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( NOTE: Before I start this post, I wanted to give my condolences to the family and friends of Brodie Lee. He was an incredible wrestler and, from everything I've seen and heard, an incredible man, friend, and father. He will be missed.) How did this happen? On April 18, 2017, Jinder Mahal became the #1 contender for the WWE Championship. On May 21st, Mahal beat Randy Orton to win the WWE Championship. This came after Mahal had been little more than a jobber for three years before being released from the company and returning in 2016...where he continued to job until this match. And that is quite literally what happened. The week before Mahal earned his title shot, he lost in under three minutes to Mojo Rawley. He went from jobber to main eventer in the span of seven days. Now, telling the tale of a lower-level wrestler's sudden rise to the top isn't impossible. ECW did it with Mikey Whipwreck pretty successfully. There is a story you can tell here. However, that's not ...

We kick off the show with the new Women's Champion Sasha Banks. "YOU DESERVE IT" chants fill the arena, and she thanks the crowd for their support. She says that last year during SummerSlam weekend she and Bayley stole the show in Brooklyn and that she'll beat Charlotte at SummerSlam. This brings out Charlotte and she gets loud "YOU TAPPED OUT!" chants. Sasha mocks her for losing, and notices Dana Brooke isn't with her. Charlotte says she doesn't need anyone to beat Sasha at SummerSlam and says Sasha only won because of one mistake. She calls Sasha an one night stand, and Sasha responds with possibly the best comeback in WWE history: "You're a Flair, if it weren't for a one night stand, you wouldn't be standing here." Damn. No wonder someone had to come out and talk, I don't know how you can even come back from that. Well, out comes Chris Jericho, who runs down Sasha and claims Charlotte is better than Ric Flair ever was...