WWE Backlash 2017 results: Jinder Mahal sheds The Viper of the WWE Championship
In the midst of all-out anarchy at WWE Backlash, The Maharaja conquered Randy Orton to capture his first WWE Championship. Plus, the United States Championship Match between Kevin Owens and AJ Styles ended in controversy.
CHICAGO — Aiden English sought to make sure the spotlight was on him in his hometown during the WWE Backlash Kickoff. Once again, though, Tye Dillinger ensured that the night started off with a “Perfect 10.”
The Drama King kicked off the evening with a song, but the encore he attempted to force on the Windy City was cut off by
CHICAGO — The Artist Known as Shinsuke Nakamura completed the first stroke of his masterpiece at WWE Backlash, denying a defiant Dolph Ziggler in the Japanese icon’s much-hyped in-ring debut as a member of the SmackDown LIVE roster.
Ever since he bowed on Team Blue two nights after WrestleMania, Nakamura has found himself in the crosshairs
CHICAGO — Breezango was ready to make the biggest bust in WWE history at WWE Backlash. Unfortunately for The Fashion Police, The Usos escaped the Windy City with the SmackDown Tag Team Titles by the skin of their teeth.
Tyler Breeze’s deep undercover work looked to continue during this bout; eschewing his normal ring couture, Prince Pretty
CHICAGO — It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog. And the biggest underdog of them all stunned the baddest wolf in the woods at WWE Backlash.
Baron Corbin had grown so tired with Sami Zayn’s refusal to “stay down” during their rivalry on SmackDown LIVE that he warned The Underdog from the
CHICAGO — The team of SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi, Charlotte Flair & Becky Lynch attempted to bond ahead of their Six-Woman Tag Team Match at WWE Backlash. Unfortunately, they could not unite and overcome the dastardly tactics of Natalya, Carmella & Tamina, as the “Welcoming Committee” exited Chicago standing tall once again.
The
CHICAGO — The Kevin Owens Show continues on a technicality. The United States Champion defeated AJ Styles at WWE Backlash in a manner that was hardly decisive, but certainly enough to keep the star-spangled title on The Prizefighter’s shoulder.
The Phenomenal One entered to a hero’s welcome in the Windy City and The New Face of America
CHICAGO — Though he demanded a match to exact more punishment on Luke Harper, it was Erick Rowan who felt the fury of his former Wyatt Family brother at WWE Backlash.
Going right after Harper, Rowan sent his foe crashing from the top rope into the steel ring steps, then whipped him hard into the ringside barricades. The Superstar with the
CHICAGO — In the future, when Jinder Mahal claims his time has come, we would be wise to take him at his word. The Maharaja completed the most improbable career turn in recent memory at WWE Backlash and defeated Randy Orton to win the WWE Championship, putting to rest a brazen, month-long campaign where the young Superstar stared down a 13-time
