United States Champion Jinder Mahal Debuts On RAW; Immediately Loses The Title To Jeff Hardy

United States Champion Jinder Mahal Debuts On RAW; Immediately Loses The Title To Jeff Hardy

We kick of the Superstar Shakeup with a title change! Jinder Mahal was the first SmackDown LIVE wrestler to make the jump to Raw, but the Modern Day Maharajah was immediately placed in a title match, and lost!

By MarkCassidy - Apr 16, 2018 05:04 PM EST
Filed Under: WWE
Jeff Hardy is your new United States - not to mention, grand-slam - champion.

After Jinder Mahal was announced as the first SmackDown LIVE Superstar to make the jump to Raw and proceeded to gloat in the ring, GM Kurt Angle put him in a title match against The Charismatic Enigma, and unfortunately for The Modern Day Maharrrrrrrrajah, he was pinned after a Swanton Bomb.

It's not clear whether this was WWE's plan all along, but it might well have been why Mahal won the title in the fatal 4-way bout at WrestleMania.

Regardless, this is great news for Hardy, who had been out of action for months with an injury prior to his return last week.
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