According to those in attendance at Monday Night Raw at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois, it was announced that the arena will host a Pay-Per-View in the near future, and it's going to be of the blue-branded variety.
WWE Backlash will take place on May 21st in Chicago, and it will be the first Smackdown PPV to take place after Wrestlemania 33. The first Raw PPV after 'Mania will be Payback on April 30 in San Jose, CA.
Here is the updated 2017 WWE pay-per-view confirmed event calendar:
April 2nd
Wrestlemania 33
Camping World Stadium – Orlando, FL
April 30th
WWE Payback (RAW)
SAP Center – San Jose, CA
May 21st
WWE Backlash (Smackdown)
Allstate Arena – Chicago, IL
June 4th
WWE Extreme Rules (RAW)
Royal Farms Arena – Baltimore, MD
June 18th
WWE Money In The Bank (Smackdown)
Scottrade Center – St. Louis, MO
August 20th
WWE Summerslam
Barclays Center – Brooklyn, NY
November 19th
WWE Survivor Series
Toyota Center – Houston, TX
