Updated SmackDown Intro
WWE debuted an updated SmackDown intro, with wrestlers from the “superstar shake-up” being added. Interestingly, John Cena and Nikki Bella have been removed.
Another Backlash Match
On Talking Smack, Erick Rowan requested a match with Luke Harper at Backlash and Shane McMahon granted it.
Per #SDLive Commissioner @ShaneMcMahon, @ERICKROWAN will face his former brethren @LukeHarperWWE at #WWEBacklash! #TalkingSmack pic.twitter.com/3dlRpRtzsu
— WWE (@WWE) May 17, 2017
SmackDown Dark Match
Before SmackDown, Tye Dillinger defeated Aiden English in a dark match. They will be facing each other on the Backlash Kickoff Show.
WWE also posted this backstage segment between them:
Various: Young Bucks on Them Asking For Their TNA Release in 2011 Being “We Saw Something In Ourselves That They Didn’t”, Berwyn Eagles Club Sold To New Ownership & Future of Wrestling Events at Venue Uncertain, Indies/Misc.
WWE SmackDown Notes: Nick Aldis Temp. Relinquishes SD GM Job for Gunther Match, Nikki Bella Returns, 6-Woman Tag and Sami Zayn vs. Finn Balor in Undisputed WWE Title #1 Contender Matches Set for SummerSlam, Chelsea Green & Charlotte Flair Qualifies for Interim WWE Women’s Title Ladder Match, 7/31 Show Card
Various: AJ Styles on “I Don’t Think There Was Ever A Possibility Of Me Having A Match In TNA Again”, Current Card for 7/23 TNA Impact! Show, Current Card for 7/23 ROH TV Show, Indies/Misc.
![Mike Santana Confirms Ring Name Change in WWE [Update: Santana Reveals New "Cruz Montana" Ring Name Is Tribute To His Late Father]](https://www.tpww.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Mike-Santana-1-540x304.jpg "Mike Santana Confirms Ring Name Change in WWE [Update: Santana Reveals New \"Cruz Montana\" Ring Name Is Tribute To His Late Father]")
