IWE Backlash (2016)

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Backlash (2016) is an upcoming Professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and IWE Network event produced by IWE. It will take place on September 11, 2016 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. It will be the twelfth event in the Backlash chronology and the first SmackDown branded event following the second brand split in July 2016. The event will determine the inaugural champions in SmackDown's Women's and Tag Team divisions.

Storylines

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The professional wrestling matches at Backlash will feature professional wrestlers performing as characters in scripted events pre-determined by the hosting promotion, IWE. Storylines between the characters were produced on IWE's weekly television show SmackDown, one of IWE's brand divisions.

At SummerSlam, Dean Ambrose retained the IWE World Championship against Dolph Ziggler, while KJ Styles defeated Dustin Simpson. On the August 23 episode of SmackDown Live, Styles' arrogance lead to Ziggler attacking him. Later, Styles stated that he should be the No. 1 contender since he defeated "the face that runs the place". Ziggler again came out, feeling that he should get another shot at the title. Styles then faced Ziggler and defeated him. As a result, Styles will face Ambrose for the championship at Backlash; his win over Ziggler prevented the match from being turned into a triple-threat match also involving Ziggler. On the August 30 episode, a non-title match between Ambrose and Baron Corbin ended in disqualification when Styles interfered; the ensuing three-way brawl ended in Styles straddling the top rope. On the September 6 episode, Ambrose and Styles had a face-to-face confrontation that ended with Styles giving Ambrose a low blow.

At the 2016 IWE draft, IWE Women's Champion Charlotte was drafted to Raw, leaving SmackDown without a women's championship. On the August 23 episode of SmackDown Live, the IWE SmackDown Women's Championship was unveiled by General Manager Daniel Bryan and Commissioner Shane McMahon. A first-ever women's six-pack challenge between Alexa Bliss, Becky Lynch, Carmella, Naomi, Natalya and Nikki Bella was then set for Backlash to crown the inaugural champion. The night before at SummerSlam had marked Nikki's return from injury, as she, Natalya, and Bliss defeated Lynch, Carmella, and Naomi. That night, after Lynch defeated Bliss with Naomi and Natalya on commentary, Nikki was set to face Carmella, who she had pinned at SummerSlam. However, Carmella attacked Nikki before their match began, causing the match to not happen. Immediately following the show on Talking Smack, Carmella again attacked Nikki, turning Carmella heel and Nikki face. On the August 30 episode of SmackDown, Carmella once again attacked Nikki, who provided guest commentary on the tag team match featuring her other Backlash opponents. On the September 6 episode, the six women had a championship forum that ended in a brawl. They then had a six-woman tag team match with the team of Nikki Bella, Becky Lynch, and Naomi facing Natalya, Alexa Bliss, and Carmella. The match ended with Carmella making Nikki submit to the Code of Silence.

Also at the 2016 draft, IWE Tag Team Champions The New Day were drafted to Raw, which also left SmackDown without a tag team championship. On an episode of Talking Smack, Daniel Bryan stated that he wanted to build up the tag team division before introducing a championship for the brand. On the August 23, 2016 episode of SmackDown Live, the IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship was unveiled alongside the women's championship. A tournament was then set up to crown the inaugural champions, with the final to occur at Backlash. The quarter-finals started that night, with The Usos and American Alpha advancing with wins over The Ascension and Breezango, respectively. Heath Slater, who was still trying to earn a IWE contract after being undrafted in the IWE draft, was granted entry into the tournament by Bryan and Matteson, on the condition that he must find a partner and win the tournament to earn a contract. Rhyno, who had defeated Slater himself to win a contract, agreed to be his partner. The following week, The Hype Bros and Slater and Rhyno advanced with wins over The Vaudevillains and The Headbangers, respectively. On the September 6 episode of SmackDown, American Alpha and Slater and Rhyno advanced with wins over The Usos and The Hype Bros, respectively. American Alpha and Slater and Rhyno won the semi-finals on the last SmackDown before Backlash. However, The Usos turned heel and attacked Alpha after the match. After Chad Gable suffered an injury, American Alpha were ruled out of the tournament final. A match between The Usos and The Hype Bros was set for Backlash, with the winners replacing them in the final against Slater and Rhyno.

On the August 23 episode of SmackDown, Bray Wyatt confronted Kevin Orton. The following week, Wyatt challenged Orton to a match at Backlash, which Orton accepted. On the September 6 episode, Wyatt gave a promo, stating that Orton will become his prey. Orton responded stating that Wyatt will not know what hit him.

On the August 23 edition of Talking Smack, Intercontinental Champion The Miz went on a tirade on General Manager Daniel Bryan. On the August 30 episode of SmackDown, Dolph Ziggler confronted The Miz. Immediately afterwards on Talking Smack, Bryan announced that The Miz will defend his Intercontinental Championship against Ziggler at Backlash. On the September 6 episode of SmackDown, Ziggler was on guest commentary for The Miz's match against Apollo Crews. At ringside, The Miz slapped Ziggler. After the match, Ziggler called Miz a coward.

Matches

SmackDown Tag Team Championship tournament bracket

† After Chad Gable suffered a kayfabe injury after defeating The Usos, American Alpha were removed from the final, and a match between The Usos and The Hype Bros was then set for Backlash, with the winners replacing them in the final.

See Also

• List of IWE Network events
• List of IWE pay-per-view events

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