Hey guys & gals! Just my quick
thoughts on tonight’s Backlash event, the first Smackdown Live exclusive pay
per view. Hit or miss? Well, that’s for you to decide, let me know what you
think of the pay per view as a whole.
Apollo
Crews vs Baron Corbin
A match made on the pre-show for the
pre-show. Corbin, I like a lot, his mannerisms, the way he talks smack and his
character is so good, Corbin looks at all of his opponents with such disgust as
the evil, big bully, it really is refreshing and entertaining to watch. I guess
the only advice I could give Corbin would be to maybe tone his stomach a bit
more, a better physique could help Corbin. Apollo is amazingly athletic, sells
really well, we all know the problem with Apollo was he was brought up to the
main roster too soon. The rush to bring Apollo up has left Apollo bland in
terms of character, I really don’t know what you can do with an athletic guy
who simply smiles all the time, I mean where do you, how to you connect with
Apollo. As for the match, they looked great and the crowd was into both men,
Corbin gets the win as he should because they need some heels with AJ Styles
being so far ahead of the rest of the pack with Bray Wyatt doing his usual
shtick of cutting promos and losing matches while the next biggest heel in
comparison with Aj Styles is The Miz.
(6 Pack
Women’s Challenge) Becky Lynch vs Carmella vs Naomi vs Natalya vs Alex Bliss vs
Nikki Bella
The women were given a lot of time,
everyone shined with their individual moments, Naomi looked really impressive
in this match with her athleticism and Becky has won. Excuse me while I die of
happiness. So proud of her, struggled through some shitty booking but she is at
the top now, justice is served and it could not come to a nicer person. What
also made this match interesting is they planted seeds for feuds such as the
eventual Carmella vs Nikki Bella match and we could see Naomi vs Natalya down
the line as Natalya made a point of eliminating Naomi.
Backstage
segment
Well we read the reports of Randy
being injured and it looks like they were correct as Bray roughed up Randy so I
wonder what will happen now due to Randy’s injury.
(Second
Chance Challenge Match) The Usos vs The Hype Bros
The Usos have new ring gear, it is
almost surreal. Important note: bad people wear black always. I am also
surprised at how Mojo Rawley does not seem blown up at all after all the
running he does in his entrance. Ryder works the majority of the match, Rawley
comes in runs wild before Usos capitalize by taking out Ryder’s leg. I like the
set up before the tequila sunrise, looks nasty and is established as a finisher
after only two matches. Could this be the faith of Rhyno & Slater? We can
only hope that Slater & Rhyno overcome The Usos.
(WWE
Intercontinental Championship Match) The Miz © W/ Maryse vs Dolph Ziggler
Miz cuts a promo with Bryan before
the match, Bryan is close to snapping but surely there is no way they will let
Bryan wrestle? So why build anything? Miz confuses me more by performing Daniel
Bryan moves throughout the match with the commentators playing it all up. The
rumour mill will be in full swing tonight I promise you that much. Anyways,
match was fine, everything feels that bit longer due to no Orton and Bray
match. Miz’s reign continues as Miz continues to be the most hated man in the
WWE. Fair play to The Miz, staying relevant in 2016 after being in the company
for almost 10 years.
Bray Wyatt
Promo
Randy Orton cannot compete tonight as
Bray Wyatt wants a forfeit victory, Bray Wyatt is declared the winner of the
match. However, Bray will have a match against someone…..
Bray Wyatt
vs Kane (No Holds Barred Match)
Disappointing turn of events as Bray
could have picked up a significant victory by beating Randy Orton but instead,
we have Kane. Kane and Bray hit some nice spots with the Uranage on the chair
and the senton through the announce table. Kane gets the win due to Orton’s
interference as an RKO takes down Bray Wyatt. I was thinking, wouldn’t it have
been interesting if Bray kicked out? You want Bray to be a monster right? Have
him kick it out and beat Kane, it does not hurt Kane, Kane is a legend and
should be losing to Bray but imagine the visual of Randy being so confident that
the RKO has put down Bray only for Bray to kick out and overcome Kane.
(WWE Tag
Team Championship Match) The Usos vs Slater & Rhyno
By God, Heath did it! Was a fine
match, it was all about Heath, he got beat and beat but never gave up. Heath
would run wild at the end before a little help from Rhyno in the form of a Gore
carries both men to victory. This might be the most feel good pay per view that
I have seen in a long time.
(WWE World
Championship Match) AJ Styles vs Dean Ambrose ©
AJ Styles beat John Cena clean in the
middle of the ring, AJ Styles is the man to lead the Smackdown brand. Win or lose,
AJ is the man on Smackdown. As for Dean Ambrose, why has everyone turned on
Dean? Once he won the title, the world rejoiced but everywhere you look, there
are people wishing Ambrose’s title reign finishes as soon as possible. So he
had a match that did not have that much reaction at Summerslam so what? It was
not his fault that Styles stole the show moments before with Cena. Well I guess
you would all be happy now as AJ Styles is your new WWE Champion. Ref bump and
Styles takes advantage with a low blow, one Styles Clash later and AJ Styles is
the man on Smackdown. Great match from these two superstars, cannot wait for
the rematch!
Overall, a good showing from the
Smackdown brand. Only disappointment was not seeing Bray vs Randy. Everything
else delivered with Becky having her moment and also we saw Slater win his
Smackdown contract. To top it all off, AJ Styles is your new champion. Backlash
was a pay per view to remember!
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