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Backlash (2017)
PromotionWWE
Brand(s)SmackDown
DateMay 21, 2017
CityRosemont, Illinois
VenueAllstate Arena
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Backlash (2017) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event, produced by WWE for the SmackDown brand. It is scheduled to take place on May 21, 2017, at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois.[1] It will be the thirteenth event in the Backlash chronology, and the second Backlash to be held in the Allstate Arena, after Backlash 2001.

Background

See also: Professional wrestling

The card will include matches resulting from scripted storylines and have results predetermined by WWE on the SmackDown brand.[2][3] Storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television show SmackDown Live.[4]

At WrestleMania 33, Randy Orton defeated Bray Wyatt to win his ninth WWE Championship.[5] On the post-WrestleMania SmackDown, Wyatt challenged Orton to a "House of Horrors" non-title match,[6] and that match was scheduled for the Raw-exclusive pay-per-view Payback after Wyatt was moved to the Raw brand as a result of the 2017 WWE Superstar Shake-up.[7] On the April 18 episode of SmackDown, Jinder Mahal, who had moved over from Raw, defeated Dolph Ziggler, Mojo Rawley, Erick Rowan, Luke Harper, and Sami Zayn, who also moved over from Raw, in a six-pack challenge to become the number one contender for the WWE Championship at Backlash. During the match, Mahal received help from NXT's The Bollywood Boyz (Gurv and Harv Sihra), who made their SmackDown debut under their new ring name of The Singh Brothers.[8] The following week, after Orton defeated Rowan in a no disqualification match, Mahal appeared. Orton was then attacked by Mahal and The Singh Brothers, and Mahal stole the WWE Championship belt.[9] At Payback on April 30 during Orton's match against Wyatt, The Singh Brothers attacked Orton, but Orton easily dispatched of them. Mahal then appeared and attacked Orton with the title belt, costing Orton his match against Wyatt.[10]

On the April 11 episode of SmackDown, United States Champion Kevin Owens was moved to the SmackDown brand as a result of the Superstar Shake-up. However, he was already scheduled to defend his title against Chris Jericho at Raw's pay-per-view Payback. SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan decided that if Jericho won the title at Payback, he would transfer to SmackDown. Also on that episode, a United States Championship number one contender's match was scheduled between AJ Styles, Sami Zayn, and Baron Corbin, who had confronted Owens upon his arrival to SmackDown. Styles defeated Corbin and Zayn in a triple threat match to become the number one contender at Backlash.[11] Over the next couple of weeks, Styles defeated Corbin in back-to-back matches where Owens sat at ringside on commentary.[8] After Styles defeated Corbin on the April 25 episode, Owens attacked Styles and Corbin joined in on the attack. Zayn came out for the save and took out Corbin, but was overpowered by Owens.[9] Afterwards on Talking Smack, Corbin attacked Zayn and shoved an official. He was subsequently suspended for one week.[12] At Payback on April 30, Jericho defeated Owens to win the United States Championship, thus transferring Jericho to SmackDown to defend the title against Styles at Backlash.[10]

On the April 11 episode of SmackDown, SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) retained their titles against American Alpha (Chad Gable and Jason Jordan). After the match, The Shining Stars (Primo and Epico Colón) appeared, revealing they had been moved over from Raw as a result of the Superstar Shake-up, and attacked American Alpha;[11] The Shining Stars subsequently changed their ring name to The Colóns and defeated American Alpha the following week.[8] On the April 25 episode of SmackDown, a number one contender's Beat the Clock challenge was issued involving the teams of American Alpha, The Colóns, The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor), and Breezango (Fandango and Tyler Breeze). American Alpha defeated The Colóns, but Breezango defeated The Ascension in a shorter time, thus becoming the number one contenders for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship at Backlash.[9]

On the April 4 episode of SmackDown, NXT's Shinsuke Nakamura made his main roster debut by interrupting The Miz and Maryse,[6] who were both transferred to Raw the following week.[7] On the next SmackDown, Nakamura interrupted Dolph Ziggler's in-ring promo. Ziggler attempted to superkick Nakamura, but Nakamura knocked Ziggler down and Ziggler retreated.[11] On the April 25 episode, Ziggler interrupted Nakamura's in-ring interview by Renee Young. After the two traded barbs, Ziggler kicked Nakamura, who retaliated by delivering an overhead suplex to Ziggler, who rolled out of the ring and retreated.[9] It was then announced that Nakamura would have his SmackDown in-ring debut at Backlash against an unknown opponent.[13]

Matches

No.Matches*Stipulations
1Randy Orton (c) vs. Jinder MahalSingles match for the WWE Championship[14]
2The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) (c) vs. Breezango (Fandango and Tyler Breeze)Tag team match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship[15]
3Chris Jericho (c) vs. AJ StylesSingles match for the WWE United States Championship[16]
4Shinsuke Nakamura vs. TBASingles match[13]
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change

See also

References

  1. ^ WWE.com Staff (March 13, 2017). "Get WWE Backlash 2017 tickets now". WWE. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  2. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  3. ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Steinberg, Brian (2016-05-25). "WWE's 'Smackdown' Will Move To Live Broadcast On USA (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  5. ^ Powell, Jason. "Powell's WrestleMania 33 live review: Undertaker vs. Roman Reigns, Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship, AJ Styles vs. Shane McMahon, Seth Rollins vs. Triple H in an unsanctioned match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 2, 2017. {{cite web}}: no-break space character in |title= at position 53 (help)
  6. ^ a b Keller, Wade (April 4, 2017). "KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 4/4: WrestleMania 33 fallout including celebration interview with Orton, rematches, Miz & Maryse, and some NXT call-ups!". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  7. ^ a b Keller, Wade. "KELLER'S WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW 4/10: Superstar Shakeup begins with two Smackdown wrestlers coming to the ring, full report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  8. ^ a b c Keller, Wade (April 18, 2017). "KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 4/18: Six-Way Contenders Match, Naomi vs. Charlotte, Styles vs. Corbin". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  9. ^ a b c d Keller, Wade (April 25, 2017). "4/25 WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: Shinsuke Nakamura's debut in a talking segment interrupted by Ziggler, Styles vs. Corbin, Payback hype". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  10. ^ a b Powell, Jason. "4/30 Powell's WWE Payback Live Review: Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman, Kevin Owens vs. Chris Jericho for the U.S. Championship, Samoa Joe vs. Seth Rollins, Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt in a House of Horrors match". Pro Wreslting Dot Net. Retrieved April 30, 2017. {{cite web}}: no-break space character in |title= at position 5 (help)
  11. ^ a b c Keller, Wade. "KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 4/11: Superstar Shake-up Night 2 details". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  12. ^ WWE.com Staff (April 26, 2017). "Baron Corbin fined and suspended for pushing a WWE official". WWE. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  13. ^ a b Burdick, Michael (May 1, 2017). "Shinsuke Nakamura will make his SmackDown LIVE in-ring debut at Backlash". WWE.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  14. ^ Burdick, Michael (April 18, 2017). "WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. Jinder Mahal". WWE. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  15. ^ Burdick, Michael (April 25, 2017). "SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos vs. Breezango". WWE. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  16. ^ Burdick, Michael. "United States Champion Chris Jericho vs. AJ Styles". WWE. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
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