WWE Raw: Jinder Mahal returns with new friends; Backlash card updated

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Bengaluru, Might 11: Indian-origin Famous person Jinder Mahal made his return to WWE Monday Night time RAW throughout this week’s WrestleMania Backlash go-home episode. He launched a brand new faction with Veer (Rinku Singh) and Shanky (Dilsher Shanky) by his aspect. The alliance helped Mahal to defeat Jeff Hardy in singles motion.

This was the previous WWE Champion’s first RAW match since a win over Akira Tozawa on April 27, 2020 episode. Initially, he made his return to the ring throughout final Thursday’s WWE Fundamental Occasion episode the place he additionally picked up a win over Hardy in singles motion.

There’s no replace obtainable on WWE’s future plans with Jinder Mahal, however in a pre-match promo on the pink model, he famous that he’s on the market to remind everybody why he was as soon as a WWE Champion.

DON'T HINDER JINDER!#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/tm4ekCfc25— WWE (@WWE) Might 11, 2021

Prior to those couple of current appearances with Veer and Shanky, The Fashionable-Day Maharaja was in motion on the WWE Famous person Spectacle occasion that was taped throughout late January on the Tropicana Area in Florida, completely for the Indian viewers. The six-man essential occasion of noticed Drew McIntyre and Indus Sher defeat Jinder and The Bollywood Boyz.

Famous person Spectacle was Jinder’s first match since struggling a knee damage in Might 2020. Following that look, he was introduced again on WWE TV beginning final week. Final evening’s Uncooked can also be the primary time that Veer and Shanky have been noticed because the Famous person Spectacle.

Talking of this week’s flagship present of WWE, The Miz vs. Damian Priest at Sunday’s WWE WrestleMania Backlash pay-per-view was introduced with a Lumberjack Match stipulation. This match ought to mark the top of the prolonged feud between Priest and The Miz.

Nowhere to run! Nowhere to cover!@ArcherofInfamy received to choose the stipulation and now he will get @mikethemiz in a LUMBERJACK MATCH this Sunday at #WMBacklash!

Streaming completely on @peacockTV in U.S. & @WWENetwork elsewhere.https://t.co/FLE9UzhKOm pic.twitter.com/Xn2JFpex4Y— WWE (@WWE) Might 11, 2021

Uncooked witnessed RAW Priest defeat John Morrison in a singles contest. The stipulation for this match was that if Morrison received, he would get to choose the stipulation for Priest vs. The Miz at WrestleMania Backlash whereas Priest would get to choose the stipulation if he received. Priest scored the victory through Hit the Lights and opted for a Lumberjack Match so The Miz can’t run away from him.

The primary-ever WrestleMania Backlash pay-per-view will happen on Might 16 from the present WWE ThunderDome setup on the Yuengling Middle in Tampa, Florida. The up to date card for the PPV following Uncooked stands as follows:

WWE Common Title Match: Cesaro vs. Roman Reigns (c)

Triple Risk for the WWE Title: Braun Strowman vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Bobby Lashley (c)

SmackDown Ladies’s Title Match: Bayley vs. Bianca Belair (c)

Triple Risk for the RAW Ladies’s Title: Charlotte Aptitude vs. Asuka vs. Rhea Ripley (c)

SmackDown Tag Workforce Titles Match: Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio vs. Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode (c)

Lumberjack Match: Damian Priest vs. The Miz