Welcome to IWNerd.com’s coverage of WWE Backlash 2016! Live from Richmond, Virginia. This is the first brand specific PPV event as all eyes are on Smackdown LIVE tonight. We will be hosting a live chat for the event in the comment section below! Please join us and talk the show with a good crew! Consider yourself invited!
WWE Backlash 2016 match card:
WWE CHAMPIONSHIP
Dean Ambrose vs AJ Styles
WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP
The Miz vs Dolph Ziggler
SIX PACK CHALLENGE TO CROWN THE FIRST SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPION
Nikki Bella vs Becky Lynch vs Carmella Natalya vs Alexa Bliss vs Naomi
The Usos vs The Hype Bros.
FINALS OF THE SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT TO CROWN THE FIRST CHAMPIONS
Rhyno & Heath Slater vs. The winners of the The Usos vs The Hype Bros. match
Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt
Please talk along with us all night in the comment (disqus) section below!!! Let’s all enjoy the show! We look forward to it!
Who else is fired up?
I am!
Thanks for joining!!!
I am can’t wait to see how they do
Make your predictions guys and we will see who did the best!!!
Styles, Miz, Becky, Uso’s, and Rhyno & Slater for the tag belts
Good picks
If Styles, Becky, Rhyno & Slater don’t win I riot. Hahaha. Can’t wait to chat with everyone!
Styles Usos Miz Slater and Rhyno Becky or Naomi
Dolph, Becky, Slater & Rhyno, Orton(?), Corbin & Styles
Kickoff show starts now!
I might not join you guys tonight
Apollo vs Corbin on the kickoff
Yep just saw that.. Surprised corbin isn’t on main card
Me too he has so much talent in agree with him he is the future of the blue brand I can see him as the IC champion
I don’t know what’s gonna happen with his angle with Kalisto
It looks like they are still going with the Randy/Bray match guess we just have to wait and see how this one plays out
Randy’s match is still on….. According to the Kick-Off…..
Yeah, I think they are going to do some kind of injury angle.. Guess we will wait and see
Hope something interesting happens with that…..
Me too, thanks for joining!
No Problem
Juging by Orton’s Twitter, the issue is transportation. They might try and move the match to later in the show to give him time to get there.
I hope Dolph wins! He deserves it!
I could see it happen
It’s been a while since he’s had a title.
Welcome to the chat. Always great to see new faces!
Thanks! I’m glad to be a part of it……
Wonder if AJ will win the belt tonight
No doubt about it!
Hope so. Ambrose’s run has been slightly disappointing
Wow. Not at all (in my opinion), he has been a great champ.
I guess what kinda set me off was his match with Ziggler. That was disappointing
To each his own then. I respect your opionion.
His biggest problem has been Creative dropped the ball once they got past Battleground.
If AJ wins, im losing my mind tonight!!!
October 9th second SmackDown PPV No Mercy
Should be a fun event!
Im about to start watching the pre show
You haven’t missed much lol
How is everyone doing
Good. What about you?
Good
What did you of CM punks fight
Disappointed he lost but hey, he did something many wouldn’t
He seemed overwhelmed like he wasn’t prepared for the fight
Rhyno and Slater were hilarious
What if? @LukeHarperWWE replaces @RandyOrton in his match versus @WWEBrayWyatt…… #WWEBacklash
Good Lord I hope not
Lol
DAMN Alexa got the Harley Quinn look going on tonight
It looks awesome!
I hate how it takes 20 attempts before the Network actualy starts Backlash.
Pre-show match is on.
Corbin vs Crews
I had already forgot Corbin was Andre the Giant Battle Royal winner.
They both need this victory.
Alright, I’m going to watch Backlash with you guys. I wanted to take a break from wrestling, but ill start tomorrow
Why you trying to take a break? How many different wrestling promotions do you watch?
After Punk’ s fight last night, I felt like shit. I felt so bad, embarrassed as a wrestling fan.
And dont watch other promotions except New Japan, but I keep up with a lot of wrestlers in other promotions
To be honest, concerning your CM Punk comment…. You’re pretty fuckin stupid.
Probably
Do you put a man who wakes up one day and says, “Hmm, I feel like playing basketball as my career” in the NBA?? Even if he had no prior basketball experience? Even worse, in his late 30’s, going up against young men who been practicing over 10 years?
Vicious clothesline from Baron Corbin
Crowd seems loud.
Not a bad match
I was gonna say, this has been a decent match
I was thinking the same thing. Damn good match
Hey everybody!
Howdy
Hi you doing
good. you?
Not bad doing good
Damn good match!!!
I’m glad that Corbin won this match I hope this victory takes him somewhere
Agree’d.
I bet Hype Bros/Usos kick off the PPV
What city backlash in
Richmond, VA
Ok thanks
Renee Young has a ton of makeup on lol.
Yeah man
Normally, she doesnt.
And that coat she is wearing that’s something my grandmother would ware
Haha. She had her first “off night” tonight
I say the PPV ends 30 minutes early
That would be a good idea if they do that.
Summerslam was way to long
that’s because the pre-show was 2 hours long. messed up the flow
Here we go guys!!!
AJ deserves the title. He had damn near classic matches with Roman Reigns and beat John Cena.. Give him the title Vince!!
Except that it wouldn’t benefit anyone. Ambrose needs this victory more than Styles needs the title. Styles will be champ, but for long-term success, Ambrose needs to win tonight.
Agree to disagree lol
Only reason I’m watching tonight and SmackDown, is because of AJ Styles
I think dean Ambrose has been disappointing as a champion
I strongly disagree.
Maybe my expectations were to high for him
What’s disappointing is how Creative’s done him after Battleground. They’ve had nothing for him to do past that. Dolph was one and done. Ambrose is hella talented, but not if he’s being given nothing to work with.
Right I think it’s more on creative then Ambrose himself
That’s why I want him to win, even if its a dusty victory. Let him prove himself against someone like Styles.
Is it me or does Ambrose not play the lunatic character very well? Brian Pillman, Randy Orton, Psycho Sid, and some others acted like true lunatics
When WWE lets him be serious, the lunatic goes very well, when they insist he be funny, it doesn’t.
LET’S GO
Should be a good one!
Hope it’s good show
Good video package
Everyone has blue eyes, give them blonde hair and SmackDown will be the most popular show in Germany
Stage setup looks nice!
hopeful Backlash caps my birthday off well so hoping for the best
Happy birthday
Thanks
Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday
Happy Birthday!
Happy bday
At least we get Mauro for 2-3 hours
Dreams come true
thank goodness no Michael Cole
Or Byron
Booty Saxton
Lol
Ratings soaring not sure about that
for Smackdown, yes lol. they were horrible before the split
Because when u have a taped show ppl can just read the spoilers thank to the Internet
For Smackdown, rating have increased.
Women’s title match is first
YASSSSSS
SmackDown isn’t about authority figures, opens ppv with GM’s
lol hush
short and to the point good hoping Becky gets this she needs this
Really hoping Becky lynch wins
Facts!!
Here we go!
The worst heel in pro wrestling
I think Natalya has more go away heat then actual heat
Yup
Ass shaking 101
Dat kick
Wow… I can’t stand Otunga on commentary
This crowd is hot, I love it
…awww Alexa Quinn steal my heart
Alexa Bliss would be a perfect Harley Quinn
Small but fierce, trust me I know
Ronnie…
Its not the size of the boat… But the motion in the ocean.
Bruh
I see this match getting a good amount of time due to Bray/Orton being cancelled
Carmella better heel or face
Did her song just say Shit hoe?
let the final two be Becky and Carmella because Becky needs this badly
That title is a beauty
Facts!!
Only two athletic are Becky and Naomi, maybe Natalya
Ya girl Alexa Bliss??
She’s good, and stiff, but she isn’t athletic like Naomi
Niceeeee flexibility Becky
Harley Quinn out there lookin good tonight
I’m pulling for either Becky or Alexa
Ref don’t touch her hair like that
Why the heck was Nattie running back and forth outside the ring?
Why did Nikki fall out?
lol no idea
So many questions lmao
Lol I saw that too
That was Daniel Bryan’s old cattle mutilation move
This match has been very face paced. Mikey likey!!
Oh yeah they hate each other
Good match!
agreed
Great match
Yesssssssss
i love superplex powerbombs
looks like we won’t have to worry about the small match card if the matches are really good and or great like this
Smackdown women stepping it up
GET IT BLISS! PLS
I see nattie just looking on lol
Somewhere, Eva Marie is glad she is suspended.
Pease dont
Thanks
Lol. Nikki was about to get Uso crazy
NAOMI!!!!!
Awesome Naomi
Otunga wants to fuck Naomi
yeah like he has a serious crush. but his wife is a big time singer and actress. smh hahaha
Jennifer Husdon?
yeah
everyone getting dumped and damn Naomi
Alexa got dropped!
OMG moment
Alexa gone good showing for her
Bliss eliminated!
“Running Liger bomb” – Mauro I love him so much
I didn’t realize it was elimination match
🙁 my girl Alexa out, brb I’m a make sure she is ok
Darn! Alexa’s gone!! Come on, Becky!!
Naomi should not of been eliminated this early.
right
She was puttin in work
Seriously she should have made it to the top 3
Exactly
Naomi gone
RKO outta nowhere
WHAT?!
Double heel turn or is she a face now? Lol
Becky Is winning, dammit
COME ON BECKY
Gotta be Becky!
Nikki’s out and it sounds like Nattie is too!
That was so sexy
Eww
-Suspect
TAP
YESSSSSSSSSS
Yes!!!!!
Awesome
Becky!
Yes!!! really good match to start the show and Becky is the champ great Backlash off on the right foot
Why the hell did my mind play John Cena theme song lmao
I’m so happy!
Becky got her!! Becky’s the new Champ!!!!
Tank you guys… Tank all of you
hahahaha
Gotdamn foreigners
her and Finn lol
They took errrrr jobs!! (Southpark reference)
One Horsewoman Champion on Raw and now one on Smackdown…the era has changed and the 4 Horsewomen are on top
Who the heck is Jagger Eaton?
Who knows??
Haha at Orton. WTF man
Well there it is
Yup.
Heel Uso’s
UCE
O
Lotta empty seats, that sucks
I didn’t know Cryme Time were facing The Hype Bros
Ha!
BROOKLYN BROOKLYN
Their new ring gear is good.
I like The Usos new heel look
True indeed
The crowd did a little better with the “He ain’t hype” chant
Like the usos as heels
me too
This ppv needs more AJ Styles
Lol Ryder’s tights say Zackdown Live
Who ya got?
Usos
Uso’s
Uce’s
Usos
Lot of strength in that man
Usos move on
Vote for Rhyno
Not a bad match
I’m liking how Backlash is going and I like The Usos new tag finisher so perfect change and perfect timing
Lol
That crab dip will get ya
Haha
Thanks for the heads up now I know to stay away from that
Thought he was saying Kraft dip, as in like Kraft cheese ?
HAHAHAHA i hope not
Can’t believe the CWC final is this week
Has it been 10 weeks already manot it seems like it went by way too fast
right
Kind of going back and forth between Smackdown and listening to Eminem Recovery which is the first rap album I got and I got it for my birthday what can I say expanding my horizons even got my first UFC poster today too
Age??
I meant Backlash and I’m 22 born in 94 and happily 22 today
I can watch that Miz promo many more times
Yup, even a whole SmackDown with that promo being looped
Yes.
This video package is really Good, like scary good
If Dolph loses this match tonight where does he go from here
back to where he was before
Trade him to raw
Uh-oh my son just asked “Dad, do wrestlers pretend to hate each other? Because Dolph Ziggler and the Miz were on ‘Ride Along’ together.”
NOOOOOOOOOOOO
I didnt even answer the question. I ignored it. He still thinks wrestling is real. I dont wanna break kayfabe for him.
I kind of like always knew it was fake.. I think Every one telling me “you know it’s fake” and I didn’t want to deal with them, I just said i know.
He’s 6. None of his 6 yr old classmates that watch wrestling too, know its fake. He doesnt hear that saying yet.
I think he’ll find out 2nd grade
Soon enough he’ll hear it, I know that for sure. But I dont want him to hear it yet.
He just straight buried Bryan, wtf creative?
Is dolph small enough to be a cruiserweight
I know this is not PG but screw it just have Maryse take off that coresette and distract Ziggler by being in her bra and panties and boom Skull Crushing Finale, Miz retains we all go home happy and we got to see Maryse in her bra and panties sounds like a good finish too me lol
you’re excused
it’s just a idea for a heel finish that’s all
lol i know. i’m kidding
ya I enjoyed that Ruthless Agression era a lot so I think it can be pulled off in a PG world from time to time
Agree
FUNAKI!!
Go Usos! But I wish they hadn’t ditched the paint, now I can’t tell them apart!!
it’s not that hard lol
I have trouble. It was a little easier when they had the paint on.
I still cant tell them apart.
Jey has the bigger goatee
Ziggler using the amateur wrestling offense a lot…a move to MMA in the works lol
Not after Punk.
That was a disaster
I give Punk a lot of props for just having the balls to even try it he deserves that much but it was too me what I expected it to be and that was Punk being dominated
he still has a lot to learn but I was still proud of him
It was expected. You dont go into any professional sport with no prior experience and walk in and become a winner. (Basketball, tennis, football, hockey, boxing, etc)
That’s true but Brock lesnar had no experience went pretty well for him
Brock also lost his very first match too
Difference is CM punk got his Ass handed to him
really hard to keep up with Twitter and this chat
I dont get on twitter during wrestling. Too many hate-watchers. Its so negative
you follow the wrong people mate
Its a possibility.
Will Ziggler win?
Almost think Bryan interferes to stick it to Miz.
only by DQ
I think Miz could have a good feud with Adam Cole
I always forget Miz mentored DB in NXT
That was when NXT was garbage and more of a competition show than a wrestling show
heck no. i loved NXT back then too
Ya it gave us great wrestlers like Daniel Bryan Wade Barrett Kaitlyn AJ Lee Naomi but it was still terrible
Come on, Ziggler!
Miz really is awesome
This is better than Dean vs Dolph at SS
Shout out Ric Flair
Miz you sly dog you.
Packers won today, I hope AJ Styles wins too lol
hoping for the Cubs and Dean Ambrose. My Colts blew it today.
Maryse you sly dog you
The six pack women’s title match and this IC Title match are the matches of the night
aww man, I was pulling for Miz with a YES lock or a knee
Maryse’s hair spray just as blinding as her hotness
Pepper spray?
looked like hair spray too me
That was quite odd
Pepper spray?!
That pepper spray paralyzed The Miz entire body.
LOL just saw a sign in the crowd that said “Punk Got Punk’d”
Ha!
Thoughts on Backlash so far?
Great!!
Love it
Surprisingly good!
Will Randy compete
no
Interesting to see what Bray says about this
Backlash is going great even with the small match card
They are just trying to kill as much time as they can
Whaaaaa
Demon Kane
Kane vs Wyatt
I find it hilarious that Kanes mask has hair attached to it lol
when i was younger i thought it was his real hair lol
Lol
I lost power for like a quick second, wtf took me 3 mins to get everything back, what I miss?
Bray beat Randy via forfeit now he’s facing Kane in a no holds barred
Big Show tried dressing up as a woman and challenged Becky Lynch for a title shot.
So when your power cut out, your phone turned off too? Lol
I have to see Backlash, and this chat and Twitter. My phone always loads this page so I went on the computer, I watch Backlash here too, and just Twitter on my phone… K?! anymore fucking questions lol
Wish it was Luke Harper instead of Kane… but i’ll take it
I thought it was going to be Harper or The Boogeyman
The Boogeyman? Thats random
He’s been teasing something these past couple of days. Or he could just be trolling
Me too during the refs count I was saying Luke Harper’s name to come out
I know I am in the only one that was glad CM punk got his Ass beaten last night as a wwe wrestler he was great but as Phil Brooks the person he is a dick head he quit on the wwe and his fan’s because he was not getting his way everyone that talks about him says how much of an asshole he is the only friend he has his is wife hell even colt cabana won’t s nothing to do with him anymore he lied about the wwe doctors that’s why there suing his Ass again great talent but not a good person had to get that off my chest
Haha. I believe he’s a bad person too but he doesnt owe anything to his “fans”. Nobody does. Every male/female has the right to make decisions for themselves & themselves only.
He had like six months left on his contract
He does owe his fans. They’re the reason he got as far as he did. You can have all the talent in the world, but if the fans aren’t behind you, you’re SOL.
I never liked Punk. He always came across as entitled and his Straight Edge thing irritated me because he thought it made him so special. I don’t drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes either. It’s not Straight Edge, it’s just how I live my life.
Hes also so proud to be an atheist. He wants the entire world to know it too. That always rubbed me the wrong way.
We want tables!
WOW
i’m loving this match
Maybe a thinner roster is better this is great
Orton being out is a legit bummer and a major blunder by WWE.
Why the hell is Kane out here?!?!
He thinks its 2002 and hes in his prime.
LMAO I thought Kane was going to do the Kenny Omega hand gun pose
Lol
WTF IS GOING ON? I’m so confused lol
Bray Wyatt just lost, wtf man
Is it just me or does anyone else think Kane didn’t need to win
He did, sort of. Costing Bray brings heat to the feud and keeps it going.
It keeps the Bray/Orton fued going.
Orton just cost Bray the match. Questionable, but good way to keep the feud going.
Kane winning is what it is but the feud between Bray and Randy will keep going so I’m happy
who were those losers?
Bray loses again…..
okay you gave us Becky winning now please give us AJ as WWE Champion and wrap this up in a very pretty bow
did I just hear Maryse say “No Mercy” in that hot French accent…just checking cause god damn it’s beautiful
NO MERCY!!!
I think safe to say there will be a season 2 of the CWC
Uce with thay Street Fighter kick.
why is there titantron and background the same lol
Win or lose, they gotta give Heath a contract
They can’t continue to treat him dirty
Slater & Rhyno need to win this Slater needs to be signed he has a family damn it lol
The Miz’s title defenses have been awesome, the fatal four way, the one at Payback, tonight
Jey – no shirt
Jimmy – shirt
there you go
Thanks
Oh, that helps!
Crowd still chants ECW. Bunch of grown men in their 30’s and 40″s
Nothing wrong with that.
I think Heath should’ve came out in trunks or shorts or pants to make it a little funny, but whatevs
Really pulling for the Usos.
Heath is actually a good wrestler.
Ryno could be the first wwe tag team champion and state representative that has to be a first right
GORE
OH MY GOSH
Heath is gonna be moving into a double-wide trailor!!!!!
YES SLATER AND RHYNO DID IT Heath can now provide for his kids
That’s awesome
Slater’s got a contract great night so far now PLEASE LET AJ WIN THE TITLE PLEASE it’s a perfect cap to the birthday lol
Every time I see heath Slater I think of Wendy’s
If they never did the brand split, Heath would still be in the Social Outcast
well Adam Rose kinda ruined it
SLATER!!!!
IT’S OFFICIAL it will be Charolette vs Sasha Banks for the title in a one on one match
It was made official on Raw???
no
But she did a promo about it on Raw… Directly speaking to Charlette.
i didn’t think it was official yet
so far what the majority picked have won tonight, hopefully AJ Styles will win too
1 hour left of the PPV
Lets go AJ
Overall this has been better show then I thought it would be
Cena causes AJ this match, they fight at No Mercy, and Cena wins
OMG ITS AJ “FUCKING” STYLES!!!!!!!
Here we go!!!
has Backlash over-delivered due to the small card or has it lived up to expectations?
its been ok, not too much, not too little
Still seems unreal that AJ styles is in the wwe never thought it would happen
I was about to say that, dammit!
Great minds think alike lol
hopefully AJ can bring out a good match out of Ambrose
Ambrose has had more good/great matches than he has anything else. Problem is that Creative keeps him on a short leash in the ring, he’s not allowed to really show off.
Surely this match doesnt go 50 minutes, does it?
I say least 25
Pro-AJ crowd tonight
In just nine months, AJ Styles has had a hell of a career, lets add a world title to that
He’ll get his moment, but Ambrose needs a victory tonight.
AJ is nearly 40, he doesnt have much time left.
Triple H is almost 50 and he got a run. Vince had a run when he was 60 something. AJ’s age is exactly why Ambrose needs to win. Ambrose is the future and still has a lot of time left.
Vince wasnt doing house shows regularly and neither is HHH. AJ needs a run with the belt now.
its a WHOLE lot different with HHH
Aj neeeded this win
Damn AJ is too good!!!!
For guy that is 39 he moves in the ring like he is 25 styles
Yup
I remember me and a friend were talking about how we did not want the AJ of a few years ago in WWE when he was becoming the loner character in TNA…I think we were wrong cause AJ has been awesome since coming to WWE
This is a damn good match.
I hoped AJ would’ve cut his hair for his heel run
Dean and AJ having a little chit chat lol
WOW Mauro mentioned Taguchi, I love him so much more now
You can still hear them talking to each other lol
Dean ambrose seriously *kayfabed* injured.
Miz and Ziggler stole the show, its up to Ambrose to make sure that doesn’t happen
This match is already better than the Miz and Dolph
Damn
Damn!!!!
AJ thinks hes at Wrestlamania against Jericho right now
How many fingers Aj
I guess the fans are saving their energy for the main event. wait…
Tell me AJ doesnt deserve the title. He puts his body at risk. He is a damn great wrestler. This time is NOW!!!!!
rough night for the announce tables. and I just don’t mean because David Otunga is there
These guys are giving it there all to night
YES!!!
HE DID IT
AJ DID IT
THE NEWWWWWWW
OH MY GOD
Awesome well deserved
A ref bump, is this WCW lol
AJ!
**insert YES chant**
What a night
YES YES YES YES YES
Had good time night all
if only Finn was the Universal champion, Bullet Club would be takin OVAH!!
See you all tomorrow!
Thank you for having me as always! Pleasure talking to everyone again!
That freaking sucked! Dean gets a rematch, that’s the only consolation here.