayn, Shinsuke Nakamura, Tye Dillinger or even Luke Harper, a man who turned face not too long ago. They are desperately short on the heel front, with characters such as Kevin Owens and Dolph Ziggler already in existing programs with other babyfaces.

With the assistance of the Bollywood Boyz, Jinder Mahal has created somewhat of a heel faction that is guaranteed to get booed. He is a true heel, unlike someone like Kevin Owens, who despite his best efforts, is cheered and beloved by the WWE Universe, who recognise his truly outstanding talent.