WWE Backlash 2017: 5 last-minute predictions

#3 Shinsuke Nakamura will announce himself to mainstream audiences in victorious fashion

Nakamura is unbelievably popular despite not having a match on the main roster yet

Talent: Undeniable. Debut: Spectacular. Popularity: Immense. In-ring debut: Pending.

It’s been almost two months since Shinsuke Nakamura arrived on the main roster, and he is yet to make his in-ring debut. That box will be checked at Backlash when Nakamura takes on Dolph Ziggler, who he has been feuding with for a while now.

Nakamura and Ziggler have the combined talent to put on a WrestleMania main event level match, so a great spectacle could be in store for the audience.

With regards to the winner, there is almost no doubt that Shinsuke will walk away victorious, given Ziggler’s minimal importance to WWE content and the rumours of the King of Strong Style being elevated to main event status sooner rather than later. Nakamura will likely go on a streak of victories following his first at Backlash, possibly challenging for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam.