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WWE Backlash results: Jinder Mahal becomes the WWE World Champion

WWE Backlash delivered an epic brawl between Kevin Owens and AJ Styles, the long-awaited debut of a megastar, and one of the most surprising main-event results in WWE history.

Here's a match-by-match breakdown of Backlash.

Tye Dillinger defeated Aiden English

At the end of an entertaining and back-and-forth kickoff contest, English went for a high-risk dive and the move backfired on him. Dillinger rolled out of the way of a flying English, then spun away from an attempted European uppercut and hit the Tye Breaker on English to get the win.

Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Dolph Ziggler

In his SmackDown pay-per-view debut, Shinsuke Nakamura took Dolph Ziggler’s best shots, and somehow managing to not only remain conscious but then kick out after a devastating Superkick to the back of the head.