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WWE Backlash 6/14/20

DATE: June 14, 2020 at 7:00 PM ET (Preshow at 6:00 PM ET)
LOCATION: WWE Performance Center, Orlando, Florida
AVAILABLE ON: WWE Network (first month free for new subscribers)

 

Randy Orton vs. Edge (Billed as the Greatest Wrestling Match Ever)

WWE Championship: Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Bobby Lashley w/MVP

Universal Championship – 2-on-1 Handicap Match: Braun Strowman (c) vs. The Miz and John Morrison

RAW Women’s Championship: Asuka (c) vs. Nia Jax

WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship: Sasha Banks and Bayley (c) vs. The IIconics vs. Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss

United States Championship: Apollo Crews (c) vs. Andrade w/Zelina Vega

Jeff Hardy vs. Sheamus

WWE Stomping Grounds Replacing Backslash PPV

The first-ever WWE Stomping Grounds pay-per-view has been announced for June.

Stomping Grounds, which WWE recently filed to trademark, has been announced for June 23 from the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington.

WWE Backlash was originally scheduled for the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, CA on June 16, but Stomping Grounds is the replacement. The San Diego show is now a non-televised live event.

Stomping Grounds tickets go on sale this Friday at 10am local time. The pre-sale begins this Wednesday at 10am local time. Tickets start at $25 and will be available through Ticketmaster.

The Tacoma Dome is advertising Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton for the pay-per-view, but that could change as we get closer to show time. WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins, WWE Champion Kofi Kingston, AJ Styles, Braun Strowman, Charlotte Flair and RAW & SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch are also advertised.

You can check out the promo for the event below:

https://twitter.com/TacomaDome/status/1122914319270682624

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Update On WWE Backlash And WWE Return To Saudi Arabia

The WWE Backlash pay-per-view will be happening in late June, instead of being canceled altogether.

There were reports of Backlash being canceled after originally being scheduled for June 16 in San Diego, due to the next Saudi Arabia event being scheduled for Friday, June 7. Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that Backlash is now scheduled for June 23 from Tacoma, Washington.

The date originally scheduled for Backlash, June 16 in San Diego, will now be a regular non-televised live event for the RAW brand. Tickets go on sale April 26.

 

The next event from Saudi Arabia has not been confirmed for June 7, but the company is moving forward with the idea that it will happen on that date because they have started making moves towards producing the event.

WWE still has domestic live events scheduled for the weekend that the Saudi show is to take place – Sunday, June 9 in Stockton, CA and Sunday, June 9 in Fresno, CA. The show planned for that weekend in Denver, CO was moved to Saturday, June 15 and the show planned for Salt Lake City, UT was moved to Sunday, June 16.

The change to Backlash was made because WWE did not want to run pay-per-view events two weekends in a row.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Alexa Bliss Injured At WWE Backlash?

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WWE has announced that Alexa Bliss suffered a left shoulder injury during her loss to RAW Women’s Champion Nia Jax at the Backlash pay-per-view on Sunday.

 There’s no word as of yet on Bliss’ status. Below is WWE’s full announcement:

Alexa Bliss suffers shoulder injury at WWE BacklashNEWARK, N.J. — Alexa Bliss suffered an injury to her left shoulder during her Raw Championship Match against Nia Jax at WWE Backlash. Bliss is currently awaiting further medical evaluation.

WWE Reportedly Making All PPVs Dual-Branded Starting With Backlash

WWE is reportedly set to make all PPV events dual-branded starting with Backlash in May. Wrestling Inc reports that Ticketmaster has sent an email to ticketholders for Backlash announcing that it is now a dual-brand event, with both Smackdown and Raw stars.

In addition, the WrestleVotes Twitter account reports that all PPVs will be dual-branded starting with Backlash and moving forward, citing “repetitive matches” and “so-so ticket sales” as the reason. WrestleVotes has broken stories in the past, such as Neville’s WWE departure. The account notes that weekly TV will remain separated.

WWE has yet to comment on this story.

Source: 411Mania

WWE Backlash (SmackDown) Results 5/21/17

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(Kickoff) Tye Dillinger vs. Aiden English – Winner: Tye Dillinger

Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Dolph Ziggler – Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura

SmackDown Tag Team Championship: (C) The Usos vs. Breezango Winners: The Usos

Sami Zayn vs. Baron Corbin – Winner: Sami Zayn

SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi, Charlotte Flair & Becky Lynch vs. Tamina Snuka, Natalya & Carmella – Winners: Tamina Snuka, Natalya & Carmella

United States Championship: (C) Kevin Owens vs. AJ Styles – Winner by Count Out Kevin Owens – Styles leg got caught in opening and tangled in cable wires in announce table.

Luke Harper vs. Erick Rowan – Winner: Luke Harper

WWE Championship: (C) Randy Orton vs. Jinder Mahal w/Singh Brothers – Winner and New WWE Champion Jinder Mahal

WWE Backlash (SmackDown) 5/20/17

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WWE Championship: (C) Randy Orton vs. Jinder Mahal

United States Championship: (C) Kevin Owens vs. AJ Styles

Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Dolph Ziggler

SmackDown Tag Team Championship: (C) The Usos vs. Breezango

SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi, Charlotte Flair & Becky Lynch vs. Tamina Snuka, Carmella & Natalya

Sami Zayn vs. Baron Corbin

Luke Harper vs. Erick Rowan

(Kickoff) Tye Dillinger vs. Aiden English

Randy Orton Written Out Of Backlash Match Due To Concussion Sustained At SummerSlam

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Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Pro Wrestling Sheet has learned Randy Orton sustained a concussion last month at SummerSlam, and it’s why he didn’t wrestle Bray Wyatt last night at Backlash.

Our sources say the concussion occurred during Orton’s bloody encounter with Brock Lesnar … and although there’s no word on when it happened in the match, we’re guessing it was sustained during one of the many canned-ham-sized elbows he took to the skull.

Initial tests indicated he’d be good to go — which is why he was promoted for Backlash up until the event started — however, due to the type of injury, WWE officials instead made the decision to go withKane vs. Wyatt in a No Holds Barred match at the last minute.

For those who missed it, Orton was written out of the match after Bray attacked him backstage earlier in the night. He eventually re-appeared later and caused Wyatt to lose to his surprise opponent.