Randy Orton defending the WWE Championship against Jinder Mahal and Shinsuke Nakamura making his Smackdown Live in-ring debut against Dolph Ziggler are being heavily promoted as the top headliners by WWE for tonight’s Smackdown-only Backlash PPV in Chicago.
Two more championship matches are scheduled including Kevin Owens defending the WWE United States Championship against AJ Styles and The Usos will defend the WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championships against Breezango.
Here is the scheduled card for Backlash tonight starting at 8:00 p.m. ET (7:00 CT).
WWE Championship Match
Randy Orton (c) vs. Jinder Mahal
WWE United States Championship Match
Kevin Owens (c) vs. AJ Styles
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Dolph Ziggler
WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championships Match
The Usos (c’s) vs. Breezango
Sami Zayn vs. Baron Corbin
Luke Harper vs. Erick Rowan
Naomi, Charlotte and Becky Lynch vs. Natalya, Carmella and Tamina
Kickoff Show:
Tye Dillinger vs. Aiden English
Wrestleview.com will have live coverage of WWE Backlash tonight starting at 8:00 p.m. ET (7:00 CT) along with brief results and live thoughts on Twitter via @wrestleview.