2017 WWE Superstar Shake-up
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The 2017 WWE Superstar Shake-up was the eleventh WWE draft – and the first to be rebranded as the Superstar Shake-up – produced by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE between the Raw and
Promotional poster for the 2017 WWE Superstar Shake-up featuring various WWE wrestlers from Raw and SmackDown
Backlash (2017)
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The 2017 Backlash was a professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event produced by WWE, held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's main roster brand, SmackDown. It was the 13th B
2017 WWE Superstar Shake-up
…SmackDown, AJ Styles defeated Baron Corbin and new SmackDown member Sami Zayn to become the number one contender for the United States Championship at Backlash. New SmackDown member Charlotte Flair became the number one contender for Naomi's SmackDown Women's Championship. Their title match ended in a no contest…
Promotional poster featuring Shinsuke Nakamura
The 13th Backlash was the second time for the event to be held at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois, after 2001.
Shinsuke Nakamura made his televised main roster in-ring debut at the event and defeated Dolph Ziggler.
Jinder Mahal defeated Randy Orton in the main event to win the WWE Championship, thus becoming the first wrestler of Indian descent to win the title. WWE also recognizes Mahal as the 50th WWE Champion.