Some of the final pieces for SummerSlam 2017 will fall into place Sunday night with the last "SmackDown Live" pay-per-view prior to the "Big Four" event. WWE Battleground 2017 will feature seven matches on the card with three championships on the line. Battleground 2017 is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. EDT, and the pre-show gets underway at 7:30 p.m. EDT. Ordering the event on PPV costs $54.99, but fans can also watch the event with a live stream on the WWE Network. A subscription to the network costs $9.99 per month, though new subscribers get the first month free.

The final WWE pay-per-view before SummerSlam is set for Sunday night in Philadelphia with WWE Battleground 2017. Jinder Mahal will defend his WWE Championship against Randy Orton in the main event, and two more championships will be on the line. Below are predictions for every match on the card, which will feature only members of the "SmackDown Live" roster. It was shocking for Jinder to win the WWE Championship shortly after WrestleMania 33, but it would make little sense for him to lose the title at this point. He's already beaten Orton twice, and their feud should come to an end at Battleground.

SummerSlam is still more than a month away, but WWE has its biggest pay-per-view since WrestleMania 33 set for Sunday night. Great Balls of Fire 2017 features a stacked card with several intriguing matches. It'd be stunning to see Joe beat Lesnar and win his first title on the main roster. That doesn't mean it's not a highly anticipated match, and the build towards Sunday's main event has been better than any of Lesnar's recent feuds. Even if Joe does get pinned to end the PPV, he should find himself near the top of the card at SummerSlam because of what he's done in the weeks leading up to this WWE Universal Championship Match.

WWE's next pay-per-view is set for Sunday night in Baltimore with Extreme Rules 2017. It will exclusively feature wrestlers from the "Monday Night Raw" roster. Six matches are on the Extreme Rules card, and the main event will determine the No.1 contender for Brock Lesnar's WWE Universal Championship. Below are predictions for every match at the event. Reigns is really the only superstar that has no chance in this match. The winner is expected to face Lesnar at the Great Balls of Fire PPV on July 9, and Reigns vs. Lesnar would only happen at SummerSlam or WrestleMania.

The year's second pay-per-view featuring only wrestlers from "SmackDown" is scheduled for Sunday night in Sacramento. WWE No Mercy 2016 will include four championship matches, and a few belts seem likely to change hands. AJ Styles will defend the show's top title on a PPV for the first time. Styles won the championship from Ambrose with a low blow at WWE BackLash in September, and Cena has not held the belt since he lost it to Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam 2014. The Miz is the longest-reigning singles champion in WWE, but he might not have the belt for much longer.