WWE Battleground 2017 Live Results: Highlights, Analysis, and Grades

The 2017 WWE Battleground pay-per-view will take place on Sunday night. A look at our review of the show.

On Sunday night, the 2017 WWE Battleground pay-per-view will take place. It’s the final show before August’s SummerSlam event, which is a co-branded show.

As for Battleground, it’s a show exclusive to SmackDown Live. This is their first since June’s Money in the Bank, that had two Money in the Bank briefcase winners declared and Jinder Mahal retaining the WWE Championship.

In the main event of Sunday’s show, Mahal will defend the WWE Championship. Randy Orton will face him, again, except in a match with a stipulation. This will be the return of the Punjabi Prison match, the first of its kind in 10 years when The Great Khali competed in the WWE.

John Cena will make his return to WWE PPV at Battleground. He will have a Flag match with Rusev, who also came back to programming on July 4. The winner should get some direction toward SummerSlam, potentially in a big-name match or for a championship.

The Usos and The New Day will have their latest matchup for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. After a countout and a rap battle, these two will potentially have their final encounter. Who will walk out with the title?

The full match card for Battleground can be seen below. This includes every title bout that will be featured at the show:

WWE Championship Match
Jinder Mahal (c) vs. Randy Orton

WWE United States Championship Match
AJ Styles (c) vs. Kevin Owens

SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match
The Usos (c) vs. The New Day

No. 1 Contenders Elimination Match for the SmackDown Women’s Championship
Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Lana vs. Natalya vs. Tamina

Flag Match
John Cena vs. Rusev

Baron Corbin vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

Sami Zayn vs. Mike Kanellis

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Coverage of WWE Battleground will begin at 7:00 p.m. ET. What will happen at the show?