Shinsuke Nakamura earned a title shot against Jinder Mahal for his WWE Championship Tuesday on Smackdown Live

The main event of the night, Orton proved to be one of Nakamura's toughest challenges since arriving in the WWE. A competitive match, The Viper seemed poised to strike with his patent finishing maneuver the RKO, however, The Artist was able to avoid the move twice during the bout.

Nakamura ended things when he connected with the Kinshasa for the three count. Nakamura will now face Mahal for the WWE Championship at Hell in a Cell on Oct. 8. The Modern Day Maharaja was seen viewing Nakamura's match alongside his henchmen, The Singh Brothers.