Battleground (2017) was a pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event produced by WWE for the SmackDown brand. It took place on July 23, 2017, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the fifth event under the Battleground chronology.
- KickOff - Aiden English defeated Tye Dillinger
- The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) (with Big E) defeated The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) (c) for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship
- Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Baron Corbin by disqualification
- Natalya defeated Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Lana, and Tamina - Fatal 5-Way elimination match to determine the #1 contender for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship at WWE SummerSlam 2017
- Kevin Owens defeated AJ Styles (c) for the WWE United States Championship
- John Cena defeated Rusev - Flag match
- Sami Zayn defeated Mike Kanellis (with Maria Kanellis)
- Jinder Mahal (c) defeated Randy Orton - Punjabi Prison match for the WWE Championship