WWE Backlash 2020 took place on Sunday 14th June at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. Will Edge versus Randy Orton be "The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever"? Let's take a look.
The match on the Kick Off Show was for the United States Championship as
Andrade challenges
Apollo Crews. Andrade sends Crew into the corner then hits them with a running double knee to get the advantage. Crews recovers and sends Andrade flying into the corner with an overhead bell-to-belly suplex. After Crews hits 2 standing moonsaults, Angel Garza distracts the referee. However, he is stopped by Kevin Owens, who was on commentary, and hits him with a Stunner. Crews goes on to hit the Toss Powerbomb to get the win. The match was pretty decent.
Winner: Apollo Crews (0 for 1)
The first match of the show was for the Women's Tag Team Championship as
Bayley and Sasha Banks defend their titles against the
IIconics and
Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross. There are a lot of the women rolling each other up in the early going before it becomes a back and forth affair. It looks like Alexa Bliss has won it after hitting Peyton Royce with the Twisted Bliss. However, Banks rolls up Bliss to get the win. The match was quite fun, although there weren't any high spots for me.
Winners: Bayley and Sasha Banks (1 for 2)
The next match is J
eff Hardy taking on
Sheamus, who somehow hasn't been arrested for running over Elias and perverting the course of justice. I guess it's not in the public interest. Anyway, Sheamus gets the advantage after a brutal clothesline and presses it home when he suplexes hardy onto the ring post. Hardy gets back into it and comes close to winning after hitting a Whisper in the Wind. Hardy hits a Twist of Fate and a Swanton Bomb but Sheamus manages to get his foot on the rope. In the end, Sheamus hits a Brogue Kick to get the win. The match was quite good.
Winner: Sheamus (2 for 3)
We now get our second Women's match as
Nia Jax challenges
Asuka for the RAW Women's Championship. Asuka tries to apply submission moves in the early going. However, Jax clotheslines Asuka then hits power moves to press home her advantage. Asuka gets back into it and, when the fight goes to the outside, Asuka puts Jax in an armbar. In the end, it ended in a double count out. Asuka then a running hip attack from the apron. The match was ok but I hated the ending Jax was leaning against the barrier with Asuka lying on the floor while the referee was counting. Didn't she think about breaking the count? I get double count outs if they are too busy fighting each other and lose track of time. However, that wasn't the case and it made Jax look like an idiot in my eyes.
Winner: Double Count Out so No One (N/A)
The next match is
Hollywood Miz and John Morrison challenging
Braun Strowman in an handicap match for the WWE Championship. Miz and Morrison use every trick in the book to frustrate Strowman, Morrison hits a corkscrew suicide dive to get the advantage. Strowman does make a comeback but Miz and Morrison hit a Skull Crushing Finale/Stomp combo. Morrison tries to pin Strowman but Miz pulls him off. In the end, Strowman hits a running powerslam to get the win. The match was ok and went the way I expected.
Winner: Braun Strowman (3 for 4)
We now get
Bobby Lashley challenging
Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship. Lashley puts McIntyre in a full nelson before the bell and has to be taken off it by 3 referees. When the bell rings, Lashley continues his momentum. The match goes to the outside and Lashley slams McIntyre into the ring post. McIntyre sends Lashley into the crowd barrier and this gives him the chance to make a comeback. Both guys try to get the other to submit before Lashley counters a Claymore Kick with a spear for 2. Lana then comes out and bitches to the referee on the apron. McIntyre headbutts Lashley, who staggers and knocks off Lana from the apron into MVP. McIntyre then hits Lashley with a Claymore Kick to get the win. The match looked a but sloppy at times but it was pretty good.
Winner: Drew McIntyre (4 for 5)
The penultimate match was supposed to be for the RAW Tag Team Championships between
The Street Profits and
The Viking Raiders but they are seen brawling backstage. The brawl stops for a bit after Angelo Dawkins spears Ivar through a glass door. Suddenly, a group of ninjas on bikes led by Akira Tozowa arrive and The Street Profits and The Viking Raiders team up to fight them. After that, they go back to brawling each other and they all end in a massive trash can, which has a monster in it. This was shit. It made no sense at all and it meant that we didn't see a match that I was quite looking forward to seeing.
The main event is
Edge taking on
Randy Orton in what will be "The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever". Orton gets the advantage early on and focuses on the neck. Later on, Orton starts bleeding after receiving a headbutt. Orton tries to do the Three Amigos but Edge stops that and does a Three Amigos of his own. The match goes back and forth before they start finishing moves such as the Pedigree and the Rock Bottom to try and get the win. Orton eventually gets to hit the RKO but Edge kicks out at 2. Edge hits 2 Spears but Orton kicked out. In the end, Edge puts Orton in the Anti-Venom but Orton hits a low blow, which the referee didn't see. Orton then hits a Punt to get the win.
This wasn't "The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever" but it was still very good. However, WWE did some things that made no sense, For example, playing crowd audio while you actually have a crowd there is a weird decision.
Winner: Randy Orton (5 for 6)
To be honest, I struggled to get through this show. Some of the matches were ok but there were times that I didn't enjoy it. It's probably just me more than the show itself and hopefully Extreme Rules will be a better show.
