WWE Backlash 2017: 10 Huge Predictions You Need To Know
2. Don't Call It A Comeback
Since the 'Superstar Shake-up', SmackDown Live! has been teasing the reintroduction of Lana and The New Day.
The 'Ravishing Russian' and the longest reigning tag team champions in company history offer much to their respective divisions on Tuesday nights, but both acts are knocked into a cocked hat by the impending arrival of Rusev.
Surviving some disastrous booking during his final few months on Monday Night Raw, the 'Bulgarian Brute' was deliciously entertaining in spite of the limp content forced upon him.
Ironically, a team with Jinder Mahal represented the scale of his demotion, but their unique union as 'Handsome' and 'Hardbody' respectively became brief highlights between the bloated inaction on the flagship show.
His move to the blue brand has been handled rather differently to that of his Booty-O bunch and his real life wife. Instead of snazzy video packages and lurid vignettes, Rusev has posted videos presumably from his own mobile phone, demanding a WWE Title shot from Commissioner Shane McMahon before agreeing to even wrestle.
Intolerant of his place on the roster, he then reneged on his promise to appear on Tuesday's go-home broadcast, leading many to speculate that he may appear at Backlash and interject himself physically in his former partner's big shot.
Though unannounced, the show may provide the perfect stage for any of the three acts to make surprising returns, especially in front of a traditionally vociferous motley crew.