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We've picked out the best moves from the top matches from WWE Backlash.

Randy Orton's reign as WWE Champion is over after being stunned by Jinder Mahal at WWE Backlash.

Orton appeared to have the main event won after hitting Mahal with an RKO late on, only for Mahal's associates the Singh Brothers to drag Jinder out of the ring before the pin.

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Orton took his frustration out on the NXT tag team by bouncing them both off the announcers' tables only for Mahal to take advantage of the distraction.

Jinder Mahal stunned the world by winning the WWE Championship.
Image: Jinder Mahal stunned the world by winning the WWE Championship

Jinder sneaked up on Orton in the ring, hit the Khallas and pinned the 13-time shock, leaving the thousands of fans in Chicago in absolute shock.

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Following his huge upset over Randy Orton at WWE Backlash, 'The Modern Day Maharaja' issues a bold statement to the WWE Universe

"Hell has frozen over, Jinder Mahal is the WWE Champion," co-commentator and former World Champion JBL exclaimed ringside, summing up the surprise felt by fans around the world.

The night started with the long-awaited in-ring debut of Shinsuke Nakamura.

The Japanese superstar's enigmatic entrance music sent the crowd at the Allstate Arena wild as he prepared to take on Dolph Ziggler.

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Shinuke Nakamura makes his long-awaited debut in WWE at Backlash

The lengthy encounter saw Ziggler battle hard and appeared to have the advantage after eventually hitting a zig-zag.

But it was Nakamura that had this hand raised in victory after turning things around with a viscous Kinshasa running knee.

Shinsuke Nakamura's reception almost blew the roof off The O2.
Image: Shinsuke Nakamura's in-ring debut almost blew the roof off the Allstate Arena in Chicago.

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The Women's Division remains in a state of flux after a huge victory for the newly formed Welcoming Committee.

Natalya, Carmella and Tamina were victorious over Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair and Naomi after Natalya made Lynch tap out to the sharpshooter.

Becky Lynch came up short as she tapped out to Natalya in the six-woman tag match.
Image: Becky Lynch came up short as she tapped out to Natalya in the six-woman tag match

There was a controversial ending to the U.S. Championship match that saw Kevin Owens walk away with his title.

He won via count-out after AJ Styles got his foot caught in the wires on the German announcers' table leaving the fans demanding a rematch.

Kevin Owens walked out of Chicago U.S. Champion but not without controversy.
Image: Kevin Owens walked out of Chicago U.S. Champion but not without controversy

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