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Two Shifts In The Betting Odds for Tonight’s WWE Backlash Event
Heading into tonight’s WWE Backlash event, Randy Orton is now once again the favorite to win his match against Jinder Mahal, according to the betting odds being placed. Also, AJ Styles is the favorite to win his match as well. Back on Friday, it was the other way around for both matches.
Here is the updated odds for tonight’ show:
WWE Title Match
Randy Orton (-400) vs. Jinder Mahal (+280)
WWE United States Title Match
AJ Styles (-210) vs. Kevin Owens (+160)
SmackDown Tag Team Title Match
The Usos (-460) vs. Tyler Breeze & Fandango (+320)
Tamina Snuka, Carmella & Natalya (-900) vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi, Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch (+500)
Shinsuke Nakamura (-2600) vs. Dolph Ziggler (+1200)
Baron Corbin (-1200) vs. Sami Zayn (+600)
Luke Harper (-380) vs. Erick Rowan (+260)
Kickoff Show
Tye Dillinger (-825) vs. Aiden English (+475)
Reason Why WWE Split Up DIY at NXT Takeover
As seen at Saturday’s WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago event, WWE did an angle that saw Tommaso Ciampa attack his partner Johnny Gargano after their loss to Authors of Pain for the NXT Championship.
Dave Meltzer discussed the incident on today’s installment of Wrestling Observer Radio and indicated that the two are headed to the main roster soon. This is the reason they decided to split them as the company didn’t want to bring them to the main roster as a tag team.
Spoiler on Two Feuds for NXT Championships
Coming out of Saturday’s NXT Takeover: Chicago event, Bobby Roode is expected to move into a program with Drew McIntyre and the two will feud over the NXT Championship Title.
Another feud moving forward will see Heavy Machinery feuding with The Authors of Pain for the NXT Tag Team Championship Titles.
Top NXT Superstar “Significantly Injured”
Triple H mentioned in the post-NXT Takeover: Chicago Q&A on Facebook live that Tommaso Ciampa is dealing with a significant injury. It was not made clear if he was talking about the previous ankle injury that he suffered at Thursday’s NXT Live Event or if it’s something new. We will keep you updated if we hear anything new regarding his situation.
What Happened After NXT Takeover: Chicago Went Off The Air?
After NXT Takeover: Chicago went off the air Saturday night, WWE filmed footage of Johnny Cargano being loaded into the ambulance after the beating he received at the hands of Tommaso Ciampa.
WWE has posted footage from the segment on YouTube and will most-likely be airing it on WWE programming.
Hideo Itami Throws Tantrum Backstage at NXT Takeover: Chicago
WWE posted footage of Hideo Itami throwing a tantrum backstage after being defeated by Bobby Roode at Sunday’s NXT Takeover: Chicago event. Kassius Ohno tries to calm him down in the video, but it turns into an altercation between the two.
Here is footage from the incident: