Tonight’s episode of Smackdown Live take place from Manchester, NH and is the ‘go-home’ show ahead of WWE Backlash this Sunday. WWE is advertising two matches for the show:
- AJ Styles vs. Jinder Mahal
This match pits the two male singles title challengers at Backlash against one another. Jinder takes on Randy Orton for the WWE championship on Sunday, while AJ Styles challenges Kevin Owens for the US title.
- Randy Orton vs. Baron Corbin
As of this writing, Baron Corbin is not booked for a match at Backlash.
Updated Backlash Card
Ahead of tonight’s SmackDown, WWE has confirmed five matches for Sunday’s Backlash PPV:
- WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. Jinder Mahal
- SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos vs. Breezango
- US Champion Kevin Owens vs. AJ Styles
- Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch & Naomi vs. Carmella, Natalya and Tamina Snuka
- Dolph Ziggler vs. Shinsuke Nakamura