Jinder Mahal retains WWE Championship over Nakamura at SummerSlam
The Singh Brothers continue to pay dividends for The Modern Day Maharajah.
Jinder Mahal escaped SummerSlam on Sunday with his WWE Championship still in tow, defeating The Artist known as Shinsuke Nakamura in one of the night's main events.
The @SinghBrosWWE force the distraction AGAIN as @JinderMahal hits @ShinsukeN with the #Khallas to RETAIN his #WWEChampionship! #SummerSlam pic.twitter.com/1RmCTp7Tj8
— WWE (@WWE) August 21, 2017
Nakamura appeared to be closing in on his first WWE Championship win late, setting up Mahal for his running knee, The Kinshasa. In an effort to keep that from happening, Samir Singh got up on the apron, only to be brought in by Nakamura. Sunil Singh also entered the fray, but was met with fists and elbows as a result.
.@SinghBrosWWE took it upon themselves to step into the ring, & @ShinsukeN was having NONE of it! #SummerSlam @DiGiornoPizza #CrispyPanPizza pic.twitter.com/VW73TZXTUS
— WWE (@WWE) August 21, 2017
Their distraction created enough of a diversion for Mahal to come from behind and drop Nakamura on the back of his head with his cobra clutch slam, The Khallas. The referee counted Nakamura's shoulders down, and Mahal was declared the victor.
The era of the #ModernDayMaharaja CONTINUES as @JinderMahal leaves #SummerSlam with his #WWEChampionship! pic.twitter.com/ncR9mNjyJT
— WWE SummerSlam (@SummerSlam) August 21, 2017
Mahal has been WWE Champion since defeating Randy Orton on May 21 at Backlash. This marked the first appearance of his career at a SummerSlam.