Battleground 2017 was a pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event produced by WWE for the SmackDown brand. It took place on July 23, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the fifth and final event under the Battleground chronology.
Kick-off Show[]
- Aiden English defeated Tye Dillinger.
Results[]
- The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) (with Big E) defeated The Usos (Jimmy and Jey) to win the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships.
- Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Baron Corbin by disqualification.
- Natalya defeated Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Lana, and Tamina in a fatal five-way match to become the number one contender to the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship.
- Kevin Owens defeated AJ Styles to win the WWE United States Championship.
- John Cena defeated Rusev in a Flag match.
- Sami Zayn defeated Mike Kanellis (with Maria Kanellis).
Main Event[]
- Jinder Mahal (with The Singh Brothers) defeated Randy Orton in a Punjabi Prison match to retain the WWE Championship.