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#5 The Maharaja overtakes The Nature Boy
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Jinder Mahal is now officially a part of WWE Champion
Jinder Mahal's rise to the top of WWE has been nothing short of absolutely astounding. From little more than enhancement talent, his reign currently stands at just over 120 days as Champion. With this statistic, Mahal has surpassed the record of the Nature Boy Ric Flair, who held the title for 119 days across two reigns.
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Unless he drops the title to Shinsuke Nakamura very soon, Mahal is going to be breaking plenty more records in the days that follow, with regard to WWE Championship reigns.
Did you know a top WWE Superstar just wrestled outside the company? More details HERE
While some may be in favour of Mahal as champion, the live attendance for SmackDown has dropped drastically with him on top. Flip over to the next page, to see what we mean.
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Riju Dasgupta
Riju Dasgupta is the most-read active writer in Sportskeeda at the moment, across all sports. Having come on board in 2016, Dasgupta is best known for the 'Best and Worst' column, something that has become a staple for the site!
In addition to his writing responsibilities, Dasgupta is also the Assistant Manager of the Combat Sports division. In 4 years, Dasgupta has conducted over 150 interviews with stars from WWE, Impact Wrestling, PCW Ultra, WOS, UFC, ONE FC and the world of boxing as well.
In addition to everything he does in Sportskeeda, Dasgupta is also the bassist and lyricist for heavy metal bands- Albatross and Primitiv.
Before joining Sportskeeda, Dasgupta was a comedy writer for Star TV, where he scripted lines for the iconic Lola Kutty property, in addition to hit TV shows like Axe Ur Ex & UR Fired. He was also a columnist for Rolling Stone India.
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