WWE Backlash 2017: 5 twists that can happen at the PPV

#2 Kevin Owens loses the WWE US Championship

KO is the favourite to retain

On any other occasion, it would be entirely feasible for AJ Styles to defeat Kevin Owens in a match. In fact, I would go so far as to say that it would be expected for The Phenomenal One to get one over on KO. But, not at Backlash. Not after The New Face of America lost the belt to Jericho a couple of weeks ago at Payback.

It would be a twist that could cause Owens to spiral out of the main event for the foreseeable future, or it can be a way to get him into position as the top heel on Smackdown and the next challenger to Randy Orton’s WWE Championship. Because there’s no way, Randy isn’t walking out of Backlash with the WWE Championship, right?

Which brings me nicely to my next point...