WWE Title Match Announced for Next Week's SD Live!

[Captain Charisma]

During today’s installment of Wrestling Observer Live, Dave Meltzer discussed WWE’s decision to change AJ Styles’ match against Rusev on next week’s SmackDown Live to a match against Jinder Mahal for the WWE Championship instead. Meltzer speculated the following scenarios at to why the company made the changes:

One scenario is that Jinder Mahal is hurt and they need to get the title off him. Mahal was wearing Kinesio tape at WWE events but he denied to ESPN that he’s working hurt.

Another scenario is that no one really cares to see Jinder Mahal vs. Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series, so putting the title on Styles would gain more interest in the pay-per-view.

The last scenario that Meltzer discussed was that the company panicked over Tuesday’s low rating/viewership. They may have booked Styles vs. Mahal just to get people to tune in next week, but not actually have plans to change the title.

 

[Deezy]

All that gains on Jinder probably tore something

 

[Captain Charisma]

So it is advertised as street fight as well. Wonder if it will be one. Jinder's gonna retain imo as this will make him stronger, at least what WWE thinks. But opinion on Jinder won't change.

 

[Deezy]

Indian tv contract up for renewal....Smackdown ratings grew exponentially there with Jinder....

 

[Apoho Creed]

I mean this could be the best chance to have Styles win the title over Mahal and Mahal having to be demoted to the Raw vs Smackdown Tag Team Match and he screws over SD if Owens and Zayn don't do it first. I'm going to be wrong though I know it.

 

[Cwalker]

If Juicer drops the title; he's primed for surgery.

If not, they just wanna pop a rating.

I typically don't root for people when it comes to wrestling, but I really want Juicer to drop the title