Randy Orton was expected to face Jinder Mahal for the United States Championship at the upcoming Backlash PPV, however, his plans got somewhat spoiled when Mahal moved to Raw.
Though the championship didn’t stay on Raw for long as Jeff Hardy won the title on the first night of Superstar Shakeup and brought it back on SmackDown Live on the second night.
However, these events led to confusions about the United States Championship match at the upcoming Backlash PPV, though now the company has cleared the air.
After this week’s episode of SmackDown Live went off air, WWE confirmed on their official website that the Viper will indeed be challenging the Charismatic Enigma for his title at the upcoming show.
After the announcement, here is the updated Backlash match card:
No DQ Match for the WWE Title
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. AJ Styles
WWE Intercontinental Title Match
The Miz vs. Seth Rollins
WWE United States Title Match
Randy Orton vs. Jeff Hardy
RAW Women’s Title Match
Alexa Bliss vs. Nia Jax
SmackDown Women’s Title Match
Charlotte Flair vs. Carmella
Samoa Joe vs. Roman Reigns
Daniel Bryan vs. Big Cass
Braun Strowman and Bobby Lashley vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn
