The 2018 edition of Backlash took place on May 6th in New Jersey. The show was headlined by the match between AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura. It also featured a match between Samoa Joe and Roman Reigns.
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Here are the match ratings for the show according to Dave Meltzer. Ratings are from his Wrestling Observer Newsletter (subscribe here). He rates them on a 5-star scale [here are all of the five-star ratings that he has ever given out].
— Ruby Riott vs Bayley
- Rating: 1.5 stars.
— Seth Rollins (c) vs. The Miz for the Intercontinental Championship
- Rating: 4.25 stars.
— Nia Jax (c) vs. Alexa Bliss for the “RAW” Women’s Championship
- Rating: 1.25 stars.
— Carmella (c) vs. Charlotte Flair for the “SmackDown” Women’s Championship
- Rating: 1 star.
— Jeff Hardy (c) vs Randy Orton for the WWE United States Championship
- Rating: 2.25 stars.
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— Braun Strowman and Bobby Lashley vs Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn
- Rating: 1.5 stars
— Daniel Bryan vs. Big Cass
- Rating: 2 stars.
— Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe
- Rating: 1.5 stars
— AJ Styles (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the WWE Championship
- Rating: 3.25 stars
How did you rate the matches? Let us know in the comment section.
This was an absolute abortion of a show.