The WWE champion AJ Styles will be defending his title at the next pay-per-view Clash of Champion against former champion Modern Maharaja Jinder Mahal.

The former champion Jinder Mahal decided to make use of the rematch clause at the Clash of Champions.

The match at the pay-per-view will be interesting for several reasons, most notably it would provide a huge clue as to the direction for WrestleMania season.

Mahal recapturing the title and the much talked about Cen vs Mahal at WrestleMania is still in the cards but Mahal’s recent title run was nothing great, initially, it was fun but ran out of steam toward the end and didn’t lead to an economic boom in India market that the company was looking for. They even had to cancel one of their December India shows due to poor ticket sales.

We'll have to stay tuned to see where things are headed, but December will be a huge month for the SmackDown brand.