page_title: Backlash (2017)
section_title: Main event
hierarchical_section_title: Backlash (2017) / Event / Main event
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Jinder Mahal en novembre 2015
context_page_description: Backlash was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event and WWE Network event, produced by WWE for the SmackDown brand division. It took place on May 21, 2017, at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. It was the thirteenth event in the Backlash chronology, and the second Backlash to be held in the Allstate Arena, after Backlash 2001.
  Eight matches were contested at the event, including one on the Kickoff pre-show. In the main event, Jinder Mahal defeated Randy Orton to win his first WWE Championship, becoming the first wrestler of Indian descent to win the title. On the undercard, Kevin Owens retained the United States Championship against AJ Styles, and The Usos defeated Breezango to retain the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. The event was also notable for the televised main roster in-ring debut of Shinsuke Nakamura, defeating Dolph Ziggler.
context_section_description: In the main event, Randy Orton defended the WWE Championship against Jinder Mahal. Orton performed an "RKO" on Mahal but The Singh Brothers (Samir and Sunil Singh), pulled Mahal out of the ring. Orton performed Belly-to-Back Suplexes onto the announce tables and an Elevated DDT on the Singh Brothers. Mahal then performed the "Khallas" on Orton to win his first WWE Championship, becoming the first wrestler of Indian descent to win the title.
caption: 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.
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