Backlash 2016 was 6 years ago today

[The Rick Jericho]

What a time to be alive.

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

Incredible show. Early days of the second split were so good.

[bob]

I'm was working nights when this took place

I'm going to see it on Peacock one of these days, heard it was excellent

[sarkerpolseng]

I forget that Becky held the title Pre The Man.

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

When Littdown was super Litt

[Fade is a CodyCryBaby]

Sept 11, 2022 18:40:46 GMT -5 sarkerpolseng said:

I forget that Becky held the title Pre The Man.

Tripped me the hell out when I was reminded recently she was the first Smackdowns Womens Champ

[Hypnosis]

Sept 11, 2022 20:02:38 GMT -5 Fade is a CodyCryBaby said:

Sept 11, 2022 18:40:46 GMT -5 sarkerpolseng said:

I forget that Becky held the title Pre The Man.

Tripped me the hell out when I was reminded recently she was the first Smackdowns Womens Champ

I feel that Becky lost the title too soon back then, even if Bliss' heel character wasn't nearly as OP until later moving to Raw.

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

Sept 11, 2022 21:38:24 GMT -5 Hypnosis said:

Sept 11, 2022 20:02:38 GMT -5 Fade is a CodyCryBaby said:

Tripped me the hell out when I was reminded recently she was the first Smackdowns Womens Champ

I feel that Becky lost the title too soon back then, even if Bliss' heel character wasn't nearly as OP until later moving to Raw.

Ehh, at the time it was the best decision. Becky was perfect to help make Alexa credible who had taken big steps since her call up

It is easy to forget Alexa was really in no mans land when she got called up because she didn't do much in NXT outside the fairy princess gimmick and manager for Murphy and Blake and she got over fast on the main roster

[DrBackflipsHoffman]

what the f*** is that rhyno picture a photoshop

[Slammy Award-Winning Cannibal]

Sept 11, 2022 21:57:39 GMT -5 DrBackflipsHoffman said:

what the f*** is that rhyno picture a photoshop

He looks like an LJN figure brought to life.

[Dean-o]

I was such a mark for Rhyno & Slater.

[This Player Hating Mothman]

Post-split Smackdown was, for a good while, the most consistently good week to week show that WWE put on through the whole of the '10s. Their exercise in restrained talent management, bringing up fan favorite acts and pushing them strongly, Talking Smack, reinventions for stale acts like The Usos, the ascendance of acts like AJ and Becky up the card... I want to say the only real misses for the longest while were American Alpha. It was such a good show.

[Stu]

The era of the Smackdown Hypetrain

[thechase]

Had the best theme song of 2016 too

[Mozenrath]

Sept 11, 2022 22:54:38 GMT -5 Dean-o said:

I was such a mark for Rhyno & Slater.

I think this is before he lost a lot of us for not making his own spaghetti.

[Non Banjoble Tokens]

Becky looking at the Smackdown women's belt like she wants to eat it because it is made with delicious blue raspberry candy.

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

Sept 11, 2022 22:54:38 GMT -5 Dean-o said:

I was such a mark for Rhyno & Slater.

One of my favourite angles and tag teams ever

[TWERKIN' MAGGLE]

Two years later, people were walking out early on the main event.

The main event of Backlash wasn't even good enough for Backlash.

[4real]

Ah pre Jinder Mahal title push Smackdown was an excellent show. Going with AJ Styles as WWE Champion back then was amazing. Never thought we would see the day.

[Mid-Carder]

Sept 12, 2022 2:54:04 GMT -5 TWERKIN' MAGGLE said:

Two years later, people were walking out early on the main event

What was that?