5 Survivor Series matches WWE changed at the last moment

#3 Brock Lesnar vs Jinder Mahal, Survivor Series 2017

How far has Jinder Mahal fallen!

WWE’s SmackDown Live brand was very different in 2017. While Brock Lesnar is still the top guy on RAW, then WWE Champion, Jinder Mahal, has been running after the 24/7 Title. Mahal was the recipient of a shocking push in mid-2017 as Vince McMahon sought to break into the Indian market. He crowned the Indo-Canadian Superstar as WWE Champion and aligned him with Samir and Sunil Singh.

The Indian faction reigned supreme on the ‘B’ show for nearly 6 months, during which Mahal beat the likes of Randy Orton, Shinsuke Nakamura, Baron Corbin, and Luke Harper. Mahal then proceeded to issue a challenge to Brock Lesnar for a match at Survivor Series.

Fans disliked WWE’s idea, as they did not wish to see a squash match in inter-brand warfare. This is likely why creative ended Jinder’s reign at the hands of AJ Styles on the penultimate SmackDown Live episode before Survivor Series.

Although Styles did not defeat Lesnar, the two Superstars put on a fabulous show for the Survivor Series crowd. The WWE Universe can only imagine what would have happened had WWE continued with their initial plan.