SKFabe: Top WWE News of the Week - 1st July, 2017

#5 An inter-brand battle

We also reveal the reason that this match took place

Seth Rollins faced Jinder Mahal for the WWE Championship in Vancouver. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Shinsuke Nakamura was supposed to be Mahal’s opponent at first.

However, certain travel issues prevented the King of Strong Style from making it to Canada, forcing WWE to replace him with Rollins. Jinder got a massive pop in Canada and went on to retain his championship.