-

Punjabi Prison match set for Battleground 2017

Mahal vs Orton III will happen at the next Smackdown pay-per-view Battleground, and this time it will be a rare gimmick match: The Punjabi Prison match.

This will be third ever Punjabi Prison match in WWE history. The first one involved The Big Show vs The Undertaker at Great American Bash 2006, a match which The Big Show was not even supposed to be a part of but ended up replacing The Great Khali who was not medically cleared to wrestle. The second match of this type took place at No Mercy 2007 and involved Batista vs The Great Khali.

The match was made official by Shane McMahon after first he granted Orton his rematch but then allowing Mahal to choose the stipulation. Mahal told the crowd that The Great Khali is one of his idols and that is one of the reasons why he chose this particular gimmick match.

Battleground takes place on July 23 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


Discover more from Wrestling-Online.com

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Colin Vassallo
Colin Vassallohttps://www.wrestling-online.com
Colin Vassallo has been editor of Wrestling-Online since 1996. He is born and raised in Malta, follows professional wrestling and MMA, loves to travel, and is a big Apple fan!

Stories you might also likeRELATED
Recommended to you

LATEST NEWS

Kofi says TKO wanted more than 50% pay cut for new WWE deal

Appearing on The Ariel Helwani Show, Kofi and Austin Creed discussed leaving WWE, with Kofi revealing that TKO wanted...

AEW All In 2026 attendance registered at 41,102

Brandon Thurston of POST Wrestling is reporting that data provided by the Brent Council, which Wembley Stadium forms a...

Dexter Lumis talks Indi Hartwell, not speaking in WWE, Wyatt Sicks, getting released, and more

Former WWE Superstar Dexter Lumis sat down with Chris Van Vliet in Nashville, Tennessee to discuss why he didn't...