WWE Backlash 2017 Results and Match Card

As WWE is still sifting through the aftermath of WrestleMania 33, we’re about to get our first post-ManiaSmackDownPPV in WWE Backlash 2017. This will be the thirteenth installment, starting back in 1999 when it was a subtitle of In Your House, headlined by Steve Austin vs. The Rock. Since then, it’s been the go-to post-WrestleManiashow up until being phased out and replaced with Extreme Rules and Payback. It was brought back in 2016 as the post-SummerSlamPPV for SmackDown.

This year, the show centers itself around the main roster debut of former two-time NXT Champion Shinsuke Nakamura.

WWE BACKLASH 2017 RESULTS

TYE DILLINGER VS. AIDEN ENGLISH

Results: English couldn't put Dillinger away and started to break down in tears. He composed himself, climbed to the top rope, and missed. He then ran right into a Tye Breaker and ate a three-count. Tye Dillinger wins and the crowd chants, "TEN!"

SHINSUKE NAKAMURA VS. DOLPH ZIGGLER

Results: As Nakamura desperately tried to protect himself from Ziggler's kicks, Ziggler ended up spitting in his face. Angered, Nakamura proceeded to viciously knee Ziggler in various ways, ending with his Kinshasa knee strike, finishing Ziggler off.

THE USOS (C) VS. BREEZANGO

WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship

Results: Tyler Breeze was able to get in the Usos' heads via his disguises as a janitor and an old lady, but it wasn't enough. The Usos threw Breeze over the barrier on the outside, opening them up to a dive from Fandango. Fandango set up one Uso and climbed the top rope. The other Uso grabbed Fandango's leg, making him prone to a superkick to the head. Fandango ate the pin and the champs retained.

SAMI ZAYN VS. BARON CORBIN

Results: Sami got his ass absolutely handed to him, barely able to kick out of the Deep Six. As the referee considered ending the match due to Sami seeming too out of it, Corbin dashed at Sami and missed. Sami sidestepped the attack, intercepted Corbin with a boot to the face, then followed up with a Helluva Kick. Sami got the pin and the surprising win.

BECKY LYNCH, CHARLOTTE, AND NAOMI VS. NATALYA, CARMELLA, AND TAMINA

Results: Becky was left alone to fend off against Natalya and did well for herself, but Tamina stepped into the ring for a distraction. Becky kicked her out of the ring and then got wrapped up in a Sharpshooter from Natalya. Becky tapped out and the Welcoming Committee stood tall.

KEVIN OWENS (C) VS. AJ STYLES

United States Championship

Results: With the two exhausted, they brawled on the outside with AJ getting the advantage. He set up a Styles Clash on a table, which Owens evaded. AJ's leg got caught in the table and he was counted out. Fans were pissed. Post-match, Owens left the ring to superkick AJ in the back of the head.

LUKE HARPER VS. ERICK ROWAN

In progress

WWE BACKLASH 2017 MATCHES

RANDY ORTON (C) VS. JINDER MAHAL

WWE Championship

Jinder Mahal won a Six-Pack Challenge where the winner would become #1 contender. Despite his victory, he was annoyed that Randy Orton was more focused on his impending House of Horrors match against Bray Wyatt at Payback. With the help of cruiserweight tag team the Bollywood Boys, Jinder attacked Orton and stole his WWE Championship for a time.

Jinder and his henchmen then showed up during the House of Horrors match to aid Bray Wyatt. Lucky for Jinder, it was a non-title match.

Shane McMahon later insisted he return the belt, but not before Jinder had photos taken of him "as champion." He proceeded to taunt Orton and spent the following weeks building up a winning streak, including victories over Sami Zayn, AJ Styles, and even pinning Orton in a six-man tag.

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