People are still talking about Sunday’s (May 6, 2018) WWE Backlash pay-per-view event in Newark, New Jersey at the Prudential Center on the WWE Network.
It was an interesting show that peaked with the opener that saw Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins successfully retain his title over The Miz in an entertaining bout.
The show had a controversial finish in the WWE Title Match between AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura that saw the match end a double count out despite it being a No DQ Match.
Finally, the main event saw Roman Reigns beat Samoa Joe, which ended the three and half hour show.
Before the event went live, the match order leaked and revealed who was the producer of each match. You can see the order here:
Tyson Kidd produced The Miz vs. Rollins for the Intercontinental Championship.
Sarah Stock produced Alexa Bliss vs. Nia Jax for the RAW Women’s Title.
Arn Anderson produced Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton for the United States Title.
Scott Armstrong produced the Elias segment.
Jamie Noble and Dean Malenko produced the match between Big Cass and Daniel Bryan.
John Laurinaitis produced Charlotte Flair vs. Carmella for the Smackdown Women’s Title.
Jamie Noble produced AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the WWE Title Match.
Mike Rotunda and D-Von Dudley produced Braun Strowman and Bobby Lashley vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn.
Michael Hayes produced Reigns vs. Joe.
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— LB (@OGHeadHoncho) May 6, 2018
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