Though not as shocking as his win over John Cena a couple of ago, Shinsuke Nakamura managed to beat another multi-time WWE champion tonight on Smackdown Live.
After a terrific back-and-forth match between The Artist and Randy Orton, Nak managed to hit his devastating Kinshasa knee stroke to pin The Viper clean in the middle. The King of Strong Style will now go on to The Hell In a Cell PPV on Sunday, October 8.
Considering this is Nakamura's second shot at Mahal's title, will we be looking at a new WWE Champion at the end of the night? It seems like a pretty good bet, but don't be surprised if another competitor is added to that match over the next few weeks.