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Post by lionheart21 on May 6, 2018 22:47:57 GMT -5
"I am on top of my game."
The man's not wrong.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2018 22:48:03 GMT -5
I was against it before but I'll say it now...
I'm 100% ok with Miz being world champion again as long as AJ loses the belt. If Miz wins MITB and then AJ loses the title to Miz I'm going to buy a Miz shirt the night after.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2018 22:48:05 GMT -5
These wrestlers' schedule is f***ing crazy, dude. What the f***.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2018 22:48:57 GMT -5
Miz killed dude. Damn.
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Post by lionheart21 on May 6, 2018 22:49:36 GMT -5
"Where's your name?"
I love Miz
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Post by Bub (BLM) on May 6, 2018 22:49:45 GMT -5
Why the f*** is Miz not their top guy? He still knows how to talk like a goddamn pro wrestler.
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Post by HardKore on May 6, 2018 22:50:43 GMT -5
Just in case anyone forgot...
The Miz is AWESOME.
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Post by Captain & Diet on May 6, 2018 22:51:08 GMT -5
You know that Miz is the real deal when even my wife says 'damn he is a loveable douche bag.'
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Post by lionheart21 on May 6, 2018 22:51:11 GMT -5
Miz showing yet again why he is the God of Talking Smack
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Post by hbkid718 on May 6, 2018 22:58:59 GMT -5
Here's the Updated History of Backlash, with tonight's resultsHere are the 2018 Facts for Backlash: - WWE Backlash was the 1st PPV of 2018 that John Cena did not compete on ending the streak of him being the only wrestler to compete on every PPV in 2018, the 1st PPV of 2018 to not have any Tag Team Championship Matches - Bayley VS Ruby Riott was both women’s 1st PPV singles match of 2018, Riott’s 1st ever in WWE, Bayley’s 1st since she lost a Kendo Stick on a Pole Match to Alexa Bliss at Extreme Rules on June 4, 2017, & both women’s 1st PPV opener of 2018 - Seth Rollins VS The Miz was the 7th Intercontinental Championship Match of 2018 & 1st since Raw on April 30, the 1st time since his last match against The Miz on Raw on February 26 that Rollins was not in a match involving Finn Balor, making this their 2nd re-match - Nia Jax VS Alexa Bliss was the 3rd Raw Women’s Championship Match of 2018 & 1st since WrestleMania 34 on April 8, the 3rd match to be re-matched from WrestleMania 34, & their 2nd re-match overall - Jeff Hardy VS Randy Orton was the 8th United States Championship Match of 2018 & the 1st since the Greatest Royal Rumble on April 27, their 1st singles match against each other since Orton defeated Hardy to retain the World Title at the Royal Rumble on January 27, 2008, & was the 4th time they competed against each other for a different Title (Tag Team Titles (11/27/06 RAW), Intercontinental Title (1/14/08 RAW), & World Title (1/27/08 Royal Rumble) & was the 50th match on PPV in WWE & NXT in 2018 - Daniel Bryan VS Big Cass was Cass’ 1st singles match since he lost to Enzo Amore in a Brooklyn Street Fight on Raw on August 21, 2017 & his 1st singles match on PPV since he defeated The Big Show at SummerSlam on August 20, 2017 & was Bryan’s 1st singles match on PPV since he lost to Roman Reigns at Fastlane on February 22, 2015 - Charlotte Flair VS Carmella was the 4th Smackdown Women’s Title Match of 2018 & 1st since Smackdown on April 10, Carmella’s 1st singles match on PPV since she lost to Nikki Bella in a No Disqualification Match at TLC on December 4, 2016, & their 2nd re-match - AJ Styles VS Shinsuke Nakamura was the 4th WWE Championship Match of 2018 & 1st since the Greatest Royal Rumble on April 27, the 6th No Disqualification Match of 2018, the 1st since NXT on April 18, the 1st for WWE proper since Raw on March 26 & 1st on PPV in 2018, the 1st No Disqualification Match for the Title since Roman Reigns VS AJ Styles at Payback on May 1, 2016, the 1st match to be re-matched from the Greatest Royal Rumble, & their 3rd re-match overall, making it the 1st match of 2018 to take place on 3 PPVs in a row, the 12th Contest of 2018 & the 1st since the Greatest Royal Rumble on April 27 - Bobby Lashley & Braun Strowman VS Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn was Lashley’s 1st ever 2-on-2 Tag Team Match on WWE PPV in his career & was their 2nd re-match - Roman Reigns VS Samoa Joe was Joe’s 1st 1-on-1 Match on PPV since he lost to Brock Lesnar at Great Balls of Fire on July 9, 2017 & was their 2nd re-match, & was Joe’s 1st PPV main event of 2018, Reigns’ 1st PPV main event since WrestleMania 34 on April 8, & the 2nd Non-Title Match in a row to main event a PPV - Backlash was the 1st PPV of 2018 since Elimination Chamber on February 25 that no Titles Changes Hands Here are the Backlash History Facts: - This was the 1st Backlash PPV since 2009 that the Tag Team Championship was not defended & the 1st time in History that was 2 or more Women’s Matches on a Backlash PPV - Bayley VS Ruby Riott was the 17th Dark/Heat/Pre-Show/Kickoff Match in Backlash History, 2nd year in a row, & 13th Backlash event in a row to have one, the 2nd Women’s Match to be held on the Pre-Show/Kickoff since Lita VS Molly Holly on Sunday Night Heat in 2001, & both Bayley & Ruby Riott’s Backlash debut - Seth Rollins VS The Miz was the 9th Intercontinental Championship Match in Backlash History & the 1st since 2016, Seth Rollins’ Backlash debut & 1st Intercontinental Championship Match, The Miz’s 3rd Backlash PPV & 1st since 2016, & 2nd Intercontinental Championship Match & 1st since 2016, the 2nd Intercontinental Title Match & 1st since Shelton Benjamin VS Chris Jericho in 2005 to open a Backlash & both wrestler’s 1st Backlash opener - Nia Jax VS Alexa Bliss was the 7th Women’s Championship Match in Backlash History & 1st since 2016, Nia Jax’s Backlash debut & 1st Women’s Title Match, Alexa Bliss’ 2nd Backlash PPV & 1st since 2016 & 2nd Women’s Title Match & 1st since 2016 - Jeff Hardy VS Randy Orton was the 4th United States Championship Match in Backlash History & 2nd year in a row, Jeff Hardy’s 5th Backlash PPV & 1st since 2009, giving him the 3rd largest gap (9 years) between Backlash PPVs after Rhyno (2001-2016, 15 years) & Bobby Lashley (2007-2018, 11 years), his 1st Intercontinental Championship Match, but 3rd Title Match, as he competed in a Hardcore Title Match in 2000 & Tag Team Title Match in 2008, Randy Orton’s 7th Backlash PPV & 3rd year in a row, but 5th Backlash event in a row, tying The Big Show for most matches at a Backlash, behind Triple H at 10 & Edge & Kane at 9, his 1st United States Championship Match, but 6th Title Match at a Backlash, as he wrestled for the Intercontinental Title in 2004 & the WWE Championship in 2007, 2008, 2009, & 2017, making him the 1st wrestler to compete for both the Intercontinental & United States Championships at a Backlash PPV - Daniel Bryan VS Big Cass was both Daniel Bryan & Big Cass’ Backlash debut - Charlotte Flair VS Carmella was the 8th Women’s Championship Match in Backlash History & 1st since 2016, the 1st time that there will be 2 Women’s Championship Matches at Backlash, Charlotte Flair’s 2nd Backlash in a row & 1st ever Women’s Title Match at a Backlash PPV, Carmella’s 3rd Backlash in a row & 2nd Women’s Title Match & 1st since 2016, & is the 4th woman to compete in 3 matches in Backlash History, after Trish Stratus, who competed in 4, Mickie James, & Natalya. Women’s Championship has changed hands twice, with the last title change taking place in 2016 when Becky Lynch won a 6-Pack Challenge to win the Vacant Smackdown Women’s Championship. AJ Styles VS Shinsuke Nakamura was the 19th WWE or World Championship Match at a Backlash PPV & 3rd year in a row, but 6th Backlash in a row, since there were no Backlash events from 2010-2015, the 7th No Disqualification/No Holds Barred in Backlash History & 1st since Kane VS Bray Wyatt in 2016, the 1st time that the WWE Championship was defended in a No Disqualification Match since Steve Austin VS The Rock in 1999, the 1st No Disqualification Title Match since Rhyno VS Raven for the Hardcore Title in 2001, AJ Styles’ 3rd Backlash in a row, 2nd WWE Championship Match, & 1st since 2016, & 1st No Disqualification Match & his 3rd straight Title Match at a Backlash, since he competed for the US Title in 2017, Shinsuke Nakamura’s 2nd Backlash in a row & 1st WWE Championship & No Disqualification Match, the 3rd No Contest in Backlash History & 1st since The Undertaker VS Batista in 2007, & was the 1st Backlash event since 2004 that no Titles changed hands, but 1st since 2007 that no WWE or World Title changed hands - Bobby Lashley & Braun Strowman VS Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn was Bobby Lashley’s 2nd Backlash PPV & 1st since 2007, giving him the 2nd longest gap between Backlash matches, behind Rhyno (2001-2016, 15 years) & his 1st Tag Team Match, Braun Strowman’s Backlash debut, Kevin Owens’ 2nd Backlash & in a row & 1st Tag Team Match, & Sami Zayn’s 2nd Backlash in a row & 1st Tag Team Match. - Roman Reigns VS Samoa Joe was both Roman Reigns & Samoa Joe’s Backlash PPV debut & 1st main event & was the 1st time since Goldberg VS The Rock in 2003 that a Non-Title Match was the main event of Backlash
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2018 23:03:24 GMT -5
So in conclusion... ![](https://i.imgur.com/X89QyN1.gif)
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Post by ben:friendship frog on May 7, 2018 0:28:59 GMT -5
Good god WhatCulture has gone down the pan since the talented guys left. Just watched a bit of their reactions video and they either both had a terrible hay-fever attack at 1am or they did this show coked up. They're literally sniffing every 10/15 seconds ago.
Christ.
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Post by G✇JI☈A on May 7, 2018 5:38:27 GMT -5
Well canceled the Network again.
If the WWE are not going to try with the main product, then why should I?
Oh and wwe tried to be sneaky with the cancel. With a tablet anyway.. opened up the webpage in the browser and I get page saying “please use the app” with no other options on there.. went the app... no option to cancel. So went into my office, turned my pc on, went to wwe.com, logged in, canceled.
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Post by Super Duper Dragunov on May 7, 2018 6:16:33 GMT -5
It's shows like these that make me glad PPV's done cost 60 dollars anymore.
Holy hell...
It's also PPV's like these that remind me why Vince needs to f***ing retire.
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Post by The Thread Barbi on May 7, 2018 6:31:11 GMT -5
Wait a minute? There was a wrestling event last night???
Honestly had no clue!
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Post by The Kevstaaa on May 7, 2018 7:54:13 GMT -5
![](http://watchwrestling.stream/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/wwe-backlash-2018.jpg) WWE Backlash 2018 May 6th, 2018 | Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey | Attendance: 14,724
The WWE will now be running Pay-Per-Views with both brands. I’m not a fan, as I enjoyed the split PPVs. The roster is currently too loaded to join the PPVs. For example, people like Finn Balor, Ember Moon, Asuka, The Iiconics, Becky Lynch, Elias, Rusev Day, Usos, and many others weren’t booked.
Kickoff Match: Bayley vs. Ruby Riott w/ The Riott Squad When this was announced, I was hoping for something really good. Unfortunately, this peaked at solid. Bayley looked worse than she has in a long time. Like, when Alexa Bliss embarrassed her last year in the Kendo Stick match, Bayley was bad from a character standpoint. Here, she was in botch mode and looked weak as a wrestler. She did hit a nice hurricanrana to take out Sarah Logan at ringside at one point. A Liv Morgan distraction opened the door for Ruby to hit the Riott Kick and win in 10:06. It was okay, but could’ve done with a better performance from Bayley. The Riott Squad is a united front, while Bayley and Sasha Banks continue to have issues. I’m all for Ruby being the one to dethrone Nia Jax. [**½]
WWE Intercontinental Championship: Seth Rollins [c] vs. The Miz The Miz looks odd with no title or anyone by his side. Coming into this match, it was clear Seth Rollins was going to win. Miz is on Smackdown, which has the United States Title, so they didn’t need the IC Title. But, these two professionals went out there and made me completely believe in a Miz win on more than one occasion. Seth’s knee became the target, especially after he missed a knee strike and drove it right into the ring post. It was a great spot. Miz worked on it with a Figure Four and really wore down Seth. The roll through into the Skull Crushing Finale spot led to a fantastic near fall. It got bested when Seth went for the Falcon Arrow/Superplex combo, only for Miz to counter into another Skull Crushing Finale. That near fall was insane. After a series of rollups, Seth found a way to hit the Curb Stomp and retain in 20:30. An excellent opener that was about on par with the WrestleMania one. My only grip was the two finisher kickouts, as it was a bit much. However, the leg work was great, they had some really well thought out sports, and this was the highlight of the show. [****¼]
WWE Raw Women’s Championship: Nia Jax [c] vs. Alexa Bliss Their WrestleMania match didn’t work for me at all (*¾), and I feel like Nia needs to just run through Alexa. This suffered from some of the same problems that the Mania match did. Nia working from underneath as a face just doesn’t work for her. Alexa dominated her at a few too many points, and it just lessens their matches. There was some solid drama in the possibility of Alexa managing to win back the title, especially after knocking the champion during a Vader Bomb attempt. Nia caught Twisted Bliss and won via Samoan drop in 10:17. Again, it went too long and had way too much Alexa on offense. But, there was a semblance of a story and some drama that allowed it to be average. [**]
WWE United States Championship: Jeff Hardy [c] vs. Randy Orton At the start of 2017, it would’ve been insane to hear that Randy Orton would face Jinder Mahal and Jeff Hardy at back to back Backlash events. We still didn’t get motivated Orton on this show, but he was better than some of his dire performances recently. They had a decent back and forth match, where they were booked to be rather even. While the in-ring stuff was technically fine and there weren’t really any botches, it lacked something to make it feel like a Pay-Per-View match. Hardy avoided the RKO and hit a Twist of Fate, before winning with the Swanton Bomb in 11:48. It felt like a good house show match and nothing more. Basically, the best Orton gives us these days. [**½]
Next, we got one of the best segments in some time. I’m not going to fully recap it, because it needs to be seen to be believed. Elias attempted to give us a concert, but got interrupted by the New Day. Each attempt at singing was cut off by a new arrival, including Rusev Day and No Way Jose, who came out with a conga line that included Titus Worldwide and Breezango. The last guy out was Bobby Roode, who planted Elias with a DDT. This was some of the most fun I’ve had watching wrestling in years. Sometimes, you just wanna have a good time.
Big Cass vs. Daniel Bryan This was a major disappointment of a feud, even if Cass cut one good promo in the build. Coming in, I figured if anyone could get a good match out of Cass, it would be Daniel Bryan. Luckily, they seemed to tell the right story. Cass used his size to take control. I gotta note that commentary going overboard with explaining that Bryan was the underdog was a bit much. Anyway, Cass’ confidence proved to be his downfall. He wouldn’t take advantage of openings, instead taking time to gloat. That allowed Bryan to rally and put him in the Yes Lock. Cass tapped almost immediately, which killed potential drama. The match went 7:46. The story was okay, but Cass on offense was a snoozefest. [**¼]
Post-match, Cass attacked Bryan so this can continue for some dreadful reason. Can Bryan just move on to working interesting people?
WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship: Carmella [c] vs. Charlotte I loved the video package for this match. I’ve seen a lot of people are pissed that Carmella is champion. I’m in the opposite boat. I’d much rather she be champion than have to sit through another dull Charlotte run. Anyway, Carmella came in with the right strategy. They’ve built the story around her not being on Charlotte’s level, so she wasn’t trying to mix it up with her. Instead, she ran, stalled, and used those old school heel tactics to her advantage. I liked how Carmella got to apply her Code of Silence finisher, only for Charlotte to power out. It furthered that story. Surprisingly, not only did Carmella retain, but she did so cleanly. Charlotte missed a moonsault and tweaked her knee, so Carmella kicked her there and rolled her up to retain in 10:11. Parts of it were dull, but I truly dug that Carmella came in with a good strategy and won by using her brain. [**¼]
WWE Championship No Disqualifications Match: AJ Styles [c] vs. Shinsuke Nakamura Even though we now know how the match finished, this still should’ve gone on last. Anyway, I saw a lot of folks upset that this wasn’t a No DQ match featuring a lot of weapons and big spots. Why did people expect that? That wasn’t what this was about. It was built around the low blows and how Nakamura is willing to take those shortcuts when he gets in trouble. Granted, it could have used more intensity and more use of the chair that got brought in. It did lead to a rough cut on the cheek for Styles. Once they gave us the first low blow spot, things picked up big time. AJ returned the favor and the final few minutes ruled. Unfortunately, they kicked each other low and neither man could answer the ten count, leading to another no contest in 21:09. They continue to disappoint, but show flashes of what they’re capable of. Those final few minutes were grand and they ultimately told a fine story, but that finish got shit on and for good reason. [***¼]
Bobby Lashley and Braun Strowman vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn They had a fun little tag on Raw a few weeks back (***¼). This wasn’t nearly as good. Like too many other matches tonight, it felt like something you’d get on a house show. Things were technically fine, they just felt hollow. The main story was another tease of Owens and Zayn breaking up. They threw each other into their powerhouse opponents to take the beating alone. Sami slapped Kevin, leaving him alone to take Lashley’s delayed vertical suplex for the loss in 8:40. Lashley’s finish is trash. Also, he feels like just another guy already. That was fast. The match was basic and the ending was sloppy, as even commentary noted how Owens wasn’t the legal man. [**]
Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe I feel bad for Roman Reigns. I honestly do. He constantly goes out and gives us great efforts, but gets put in these no-win, dumb booking situations. Roman spent most of the year whining about Brock Lesnar being the company favorite, yet here he is main eventing a show with nothing on the line. Also, they laid the match out poorly. Joe attacked Roman before the match and put him through the announce table. Once the bell rang, I think everyone knew where this was going. After a hot start, we went into REST HOLD CITY, BITCH! It felt like it never ended. Fans were literally leaving in droves from what I’ve heard. The ones who remained chanted for everything but this match, including what sounded like “beat the traffic.” Yikes. Roman made his usual rally, they gave us some late near falls, he survived the Coquina Clutch, and won with the Spear in 17:54. Stop doing this. Even if you somehow blame the fans for these reactions, go with it and maybe don’t put Roman in the main event. The match was shit and nowhere near the stuff we’ve seen from Joe and Roman in their Raw matches over the past year. Predictable, boring, and felt like it took forever. [*¾]
The cameras cut directly to the crowd, only to catch a WHOLE BUNCH of people leaving.
Overall: 4/10. Our first look at WWE giving us monthly Pay-Per-Views with both Raw and Smackdown was a failure. So many good people were left off the show and what we got was lackluster at best. The Kickoff match was decent other than Bayley botching. I thought Carmella/Charlotte told a good story and Nakamura/AJ was headed somewhere very good until that terrible finish. Seth/Miz was hands down the match of the night and deserves to be talked about and watched multiple times. Everything else felt something I’d see on a house show and didn’t belong on PPV. The only things you need to see are Seth/Miz and the ridiculous Elias segment.
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Post by clifford on May 7, 2018 8:40:02 GMT -5
Fell asleep after Rollins/Seth, watched the rest 90 per cent on fast foward this morning, and I still feel cheated.
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Post by edgestar on May 7, 2018 8:49:13 GMT -5
The section I was in, had planned on leaving after the Braun match. My bf asked me if it was alright to leave then, since we're both out of state, because he wanted to beat the traffic. That was fine with me. Especially, when we read the results that other people did the same, among other things.
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Post by feartear on May 7, 2018 12:50:52 GMT -5
At this point I just prefer to know the results first and eventually watch later so I can just concentrate on the quality of the matches. Rollins vs Miz: decent exchange in the first half, really startet to won me when the two fought on the apron and Seth smashed his knee on the post. Then the second Skull Crushing Finale kick out killed every suspension of disbelief for me and Seth winning with a supposedly broken leg and a delayed pinfall nailed the coffin. Jax vs Bliss: these two are best friends in real life, and Bliss had always being booked like Shawn Michales, so we always have to expect competitive matches from her, as inplausible as it is. In the end the right woman won the rivalry (unlike Bayley last year), however I hope Nia will drop the "BE A STAR" persona very fast, it makes her look like a hypocrite. It's not like the fans will stop cheering for her if she just goes back to destroy her opponents like a monster. Hardy vs Orton: that was a really anachronistic match ![8-|](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/nerd.png) Age was showing for both of the guys, as at the Swanton Bomb Jeff looked like he immediately petrified at impact. On the other hand it's good to see Orton's standing dropkicks again. Bryan vs Cass: at this point I'm sure Big Cass covers the "C" on purpose ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png) An enjoyable match. Carmella vs Charlotte: how are Carmella's lungs not shattered after this match, I will never know. Anyway beside the anticlimatic ending,it was a good match. Charlotte displayed many feats of agility, and Carmella screaming out of her lungs during the submission holds prevented them from being boring. Styles vs Nakamura: my favourite match of the night. These two really tried to murder one another as the feud demands. The botched spot with the chair cutting AJ was really scary. I like the match, therefore I didn't mind the no-ending. Skipped the rest.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2018 13:26:27 GMT -5
I was there live and it was...an event that I attended.
Rollins/Miz was really good...just a lot of fun live. An excellent way to start a show. The Elias segment was a lot of fun live. Everyone was into it. Everything else was either OK or not very good.
The action wasn't horrible and I think I liked the show more than many, but I still wasn't thrilled with it.
But honestly...the most interesting part of the night for me was watching a drunk, trashy couple avoid getting kicked out multiple times for disobeying security.
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