When Jeff Hardy made his SmackDown Live debut, he brought the United States Championship with him and didn't hesitate to interrupt Randy Orton's entrance and take his place in a match against Shelton Benjamin. Since then, tensions between them have continued to increase and culminated last night when The Viper hit an RKO Outta Nowhere on the unsuspecting US Champion.
Now, it's been confirmed that they'll square off at this Sunday's Backlash PPV with the title on the line in a match which should be a lot of fun given the talent involved and their history in WWE.
Who will emerge victorious remains to be seen but Hardy has definitely helped to elevate the United States Championship since winning it last month. Who are you guys rooting for? Be sure to let us know your thoughts in the usual place, and for now, here's the full card for the upcoming event:
WWE Championship – No Disqualification Match
AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe
Raw Women’s Championship
Nia Jax vs. Alexa Bliss
Smackdown Women’s Championship
Carmella vs. Charlotte Flair
Intercontinental Championship
Seth Rollins vs. The Miz
United States Championship
Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton
Daniel Bryan vs. Big Cass
Braun Strowman and Bobby Lashley vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn