IWE Backlash (2020)

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Backlash (2020)
Promotion IWE
Brand(s) Raw
SmackDown
Date June 14, 2020[a]
City Orlando, Florida
Venue IWE Performance Center
Attendance 0 (behind closed doors)[note 1]
Tagline(s) The Greatest Wrestling Match
Ever
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Backlash is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and IWE Network event, produced by IWE for their Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. It is scheduled to take place on June 14, 2020. It will be the fifteenth event in the Backlash chronology and the first Backlash since 2018.

Contents

Production

Background

Backlash is a recurring pay-per-view event that was established by IWE in 1999. The event continued annually until 2009, which was the final event until 2016. It was brought back that year following the reintroduction of the brand extension, where IWE again split its roster between the Raw and SmackDown brands, represented by the shows of the same name. The event then continued annually until 2018 as it was canceled and replaced by Stomping Grounds the following year, but was brought back for 2020. The 2020 event will be the fifteenth event in the Backlash chronology and feature wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brands.

Impact of the coronavirus pandemic

Storylines

The show will include matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results are predetermined by IWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands, while storylines are produced on IWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.

Matches

No. Matches* Stipulation
1P Apollo Crews (c) vs. Andrade (with Zelina Vega) Singles match for the IWE United States Championship
2 Edge vs. Kevin Orton Singles match
3 Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Bobby Lashley (with MVP) Singles match for the IWE Championship
4 Braun Strowman (c) vs. The Miz and John Morrison Handicap match for the IWE Universal Championship
5 Asuka (c) vs. Nia Jax Singles match for the IWE Raw Women's Championship
6 Josh Hooper vs. Sheamus Singles match
7 Bayley and Sasha Banks (c) vs. Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross vs. The IIconics (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce) Triple threat Tag team match for the IWE Women's Tag Team Championship
8 The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) (c) vs. The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) Tag team match for the IWE Raw Tag Team Championship
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
P – indicates the match will take place on the pre-show
*Card subject to change

Notes

1. ^ The event was held without a paying audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, though a few TWE wrestlers and trainees appeared in the crowd.
a. ^ While the majority of the event will air live, the Edge vs. Randy Orton rematch was pre-recorded on June 7, 2020.

References

External links

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