| Advertisement |
July 19 (UPI) -- WWE Champion Jinder Mahal reintroduced the Punjabi Prison to the WWE Universe Tuesday on Smackdown Live before his title match Sunday against Randy Orton inside the structure. "This Sunday, two men will walk into the Punjabi Prison, but only one Modern-Day Maharaja will walk out as WWE Champion," Mahal claimed while standing inside the double-layered structure alongside his henchmen, The Singh Brothers.
Advertisement
The Singh Brothers explained the rules of the match which involve the use of doors to get to the second layer of the prison before having to climb over the structure to be declared the winner.
Orton climbed the structure and promised Mahal he would defeat him to earn back the WWE Championship. "This is going to be my view when I take back what's mine!" he said atop the prison.
Mahal formally defends his WWE Championship against Orton inside the Punjabi Prison Sunday at Battleground.
Also on Smackdown Live, John Cena addressed his upcoming Flag Match against Rusev at Battleground where the 16-time World Champion shared what the United States means to him.
"This Sunday, this flag will fly high," Cena proclaimed as he waved the America flag before Rusev sneak attacked him. The Bulgarian Brute then locked Cena into his Accolade submission maneuver before grabbing his own Bulgarian flag to wave it proudly.
Other moments from Smackdown Live included Smackdown Tag Team Champion Jimmy Uso defeating Kofi Kingston; Mike Kanellis defeating Sami Zayn; Becky Lynch defeating Charlotte Flair; Renee Young interviewing Chad Gable of America Alpha about his thoughts on his partner Jason Jordan being named the long-lost son of Raw general manager Kurt Angle; Breezango starring in another episode of The Fashion Files; and in the main event, Kevin Owens and Baron Corbin defeating AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura.
