WWE Backlash (2017)
| Backlash (2017) | |
|---|---|
| information | |
| date | May 21, 2017 |
| Venue | Allstate Arena |
| city | Rosemont , Illinois , United States |
| Fire (s) | SmackDown Live |
| Event chronology | |
| ← Backlash (2016) | |
| WWE chronology | |
| ← NXT TakeOver: Chicago | |
WWE Backlash 2017 was a wrestling event of WWE , as per view Pay and on the WWE Network aired. It took place on May 21, 2017 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont , Illinois , United States . It was the 13th edition of Backlash since 1999 and the second since the event was reinstated in 2016. For the second time since 2001, it was held in Illinois, including Rosemont and the Allstate Arena.
background
In the run-up to the event, eight matches were scheduled, one of which was for the pre-show . These resulted from the storylines shown in the weeks leading up to Backlash on SmackDown Live , one of WWE's weekly shows. Main fight of the event was a singles match, in which Randy Orton 's WWE Championship against Jinder Mahal , which on April 18, 2017 Smackdown in a Six-Pack Challenge against Dolph Ziggler , Erick Rowan , Luke Harper , Mojo Rawley and Sami Zayn enforced and had thus secured a title chance to defend.
Results
| Match type | time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Singles match ( pre-show match ) |
Tye Dillinger | esp. | Aiden English | 08:20 |
| Singles match | Shinsuke Nakamura | esp. | Dolph Ziggler | 15:50 |
|
Tag Team Match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship |
The Usos ( Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso ) (C) | esp. | Breezango ( Fandango & Tyler Breeze ) | 09:15 |
| Singles match | Sami Zayn | esp. | Baron Corbin | 14:35 |
| Six women tag team match | The Welcoming Committee ( Carmella , Natalya & Tamina ) | esp. | Becky Lynch , Charlotte Flair & Naomi | 10:05 |
|
Singles match for the WWE United States Championship |
Kevin Owens (C) |
especially by Count Out |
AJ styles | 21:10 |
| Singles match | Luke Harper | esp. | Erick Rowan | 09:00 |
|
Singles match for the WWE Championship |
Jinder Mahal | esp. | Randy Orton (C) | 15:45 |
Notes on the event
- The following title change occurred during the event:
- Jinder Mahal defeated Randy Orton in a singles match to win the WWE Championship .
- Kevin Owens also attacked his rival AJ Styles after the match, suggesting their feud would continue .
- The Singh Brothers ( Samir Singh & Sunil Singh ) accompanied Jinder Mahal as his ally to the ring and intervened in the match against Randy Orton , which helped Mahal to victory.
Individual evidence
- ↑ WWE SmackDown Live # 922. cagematch.de, accessed on May 25, 2017 .