WWE Backlash — 2017
Date: May 21, 2017
Location: Allstate Arena, Chicago, Illinois
Match card:
(subject to change)
Randy Orton (c) vs. Jinder Mahal — Singles match for the WWE Championship
Kevin Owens (c) vs. A.J. Styles — Singles match for the WWE United States Championship
The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) (c) vs. Breezango (Fandango and Tyler Breeze) — Tag team match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Dolph Ziggler — Singles match
Naomi & Becky Lynch & Charlotte vs. Natalya & Carmella & Tamina — Six-person tag team match
Luke Harper vs. Erick Rowan — Singles match
Sami Zayn vs. Baron Corbin — Singles match
Tye Dillinger vs. Aiden English — Singles match
WWE's Backlash show is set to take place in Chicago on Sunday, where surprising No. 1 contender Jinder Mahal will take on Randy Orton for the WWE Championship. Mahal, who recently moved from RAW to SmackDown Live, won the title shot in a six-pack challenge match after being relatively unused for the past year. The match will be Mahal's first chance at a major WWE title.
Other big matches on the card include Shinsuke Nakamura's SmackDown LIVE debut against Dolph Ziggler. The United States championship will also be defended, as champion Kevin Owens will defend against A.J. Styles in what should be the best match on the show.
