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WWE Backlash is just a few days away and WWE has ensured that they book some top matches for the event so that the fans watching at home do not lose interest in their product.
At Backlash, fans will watch four matches for major Championships of the company. These include the WWE Championship, the Universal Championship, the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships, and the United States Championship.
Apart from that, Edge and Randy Orton are likely to headline the event with their "Greatest Wrestling Match Ever", while Sheamus will also look to get the better of Jeff Hardy during the event.
Going back to the United States Championship, Apollo Crews surprised the entire WWE Universe in late May to win his first-ever major title in WWE. To make things more interesting, he will be taking on the man whom he defeated to win the US Title - Andrade.
Andrade was the previous US Champion before Apollo Crews took the title away from him, and El Idolo will have a big chance this Sunday to win his title back and have an even better reign with it. However, defeating the determined Apollo Carews will not be easy, as the Superstar will be determined to extend his reign as the Champion and grow in stature on the RAW brand.
In this article, we will look at the five possible finishes to the United States Championship match between Andrade and Apollo at WWE Backlash.
#5 Apollo Crews retains the title with a clean victory
Apollo Crews has been one of WWE RAW's best athletes for some time now, but was mostly given the responsibility of giving bigger stars some very good matches and working as an enhancement talent for the brand. Many fans always believed that Apollo Crews was worth much more than what WWE saw in him, and he did not lose hope, continued to work hard, and eventually won his first title in WWE.
On the May 25 episode of RAW, Apollo Crews defied all odds to defeat the villainous Andrade to win his first-ever major title in WWE. While there are many Superstars who'll be eyeing his title, the athletic Apollo Crews will look to hold onto it for as long as possible.
Will Apollo Crews make the most of his first major defense at WWE Backlash?
At WWE Backlash, Apollo Crews will take center stage for the first time in his WWE career as he will defend the title against Andrade in a match that could end up being the best of the night.
The WWE Universe has a lot of hopes attached to Apollo Crews and fans will want to see him deliver at Backlash. The ideal scenario for many would be watching Apollow Crews win the match against El Idolo, thereby putting up a great defense. Apollo Crews has some powerful finishers and he could deliver them once again to put down Andrade to retain his title, ending the latter's dreams of winning back the title for good in the process.
Apollo Crews deserves a good and long reign as the Champion so he can prove that he deserves to stay on top of RAW. And a victory for the Superstar at Backlash to retain the title could prove to be the perfect move at this time.
#4 Zelina Vega's distractions allow Andrade to secure a victory
Andrade and Zelina Vega worked as the perfect pair on NXT and after Andrade had a successful stint in NXT where he had a good NXT Champion reign, the two moved out of the Black and Gold brand.
Vega has been a huge reason behind Andrade's success. Not only has she managed him very well, but she has also helped him win several matches. Vega herself is a good wrestler and we've seen her deliver a few moves to Andrade's opponents herself during matches behind the referee's back.
Zelina Vega could once again prove to be the reason behind Andrade's success at WWE Backlash
At Backlash, we could see Apollo Crews work on Andrade once again and gain the advantage before Zelina Vega decides to help her client out. She could distract or attack Apollo Crews behind the referee's back and allow El Idolo to take the advantage and deliver his Hammerlock DDT to pick up the victory.
The result would allow Andrade to become a force on RAW once again while protecting Apollo and giving him a chance to work as the underdog and come back for the title.
While no one saw Apollo Crews' first United States Championship victory coming, the creatives could end up working on a bigger story this time around to give Apollo Crews an even bigger stage to win back the Championship.
#3 Andrade scores a clean victory to win the United States Championship
Andrade is one of the biggest names on RAW today and the Superstar has already won the United States Championship earlier by defeating a future Hall of Famer in Rey Mysterio.
Andrade has been one of RAW's top performers and best heels. There's also a possibility that he could well go on to become the WWE Champion in the next year or two. The WWE Universe has faith in his talent and no one can deny how good El Idolo is in the ring.
Keeping this in mind, it is important to note that Apollo Crews will be competing against one of the best that RAW has to offer on Sunday. Even though Apollo Crews won the United States Championship from Andrade, it could be very difficult for the babyface to defeat his opponent once again at Backlash.
We could possibly see Andrade winning back the United States Championship with a clean victory
At WWE Backlash, fans could watch the United States title change hands once again as WWE could allow Andrade to dominate Apollo Crews, hit him with the Hammerlock DDT, and pin him in the center of the ring to pick up the win.
While Apollo Crews is still warming up as the US Champion, we could see him lose the title and move onto some other feud after his first Championship win following Backlash.
This would allow them to rebuild Andrade as a Champion while creating some differences between him and his teammates that could lead to him losing the title again at a later date.
#2 The match ends in a disqualification
WWE Backlash will have several big matches this year and the United States Championship match could find itself being shoved on the undercard. The company will most likely look to focus all the attention on the WWE Championship and Universal Championship matches, followed by the 'The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever' between Edge and Randy Orton.
To make the United States Championship match stand out among the other matches, WWE will need to do something special so that an interesting story can come out of the entire match and segment.
The chances of disqualification are high at Backlash
At WWE Backlash, we could watch Apollo Crews and Andrade put on a great match and come close to a conclusion before Angel Garza decides to help out Andrade and attacks Apollo Crews. This could lead to the referee spotting Garza's interference and calling for a disqualification victory for the babyface.
This will allow Apollo Crews to retain his title and fuel the fire between Andrade and Garza. Both men had almost come to blows on the episode of RAW before Backlash, and this finish could lead to a major rivalry between the two men, causing their team to split up and forcing Zelina Vega to take one man's side.
#1 Angel Garza attacks Andrade and costs him the Championship match
A disqualification at WWE Backlash caused by Angel Garza could lead to a rivalry between Andrade and Garza on RAW. The seeds for this possibility have already been sown and it will be interesting to see if WWE decides to build up this rivalry.
On the RAW before Backlash, Apollo Crews presented Andrade, Garza, and Kevin Owens with an opportunity to compete in a Triple Threat Match with the winner being awarded a shot at the United States Championship at the event.
While Andrade and Garza worked together initially to take KO out of the equation, the two soon went after each other and even hurt Zelina Vega in the process. In the final moments of the match, KO delivered a Stunner to Garza but Andrade entered the ring to steal the victory.
Will Garza pull off a stunner at Backlash?
After the match, Garza didn't seem too happy with what El Idolo did, and this could possibly lead him to turn on his partner sooner than later. At Backlash, we could see Andrade closing in on a victory before Garza distracts or attacks Andrade behind the referee's back to give Apollo Crews an advantage and a chance to pick up the win.
This finish will allow Apollo Crews to stretch his first reign as Champion in the company whilst also igniting a big rivalry between Andrade and Garza.
