WWE Hell In A Cell 2017: Power Ranking The Matches

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7. WWE Championship – Jinder Mahal (c) vs Shinsuke Nakamura

Yes, this is the state of the WWE Championship. Once known as the top prize in all of professional wrestling, the belt, now being held by Jinder Mahal, can’t even crack the top five of a seven match card in terms of quality. Let’s call Mahal’s title reign what it is: a total disaster. Since winning the title last May at Backlash, “The Maharaja” has done nothing but wrestle sub-par matches, use repetitive outside interference, and cut lame, unoriginal promos en route to one of the most underwhelming and useless title runs in WWE history. But to be fair, the guy was never a top draw and should never have been put in this position in the first place. But the fact is that he is still the champion and something needs to be done about that sooner rather than later before this belt gets even more tarnished.

Sunday’s WWE title match was a microcosm of all that’s been wrong during Mahal’s reign. The match was what all of his matches normally are. It was a boring, rest-hold heavy match that featured even more run-ins from the resident pests, The Singh Brothers. And after just 12 minutes, a guy who is a global superstar was once again pinned cleanly by another that just six months ago was struggling to even be competitive with guys like Mojo Rawley. If this is still Nakamura’s punishment for dropping John Cena on his head, the point has been made.

So here we are with Mahal still as champion. And honestly, where do we go from here? Nakamura is one of the most accomplished guys on the entire roster and Jinder has pinned him twice now. The damage that “The King of Strong Style’s” reputation has taken is going to be difficult to get back. A bad match and silly booking is the reason this match sits at dead last from HIAC. Time for a change, guys.