WATCH: Throwback to Battleground 2017 where The Great Khali returned to help Jinder Mahal beat Randy Orton in Punjabi Prison Match

The Great Khali returned to WWE in 2017 to aid Jinder Mahal against Randy Orton. Towards the dying moments of the Punjabi prison match, Khali entered the arena and surprised everyone. He stopped Randy from climbing the cane and ensured Jinder defended the world title by climbing the cage. It was one of the most unexpected returns for a wrestler.

In 2017, Jinder Mahal was the world champion for about 6 months. The biggest title defence of his reign was against the Viper. The stakes were raised for the match as the Battleground witnessed only the third Punjabi prison match of all time. Since then, the WWE universe hasn't witnessed a match of its kind. The fans waited to see the unique match.

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But it was an indirect handicap match, as Orton was up against Mahal and the two Singhs with Khali later for Jinder's aid. Throughout the match, the Apex Predator had to fight all three members to stay alive in the match. He took out both Singhs and set his eyes on Jinder. Randy Orton looked all set to climb up the cage to be the winner.

The Great Khali assists Jinder Mahal against Randy Orton

There are two cages in a Punjabi prison match, one in the ringside and the other outside of it. Randy managed to clear the first one and went to climb the second one. Mahal was badly tired and looked nowhere close to challenging the viper. That was when the music of Jinder hit and to everyone's surprise, in came The Great Khali.

The mighty wrestler came straight to the ringside and Orton was shocked. Khali shook the cage with his brute strength. It forced Orton to flip on the top of the cage. He later held on to the neck of Orton. Jinder took advantage of the situation and climbed up the cage to defend the title. The fans weren't happy to see Orton lose but felt good to see Khali back in the arena.