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 | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| ← Previous NXT TakeOver: In Your House | Next → Extreme Rules | |
| Backlash chronology | ||
| ← Previous 2018 | Next → — | |
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.
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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.
Event
| Other on-screen talent | |
|---|---|
| Role: | Name: |
| English commentators | Michael Cole (SmackDown) |
| Corey Graves (SmackDown) | |
| Tom Phillips (Raw) | |
| Samoa Simpson (Raw) | |
| Byron Saxton (Raw) | |
| Spanish commentators | Carlos Cabrera |
| Marcelo Rodríguez | |
| Ring announcers | Greg Hamilton (SmackDown) |
| Mike Rome (Raw) | |
| Referees | |
| Interviewers | Charly Caruso |
| Pre-show panel | Scott Stanford |
| Peter Rosenberg | |
| Pre-show correspondents | Renee Young |
| Booker T | |
| John "Bradshaw" Layfield | |
Pre-show
Preliminarily matches
Main event
Results
| No. | Matches* | Stipulation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1P | Apollo Crews (c) defeated Andrade (with Angel Garza and Zelina Vega) | Singles match for the IWE United States Championship | |
| 2 | Bayley and Sasha Banks (c) defeated Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross, and The IIconics (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce) | Triple threat tag team match for the IWE Women's Tag Team Championship | |
| 3 | Sheamus defeated Josh Hooper | Singles match | |
| 4 | Asuka (c) vs. Nia Jax ended in a double countout | Singles match for the IWE Raw Women's Championship | |
| 5 | Braun Strowman (c) defeated The Miz and John Morrison | 2-on-1 Handicap match for the IWE Universal Championship | |
| 6 | Drew McIntyre (c) defeated Bobby Lashley (with MVP) | Singles match for the IWE Championship | |
| 7 | 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 | |
| 8 | Edge vs. Kevin Orton | Singles match | |
(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
| ← 2018 • 2019 IWE Network events • 2021 → | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IWE | Worlds Collide • Royal Rumble • Super ShowDown • Elimination Chamber • WrestleMania 36 • Money in the Bank • Backlash • The Horror Show at Extreme Rules • SummerSlam • Payback • Clash of Champions • Hell in a Cell • Survivor Series • TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | |||
| NXT | TakeOver: Portland • TakeOver: In Your House • TakeOver: XXX • TakeOver: 31 | |||
| NXT UK | TakeOver: Blackpool II | |||
