Post by adamclark52 on May 31, 2019 18:21:04 GMT -5
WWE “Backlash”
May 6th, 2018
From the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey
Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves and Jonathan Coachman (Raw); Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton and Corey Graves (Smackdown Live!)
For the WWE Intercontinental Championship
The Miz vs. Seth Rollins (champion)
This was a really good match, as good a match as you’re ever going to see the Miz have. It’s possibly the best match I’ve seen Seth have too. I’m impressed.
Winner: Seth Rollins
For the WWE Raw Women’s Championship
Alexa Bliss vs. Nia Jax (champion)
I cannot feel sympathetic to Nia Jax in any way. And I like her. She just can’t work as a face. And Alexa Bliss...she’s mark-wank trash. I enjoyed Nia rag dolling Bliss but this was not good and it went about seven minutes too long.
Winner: Nia Jax
Renee Young interviewers Nia in the ring. Feel good moment!!!
BE A STAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bruce Prichard podcast ad.
Recap of Roman Reigns Spearing Brock Lesnar through the cage at the Greatest Royal Rumble a week earlier.
Some girl is backstage with Samoa Joe. He says he's going to turn the Big Dog into a whimpering puppy.
For the WWE United States Championship
Randy Orton vs. Jeff Harvey (champion)
This was a match that happened.
Winner: Jeff Harvey
“Please don’t try this at home” ad.
Elias comes out to do his thing but is interrupted by the New Day, Rusev Day and Bobby Roode.
Daniel Bryant vs. Big cAss
This was uneventful.
Winner: Daniel Bryant
For the WWE Smackdown Live! Women’s Championship
Charlotte Flair w/o Balloon Implants vs. Carmella (champion)
Wow, as bad as Alexa Bliss is Carmella is ten times worse. I still enjoyed Charlotte at this point and had no problem rooting for her in this match. She worked circles around Carmella but this was an abomination because Carmella was in control for most of the match.
Winner: Carmella
No Disqualifications Match for the WWE Championship
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. AJ Styles (champion)
The stipulation was only in this match to accommodate that stupid Low Blow gimmick Nakamura had at the time. There were multiple low blows then the referee called the belt when neither could answer the ten count.
Winner: no contest
Braun Strowman & Lashley vs. Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens
This was filler at its finest. Its only purpose was to build Braun Strowman as an unstoppable monster who would go on to lose every big match he had for the rest of 2018.
Winners: Braun Strowman & Lashley
Samoa Joe vs. Roman Reigns
The crowd was firmly behind Joe at the start of this match but quickly turned on it. It’s hard not to blame them. The first half was a couple long rest holds and a few short flourishes of excitement. Joe dominated almost the entire match until...well, you know. It was probably worse than those classic SuperCena matches because at least the crowd weren’t getting up and leaving during those.
Winner: Roman Reigns
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This was one of the first marathon pay per views and it DID NOT need to be three and a half hours long. Either of the women’s matches, the United States championship match, the Tag Team Match and the Elias segment could’ve been on Raw or Smackdown Live! that week. At least two of those should have been cut. Plus the first match was so good that everything afterwards had no interest. It’s good that they put it on first through because a tired, bored crowd didn’t deserve that match.
Long haired fan in the front row looked extra stupid tonight.
